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ON THIS DAY - 20th November

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | November 20, 2025

In 1955, D WATSON (#62) amd JOE LEAHY (#4) both collected a pair in the same game, an Andrew Shield game v Rugby League. The AS was played on a Sunday and was a "cock of the walk" style competition where you held the shield until beaten in a challenge. Alan Gray (#26) top scored in both innings for Waratahs and Vic Snell bagged six wickets. On this occasion, Rugby League retained the Shield.

Waratahs v Rugby League - Andrew Shield, 20th November 1955


In 1965, COL MARSHAL (#102) recorded the third best match bowling figures (at the time) with 13-73 (7-35 & 6-38) as A-Res grade beat de la Salle by an innings.

Waratahs v de la Salle College A-Res grade, 13th & 20th November 1965

DLSC 115 (Col Marshall 7-35) and 84 (Col Marshall 6-38, Dick Russell 3-33) lost to Waratahs 224 (Allan Smith 50, Brendan McGee 49, Keith McIntyre 46, Greg Russell 21) outright by an innings and 25 runs.

In 1st grade, BILL THOMPSON (#185) held 3 catches in an innings v TAS


In 1982, in a rare occurence, PETER TYNDALL (#423-pictured) opened the batting in 3rd grade and proved to be a mainstay, making his sole Waratahs hundred and more than half the total. Russell Ayres (#412) kept them in the game early on the second day and then they had another shot Danny Brown (#404) got two quick wickets in the mid afternoon but a big paternership between Chapman and Johnson took the game away from them.

Waratahs v TAS - 3rd grade, 20th & 27th November 1982

In 2nd grade, MATT CAMPBELL (#363) held 3 catches behind the stumps v Easts.

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Armidale, Australia
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The history of a proud club which grew men from boys through the simple act of trusting them with something very precious.

Favourite players: Life members: Alan Gray, Harry Deiderick, Graham Johnson, Ian Campbell, Syd Philp, Graham Patterson, Albert Hofkamp & Peter Langston.

Favourite grounds: Wicklow Oval (Rologas Fields), Harris Park, West Armidale Park (Lambert Park), The Armidale Sportsground

All-time cricket hero: Any bloke in the Royal Blue cap.

Favourite bat: The one that scored the most.

Most memorable moment in cricket:
1952-53 A grade Final, beating Easts 2 outright after our worst A/1st grade total in the sixty year history of the club. Beat the very strong Uralla in the last round to just scrape into the semis and then Easts 1 in the Semi. Played one player short on the first day after a mix up with team sheets and made 163 in the sunshine, Ross Ridley 59. Easts 0-57 at stumps after four dropped catches. Didn't play the second day for two weeks because of the Armidale Show and then after four days of heavy rain. Wicket now a sticky and impossible to bat on. Easts all out for 95, Don Paul 6-24. Batting a second time, Waratahs still one short and Ridley now out injured, all out for 21. Easts needing 90 don't make it to halfway, all out for 43, Don Paul 7-20. Waratahs win their first premiership in only their third season.

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