ON THIS DAY - 24th November
Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | November 24, 2025
8)In 1956, TONY MORRISS (#78) bagged a pair in a big loss to Armidale Teachers College. Battersby, Russell, Witherden and Max Nixon were all in line to join him after a first innings when the two openers added 38 and, ten wickets fell for just 6 runs and J Ward took a double hat trick in his 7-7.
Waratahs v ATC - B grade, 24th November 1956
In 1962, A grade had their largest win, by an innings and 204 runs. After D Lang (#138), Allan Cash (#150), Alan Gray (#26) and Allan Cox (#160) made mince meat of the University bowlers on the first day of the game, TERRY MACKENZIE (#54) with 5-32 including a hat trick and Eric Smith (#82) with 4-10 soon ripped through their batting and everyone shared in the spolis in a second innings that was no better.
Waratahs v UNiversity II - A grade, 17th & 24th November 1962
Down in B grade, it was the continuing saga of the Geoffs, with Waratahs achieving a handsome outright victory. McDonald made 64 and took 10-43 for the match and Marshall 36 & 51 and 5-66 in YCW's first innings.
Waratahs v YCW B grade, 17th & 24th November 1962
Waratahs 160 (Geoff McDonald 64, Geoff Marshall 36. G Brennan 5-36) and 155 (Mich Halpin 61, Geoff Marshall 51. P Mowle 5-79) defeated YCW 127 (Geoff Marshall 5-66, Geoff McDonald 3-28) and 51 (Geoff McDonald 7-15) outright.
In 1979, mixed fortunes for two members of the A grade team playing YCW. Whilst ROGER SATTLER (#378) picked up a career best 6-20 in YCW's first innings and 3 catches in their second, GRAHAM JOHNSON (#207) bagged his first and only pair, out both times to Jan Moerkoerke.
