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ON THIS DAY - 8th December

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | December 08, 2025

In 1962, GEOFF MARSHAL (#156) took 10-85 (5-40 & 5-45) as B grade beat City Council outright. After Keith Dawson (#146) top scored in a low Waratahs first innings, Geoff MacDonald (#168) and Marshall saved the day with the ball and then Marshall and Dick Russell (#132) set City Council way more than they were ever going to get.

Waratahs v City Council B grade, 1st & 8th December 1962

Waratahs 102 (Keith Dawson 22) and 170 (Geoff Marshall 45, Dick Russell 41) defeated City Council 80 (Geoff MacDonald 5-28, Geoff Marshall 5-40) and 74 (Geoff Marshall 5-45)


In 1979, BRIAN MAIR (#307) made his highest Waratahs score, 93 for 1st grade as Waratahs chased quick second innings runs before bowling St Peters out for a second time and securing the outright.

Waratahs v St Peters - 1st grade, 1st & 8th December 1979


In 1984, allrounder PETER TYNDALL (#423) produced the ADCA 2nd grade Performance of the Year, taking 12-67 (7-20 & 5-47) v TAS. Waratahs made 400 on the first day, with a Jack Trestrail hundred and then Waratahs bowled TAS out twice on the second day after they had been 1-60 overnight on the small TAS Backfield.

Waratahs v TAS - 2nd grade, 1st & 8th December 1984

Waratahs 8-400 (Jack Trestrail 128) beat TAS outright (Peter TYndall 7-20 & 5-47)


In 1990, DANIEL RYAN (#514) made 106 not out for 1st grade v Easts (no scorecard available).

MARTIN HADFIELD (#545) made 103x as 3rd grade batted long on the second day to overcome Uralla, including adding a grade record 83 with ALBERT HOFKAMP (#476) for the 8th wicket..

Waratahs v Uralla - 3rd grade, 1st & 8th December 1990

Uralla 214 (G O'Leary 54. David Perram 4-55, Peter Langston 3-67) lost to Waratahs 8-258 (Martin Hadfield 103x, Albert Hofkamp 45, Laurie Hagan 43, David Perram 20x. D Lang 6-68)

In 4th grade, TULLY GILLHAM (#554) made his sole Waratahs hundred, adding a grade record 174 for the 2nd wicket with the unlucky IAN MUNDAY (#595) as 4th grade batted out the second week of the game against Centrals after both sides collapsed on the first week.

Waratahs v Centrals - 4th grade, 1st & 8th December 1990

Waratahs 96 (Ross Ridley 20) & 3-244 (Tully Gillham 114x, Ian Munday 92) lost to Centrals 112 (Sunil Reddy 3-4, Norman Schwarz 3-19)

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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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