ON THIS DAY - 8th March
In 1969. BILL THOMPSON (#185) made a quick 106 for A grade v TAS, to wrap up first innings points by five wickets on the first afternoon. Brian Joice (#218) had earlier taken 6-54 of the TAS innings of 170.
In 1975, BRIAN JOICE (#218) took 7-41 for A-Res grade v Uni Vets.
In 1986, TIM MULDOON (#296), after making 99 out of 176 in the first innings against Hillgrove, made 61 out of 1-144 in the second, adding 97 with James Campbell (#382) for the second wicket. In doing so, he became the sixth and last Waratahs player to score two fifties in the same match. Andrew McNeill (#419) and Michael Connolly (#293) routed Hillrove with McNeill taking 6-37.
Waratahs v Hillgrove - 1st grade, 1st & 8th March 1986
Players Who Scored Fifties In Both Innings.
GRAHAM JOHNSON (#207) made 113 for 2nd grade v TAS.
TIM BINDLEY (#393) bowled 25 overs in the afternoon (7-82) in a typically big-hearted effort, trying to prevent Hillgrove building a big lead. Harry Browne couldn't be budged until he had made his hundred and then Waratahs collapsed in just 26 overs to lose outright.