St George 1st Grade Hat Tricks
Recently in the Round 7 two day clash against Bankstown at Bankstown Oval, eighteen year old opening bowler, Will Taylor took one of the most sensational hat tricks in the clubs history. With just the 2nd, 3rd and 4th ball of the Bankstown innings, Taylor had opener Rehaab Afzaal LBW and then legendary Bankstown and NSW run scorer Daniel Solway also judged LBW to put the young bowler on an unlikely hat trick. The amazing feat was completed when Tyran Liddiard edged the ball to the trustworthy Luke Bartier in slips to start the wonderful celebration. St George went on to win the game by 243 runs with Taylor finishing with career vest first grade figures of 6-26 from 16 overs, a spell of a lifetime for the youngster.
He joins some illustrious St George cricketers in the list of St George First Grade Hat Tricks
W (Bill) O’Reilly
Vs Western Suburbs (1934-35) at Hurstville 8th Dec 1934
8-55
W (Bill) O’Reilly
Vs Waverley (1937-38) at Hurstville
1st Innings 5-30
2nd Innings 8-41
W (Bill) O’Reilly
Vs Paddington (1938-39) at Hurstville Oval 12th & 19th November 1938
1st Innings 5-13
2nd Innings 9-27
W (Bill) O’Reilly (Twice in 1942-43)
Vs Mosman (1942-43)
8-36 @ Mosman Oval Jan 30, 1943
5-43 @ Hurstville Oval March 13, 1943
Ross Longbottom
Vs Gordon (1943-44) @ SCG No.1 Dec 4th 1943
4-30
Brian Booth
Vs North Sydney (1961-62) @ North Sydney Oval Jan 13th 1962
5-24
Trevor M Osborne
Vs Gordon (1969-70) @ Hurstville Oval Nov 8th 1969
6-12
James Turner
Vs Gordon (1999-00) @ Killara
5-8
Scott Thompson
Vs Sydney Uni (2000-01) @ Bankstown Oval (Semi-Final)
6-42
Stewart McCabe
Vs Parramatta (T20) (2013-14) @ Hurstville Oval
5-11 (2.1)
Andrew Walsh
Vs Hawkesbury (2017-18) @ Hurstville Oval
3-62 (10)
Tom Ortiz
Vs Sutherland (T20) (2018-19) @ Hurstville Oval
4-30 (3.2)
Trent Copeland
Vs Western Suburbs (2019-20) @ Pratten Park
4-21 (6)
Will Taylor
Vs Bankstown (2025-26) @ Bankstown Oval
6-26 (10)
