Since 1965

This Week In History - 10 Oct

5 October 1970

Michael Abbott took 8-6 & 4-23 in 5th Grade vs Manly-Warringah “A” at Tonkin Oval – match figures of 12-29 in one day.

5 October 1991

Alex Mann took 8-72 in 5th Grade vs St.George at Tonkin Oval.

5 October 2009

Shane Watson scored 105no in the ICC Trophy final vs New Zealand at Centurion. He won the Player of the Match award.

5 October 2015

Steve Smith scored 143no for NSW vs Cricket Australia XI in the Matador BBQs Cup at Bankstown Oval.

5 October 2016

Steve Smith scored 108 in an ODI vs South Africa in Durban.

6 October 1973

Malcolm McDonald took 3-3 in the second innings in 3rd Grade vs Nepean at Cook Park, to give him match figures of 10-23 after taking 7-20 in the first innings the previous week.

7 October 1968

Alan Kay took 8-67 in 3rd Grade vs Bankstown-Canterbury at Jensen Oval.

7 October 1989

Grant Geraghty took 9-43 in 5th Grade vs Gordon at Sutherland Oval – the best bowling figures in 5ths for the club.

7 October 2005

Stuart Clark made his ODI debut for Australia vs the ICC World XI at the Telstra Dome, Melbourne.

7 October 2014

Steve Smith scored 101 in an ODI vs Pakistan in Sharjah. He won the Player of the Match award.

8 October 2024

Sam Konstas scored 152 in the first innings of the Sheffield Shield match vs South Australia at Cricket Central, Silverwater.

9 October 1999

Matthew Bradley scored 212* (13×4 & 6×6) in 1st Grade vs Hawkesbury at Caringbah Oval, breaking Norm O’Neill’s record of 168 for the highest score in 1sts for the club.

10 October 2013

Nic Maddinson made his T20I debut for Australia vs India at Rajkot.

10 October 2024

Sam Konstas scored 105 in the second innings of the Sheffield Shield match vs South Australia at Cricket Central, Silverwater. He became the youngest player (19y 8d) to score a century in each innings of a Sheffield Shield match since Ricky Ponting did it in 1992-93 (aged 18y 85d).

1st Grade Debuts:

5 October2002: Daryl Tuffey; 2009: Andre Adams

6 October 1969: Peter Carpenter

7 October – 2023: Brendon Piggott

9 October1976: Andy Roberts; 2010: Joel Brockley

10 October1992: Stuart Clark