This Week In History - 7 Nov

2 November 1985

Steve Woodley took 8-25 in 5th Grade vs Penrith at Tonkin Oval.

4 November 2021

Adam Zampa took 5-19 in a T20I vs Bangladesh at Dubai. He won the Player of the Match award.

5 November 1966

Gordon Scott took 5-37 & 6-9 in “B” Shires vs Bexley at Tonkin Oval – match figures of 11-46 in one day.

5 November 2006

Stuart Clark took 6-39 off 21 overs in the second innings of the Sheffield Shield match vs Soth Australia at Adelaide Oval.

5 November 2011

Nic Maddinson scored 225 in 1st Grade vs Penrith at Glenn McGrath Oval – the club’s highest score in any grade at GMO. He shared a third wicket partnership of 219 with Steve Cush, who scored 84 – still the 1st Grade record partnership for the 3rd wicket.

7 November 1977

John Dyson scored 102 in the second innings of the Sheffield Shield match vs Western Australia at the WACA.

7 November 1987

David Givney scored 162 in 2nd Grade vs Balmain at Drummoyne Oval – the 2nd Grade record score at the time.

7 November 2009

Jason Holley scored 173 in 2nd Grade vs Manly Warringah at Manly Oval. He faced 107 balls and hit 9 sixes and 21 fours.

7 November 2011

Steve Smith scored 106 in the first innings of the Sheffield Shield match vs South Australia at Bankstown Oval.

7 November 2013

Steve Smith scored 107 in the first innings of the Sheffield Shield match vs Victoria at the MCG.

7 November 2017

Steve Smith scored 127 in the second innings of the Sheffield Shield match vs Western Australia at Hurstville Oval.

1st Grade Debuts:

1 November – 2025: Cody Philipson, Max Robinson

2 November – 1985: David Simpson; 1997: Scott Manning; 2019: James Arnold

3 November – 1968: Phil Atkins; 1984: Steve Funnell; 1985: Rohan Shawl; 1990: Shane Duff; 2001: Luke Dudman; 2013: Adam Whatley

4 November – 2012: Grant Davies

5 November – 1968: Barry Pratt; 1983: George Gazy

6 November – 1965: Stuart Toolin; 2021: Andrew Deitz

7 November – 1971: Ian Napper; 2004: James Benning, Shane Wallace