Since 1965

This Week In History - 10 Mar

4 March 1967

Stan Gilchrist took 7-33 in the second innings in 4th Grade vs Western Suburbs at Sutherland Oval. He had taken 4-21 in the first innings the previous week to give him match figures of 11-54.

4 March 2002

Stuart Clark took 5-42 off 17 overs in the second innings of the Sheffield Shield match vs Queensland at the SCG.

4 March 2010

Steve Smith scored 177 in the first innings of the Sheffield Shield match vs Tasmania at Bellerive Oval.

6 March 1971

Paul Venn scored 117 in 5th Grade vs Manly-Warringah A at Tonkin Oval – the first century for the club in 5ths.

7 March 1970

Paul McCann took 8-16 in 2nd Grade vs Manly-Warringah at Manly Oval.

7 March 1982

Grahame Barry took 9-82 in 1st Grade vs Sydney at Caringbah Oval.

7 March 1987

Kevin Humphreys & Dominic Watson put on 249 for the 1st wicket in 3rd Grade vs Penrith at Tonkin Oval – at the time, the highest partnership for any wicket in any grade for the club.

7 March 1999

Glenn McGrath took 5-50 in the first innings of the 1st Test vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain.

7 March 1999

Sutherland played Western Suburbs in the Poidevin-Gray Shield final at Sydney University Oval. The match was washed out before a result was achieved and the final was replayed the following week.

Sutherland 2/42 (Matthew Probert 24) drew with Western Suburbs 163 (Daniel McLauchlan 4-32, Scott Manning 3-32, Paul Byrom 2-32).

8 March 1969

Paul McCann took 7-25 & 8-54 in 2nd Grade vs Central Cumberland at Caringbah Oval – match figures of 15-79 in one day. These were the best match figures in 2nds until Devlin Malone took 16 wickets in 2015-16.

8 March 1999

Glenn McGrath took 5-28 in the second innings of the 1st Test vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain, giving him match figures of 10-78. He won the Player of the Match award.

8 March 2003

Jasem Rafique took 8-17 in the second innings in 5th Grade vs Balmain at Tonkin Oval. He had taken 3-15 in the first innings the previous week to give him match figures of 11-32. He also scored 121 in Sutherland’s only innings – the only time a Sutherland player has scored a century and taken 10 wickets in a match. It is also the only time a Sutherland player has scored a century and taken 8 wickets in an innings in the same match.

9 March 1985

Ben Connell took 5-42 in the first innings on debut in 2nd Grade vs Sydney at Reg Bartley Oval, Rushcutters Bay. He went on to take 5-43 in the second innings the following week to give him match figures of 10-85.

10 March 1973

Merv Black took 8-26 in the 3rd Grade semi-final vs Northern District at Caringbah Oval.

11 March 2005

Glenn McGrath took 6-115 off 42 overs in the first innings of the 1st Test vs New Zealand in Christchurch.

11 March 2005

Phil Jaques scored 116 in the first innings of the Sheffield Shield match vs Victoria at the SCG.

11 March 2010

Steve Smith scored 100 in the first innings of the Sheffield Shield match vs South Australia at the SCG.

1st Grade Debuts:

4 March 1978: Fred Timbrell

5 March 1966: Bob Every, Gordon Shrubsole

6 March1982: Graham Arnold

8 March2014: Jonathan Rose

9 March 1996: Mathew Duff, Daniel Godkin