Since 1965

This Week In History - 13 March

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

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 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.

12 March 1966

John Philip took 7-70 in the second innings in 2nd Grade vs St.George at Caringbah Oval. He had taken 5-21 in the first innings the previous week to give him match figures of 12-91.