Since 1965

This Week In History - 8 Mar

2 March 1981

John Dyson scored 134 in the second innings of the Sheffield Shield match vs Western Australia at the WACA.

3 March 2001

Tony Clark took 4-23 in the first innings vs Bankstown at Bankstown Oval. He went on to take 7-44 in the second innings the following week to give him match figures of 11-67.

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.

1st Grade Debuts:

3 March 1984: Kevin Tuite

4 March 1978: Fred Timbrell

5 March 1966: Bob Every, Gordon Shrubsole

6 March1982: Graham Arnold

8 March2014: Jonathan Rose