Since 1965
Since 1965
23 November 1998
Glenn McGrath took 6-85 off 34 overs in the first innings of the 1st Test vs England at the Gabba.
23 November 2000
Glenn McGrath took 6-17 off 20 overs in the first innings of the 1st Test vs West Indies at the Gabba.
24 November 1973
Bruce Handley scored 161 in 4th Grade vs Northern District at Waitara Oval – the then record score for 4ths.
24 November 2007
David Murphy scored 125no off 57 balls in 1st Grade vs Manly-Warringah at Caringbah Oval. He reached his century off 50 balls, beating the previous record for the fastest century in 1sts held by Les Ritchie, who scored a century off 59 balls in 1969-70. It was also the fastest century in all grades for the club, surpassing David’s own record of 53 balls in 2nds the previous season. He hit 13 fours & 9 sixes and batted for 81 minutes. The team total was 1/185 off 18.2 overs!
24 November 2016
Nic Maddinson made his Test debut for Australia vs South Africa at Adelaide Oval.
25 November 1978
Andrew Hilditch scored 124 in the first innings of the Sheffield Shield match vs South Australia at Adelaide Oval. It was his maiden first class century.
25 November 1993
Rodney Davison made his first class debut for NSW vs Tasmania at the SCG, scoring 18 & 133no.
25 November 2000
Glenn McGrath took 4-10 off 13 overs in the second innings of the 1st Test vs West Indies at the Gabba, giving him match figures of 10-27. He won the Player of the Match award.
25 November 2002
Stuart Clark took 6-84 off 32 overs in the second innings of the Sheffield Shield match vs Tasmania at Bellerive.
25 November 2004
Stuart Clark took 5-10 off 14 overs in the second innings of the Sheffield Shield match vs Victoria at St.Kilda Cricket Ground.
25 November 2006
Glenn McGrath took 6-50 off 23 overs in the first innings of the 1st Test vs England at the Gabba.
25 November 2017
Steve Smith scored 141no in the first innings of the 1st Test vs England at the Gabba. He won the Player of the Match award.
26 November 1983
Curt Harvey took 8-3 in 5th Grade vs University of NSW B at Tonkin Oval, the then best bowling figures in 5ths. Seven of his eight wickets were bowled, with the other being lbw. Uni were all out for 21, with Curt finishing the innings on a hat-trick. Following on, Uni were all out for 54 – Curt missed his hat-trick and then told the captain David Givney to give some of the other guys a go with the ball!
The previous week, our innings of 5/364 dec was highlighted by a whirlwind partnership of 207 unbroken in 90 minutes for the 5th wicket between 16-year-olds Greg Horner and Anthony Quinn. It was the highest partnership for any wicket in all grades at the time. Anthony came to the crease at 5/157, with Greg on 66no. He smashed 15 fours & 5 sixes in his 134no, beating Greg to 100! Greg finished on 133no with 14 fours. The winning margin was an innings and 289 runs – the most dominant victory in the club’s history!
26 November 2005
In the second innings of his 1st Grade debut, Steve Smith scored 90 in helping to set up an outright win. Matthew O’Brien wrote in his 1st Grade team report for the annual report:
“Memorable moment – Smithy in his first 1st Grade game hitting a six then smugly blocking the next ball before the bowler challenged him to hit another six – so he did …. Even bigger!”
27 November 1999
Stuart Clark took 5-46 in the second innings in 1st Grade vs Mosman at Allan Border Oval. He had taken 5-49 in the first innings the previous week, to give him match figures of 10-95.
27 November 2012
Adam Zampa made his first class debut for NSW vs Queensland at Manuka Oval, taking 2-30 & 3-17.
27 November 2020
Steve Smith scored 105 in an ODI vs India at the SCG. He won the Player of the Match award.
28 November 2021
Andrew Ritchie took a hat-trick in the Poidevin-Gray Shield T20 match vs North Sydney. The score was 5/117 after 18.5 overs. Will Straker took the 6th wicket with the last ball of his over. Andrew then took his hat-trick, followed by a dot ball and another wicket – North Sydney all out for 117, having lost their last 5 wickets in 6 balls!
29 November 1977
John Dyson scored 103no in the second innings of the Sheffield Shield match vs Victoria at the SCG.
29 November 1986
Tony Hale took 2 catches in the second innings in 4th Grade vs Randwick at Tonkin Oval. He had taken 5 catches in the first innings, to give him 7 catches for the match – the most by a fieldsman in the club’s history. All but the first catch were taken off his own bowling.
29 November 2020
Steve Smith scored 104 in an ODI vs India at the SCG. He won the Player of the Match award.
1st Grade Debuts:
26 November – 1966: Ron Erickson; 2022: Kobe Ross
27 November – 1982: Graham Errington; 1993: Linton Ball
28 November – 1981: Robert Archibald, Duncan Lang, Peter Wilson; 1992: Martin Carroll; 2020: Callum Weatherall
29 November – 1975: Grahame Barry; 2003: Nathan Fitzgerald
