Since 1965
Since 1965
1 January 1968
In P-G Shield, Sutherland 258 (Graeme Marston top score with 47, Kerry O’Keeffe 7-68) d. St.George 155 (Kerry O’Keeffe top score with 37, Les Ritchie 5-53) at Caringbah Oval.
1 January 1969
Paul McCann took 5-61 & top scored with 60no (batting #9) in 2nd Grade vs Gordon at Chatswood Oval.
1 January 1969
Geoff Glover took 7-44 in 4th Grade vs Gordon at Killara Oval.
1 January 1974
Andrew Hilditch took 5-19 in P-G Shield vs Northern District at Caringbah Oval.
2 January 1967
Glen Bailey scored 100 in P-G Shield vs Western Suburbs at Caringbah Oval – the first century for the club in PGs.
2 January 1976
Ken Hudson scored 158no in AW Green Shield vs Petersham-Marrickville at Caringbah Oval – the then record score in AWG.
2 January 1985
Steve Rixon played his last day of Test cricket as the 5th Test vs West Indies ended at the SCG.
2 January 1994
Jason Holley scored 150 in P-G Shield vs Bankstown at Caringbah Oval – the then record score in PGs.
2 January 2000
Glenn McGrath took 5-48 off 19 overs in the first innings of the 3rd Test vs India at the SCG.
2 January 2005
Shane Watson made his Test debut for Australia vs Pakistan in the 3rd Test at the SCG. This is his first ball in Test cricket: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bCxoA2fDXI.
3 January 1998
Tony Clark took 7-51 & 7-33 in 2nd Grade vs Sydney University at University Oval – 14 wickets in a day. It was the second day of a Sat/Sun match.
3 January 2014
Steve Smith scored 115 in the first innings of the 5th Test vs England at the SCG.
4 January 1975
Grahame Barry took 7-31 in Poidevin-Gray Shield vs Bankstown at Caringbah Oval – the best bowling figures in PGs for the club.
4 January 1985
Ben Connell took 4-63 in AW Green Shield vs Petersham-Marrickville at Caringbah Oval. It was a 60 over match – Ben bowled 30 overs straight from one end!
4 January 1989
Matthew Brennan took 9-32 in 4th Grade vs Mosman at Tonkin Oval.
4 January 2000
Glenn McGrath took 5-55 off 17 overs in the second innings of the 3rd Test vs India at the SCG, giving him match figures on 10-103. He won the Player of the Match award.
4 January 2013
Glenn McGrath was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.
5 January 1982
John Dyson took his famous outfield catch in front of the old SCG Hill to dismiss Sylvester Clarke off the bowling of Bruce Yardley in the 2nd Test vs West Indies. Adam Gilchrist reflects on the catch (plus another taken by Dyso in an ODI on 26 Jan 1982) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd4jhtSymJM.
5 January 1987
John Dyson scored 198 in the first innings of the 2nd unofficial Test vs South Africa at Cape Town.
5 January 2007
Glenn McGrath played his last day of Test cricket as the 5th Test vs England ended at the SCG. He took a wicket with his final ball in Test cricket.
5 January 2014
Colin D’Arcy scored 166no in AWG vs Eastern Suburbs at Glenn McGrath Oval – the highest score in AWG for the club.
5 January 2023
Steve Smith scored 104 in the first innings of the 3rd Test vs South Africa at the SCG, his 30th Test century.
6 January 1967
Norm O’Neill scored 160 in the first innings of the Sheffield Shield match vs South Australia at the SCG.
6 January 1982
John Dyson finished the 2nd Test vs West Indies at the SCG on 127 not out – his highest score in Tests.
1st Grade Debuts:
31 December – 1973: Geoff Coleman
2 January – 1971: Jim Ford
3 January – 1966: Laurie De Ville; 1994: Jamie Hall
4 January – 1992: Blake Hard
5 January – 1985: John O’Shaughnessy
