Manly Warringah District Cricket Club is a cricket club in based in
Manly,
Sydney
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,
Australia
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who play in the
Sydney Grade Cricket
NSW Premier Cricket, formerly and still commonly known as Sydney Grade Cricket is a cricket competition played in Sydney, Australia, and is highest level club cricket competition in the state of New South Wales The competition began in 1893 when ...
competition. Founded in 1878, Manly was a foundation club in the Sydney grade competition. Manly are relatively successful, having won the Club Championship 5 times since the year 2000. The current head coach is
Tim Cruickshank and the first-grade captain
Jay Lenton
Jay Stephen Lenton (born 10 August 1990) is an Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales. A wicket-keeper, he made his first-class debut on 6 November 2015 in the 2015–16 Sheffield Shield. He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for Sydne ...
. Manly play their home games at
Manly Oval
Manly Oval is a sporting ground located in Manly, New South Wales, Australia, primarily used for cricket and rugby union. The ground serves as the home ground for the Manly Marlins and Manly Warringah District Cricket Club. Manly Oval has also ...
. The club has produced a number of international cricketers, more recently
Stephen O'Keefe
Stephen Norman John O'Keefe (born 9 December 1984) is a former Australian cricketer who played for the Australian national team in Test matches and Twenty20 Internationals, and a commentator for SEN and Nine. O'Keefe was formerly the captain ...
,
Stuart Clark
Stuart Rupert Clark (born 28 September 1975) is an Australian former cricketer who played for New South Wales and the Australian team. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. His nickname "Sarfraz" originates from the similarities of his bowli ...
and
Michael Bevan
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, and all-time great
Keith Miller
Keith Ross Miller (28 November 1919 – 11 October 2004) was an Australian Test cricketer and a Royal Australian Air Force pilot during World War II. Miller is widely regarded as Australia's greatest ever all-rounder. His ability, irreverent m ...
. In 2019,
Morne Morkel
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played a season at Manly in preparation for the
Big Bash which he played for the
Perth Scorchers
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and after he retired, he became Manly's Assistant Coach.. Current state representatives include
Mickey Edwards
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,
Jack Edwards,
Stephen O'Keefe
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and
Oliver Davies. Other first-class players include
Ahillen Beadle and
Jay Lenton
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. Media personalities including
Cameron Merchant and
Andrew Rochford
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currently also represent Manly-Warringah.
Notable players
Current
Current players representing the Manly Warringah District Cricket Club who have played professional cricket include:
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Ahillen Beadle (
Sydney Thunder
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)
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Adam Crosthwaite
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Victoria
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New South Wales
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South Australia
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Adelaide Strikers
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*
Chris Green (
New South Wales
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,
Sydney Thunder
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Guyana Amazon Warriors
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Mickey Edwards
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New South Wales
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Sydney Sixers
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Jack Edwards (
New South Wales
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Sydney Sixers
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)
*
Jay Lenton
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New South Wales
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,
Sydney Thunder
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)
*
Stephen O'Keefe
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New South Wales
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,
Sydney Sixers
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,
Australia
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Cameron Merchant (
Northern Districts)
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Ben Bryant (
Cambridge MCCU)
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Oliver Davies (
New South Wales
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,
Sydney Thunder
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)
International representatives
The following players have represented Manly Warringah District Cricket Club and
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:
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Sammy Woods
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Percie Charlton
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Bert Hopkins
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Roy Minnett
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Minnett was born in Sydney and ...
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Jack Gregory
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Arthur Mailey
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Mailey used leg-breaks and googly bowling, taking 99 Test wickets, including 36 in the 1920–21 Ashes se ...
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Keith Miller
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Ron Saggers
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Jim Burke
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Gordon Rorke
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Peter Philpott
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Graeme Thomas
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Peter Toohey
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Kevin Wright
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Graeme Beard
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Michael Bevan
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Gavin Robertson
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Career
Robertson made his debut for the New South Wales Blues in 1987. Two seasons later he moved to Ta ...
*
Paul Wilson
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Stuart Clark
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*
Stephen O'Keefe
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The following players have represented Manly Warringah District Cricket Club and another national team:
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Bill Athey
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England
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Paul Jarvis
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David Lawrence (
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Jason Gallian (
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Alvin Kallicharran
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West Indies
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Morne Morkel
Morne, Morné, Mörne, etc. may refer to:
People
* Morné (given name)
* Morné (surname)
* Arvid Mörne (1876-1946), a Finnish author and poet
Places
* Morne a Chandelle, a village in the Sud-Est department of Haiti
* Morne-à-l'Eau, a commu ...
(
South Africa
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Other notable players
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Andrew Rochford
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, television and radio presenter and doctor
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Cameron Merchant, former
Northern Districts player and
Married at First Sight contestant
*
Mike Pawley OAM, former
New South Wales
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player, local business owner and philanthropist
See also
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Manly Marlins
Manly Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union club based in Manly, a suburb of Sydney's Northern Beaches. The club was formed in 1883 and competes in the New South Wales Rugby Union competitions, the Charter Hall Shute Shield.
Manly, known ...
References
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1878 establishments in Australia
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