Manly Warringah District Cricket Club Explained

Manly Warringah District Cricket Club
Coach:Tim Cruickshank
Captain:Jay Lenton
Nickname:Waratahs
League:Sydney Grade Cricket
City:Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Colours: Blue Maroon
Founded:1878
Ground:Manly Oval
Capacity:2,000
Website:Manly Cricket

Manly Warringah District Cricket Club is a cricket club in based in Manly, Sydney, Australia who play in the Sydney Grade Cricket competition. Founded in 1878, Manly was a foundation club in the Sydney grade competition.[1] 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.[2] Manly play their home games at Manly Oval. The club has produced a number of international cricketers, more recently Stephen O'Keefe, Stuart Clark and Michael Bevan, and all-time great Keith Miller. In 2019, Morne Morkel played a season at Manly in preparation for the Big Bash which he played for the Perth Scorchers and after he retired, he became Manly's Assistant Coach..[3] Current state representatives include Mickey Edwards, Jack Edwards, Stephen O'Keefe and Oliver Davies. Other first-class players include Ahillen Beadle and Jay Lenton. Media personalities including Cameron Merchant and Andrew Rochford currently also represent Manly-Warringah.[4]

Notable players

Current

Current players representing the Manly Warringah District Cricket Club who have played professional cricket include:[5]

International representatives

The following players have represented Manly Warringah District Cricket Club and Australia:

The following players have represented Manly Warringah District Cricket Club and another national team:

Other notable players

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About MWDCC . 31 October 2017 . Manly Warringah District Cricket Club.
  2. Web site: MWDCC Coaching . 31 October 2017 . Manly Warringah District Cricket Club.
  3. Web site: Roy Vumbaca is Manly Warringah District Cricket Club new Men's Club Coach and Morne Morkel Assistant Coach . 24 November 2022 . Stump to Stump.
  4. Web site: Representative Teams . Manly Warringah District Cricket Club . 31 October 2017.
  5. Web site: Representative Teams . Manly Warringah District Cricket Club . 31 October 2017.