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Manly Warringah District Cricket Club is a cricket club in based in Manly,
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who play in the
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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
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and the first-grade captain Jay Lenton. Manly play their home games at
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. The club has produced a number of international cricketers, more recently
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, and all-time great
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played a season at Manly in preparation for the
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which he played for the
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and after he retired, he became Manly's Assistant Coach.. Current state representatives include
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and Oliver Davies. Other first-class players include
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and Jay Lenton. Media personalities including
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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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International Representatives

The following players have represented Manly Warringah District Cricket Club and
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Bert Hopkins Albert John Young "Bert" Hopkins (3 May 1874 – 25 April 1931) was an Australian cricketer and Penrith bee-farmer who played in 20 Tests between 1902 and 1909. An all-rounder, Hopkins was a competent bowler and batsman in Australian domestic ...
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Roy Minnett Roy Baldwin Minnett (13 June 1886 – 21 October 1955) was an Australian cricketer who played in nine Test matches from December 1911 to August 1912. He became a medical practitioner. Life and career Minnett was born in Sydney and attended Sydn ...
* Jack Gregory *
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Peter Philpott Peter Ian Philpott (21 November 1934 – 31 October 2021) was an Australian cricketer. He was a leg-spin bowler and middle order batsman who played for New South Wales and the national team in the 1960s. More recently, he was known as a coa ...
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Michael Bevan Michael Gwyl Bevan (born 8 May 1970) is a former Australian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left arm wrist-spin bowler. He has been credited for initiating the art of finishing matches. For several years, he was considered as ...
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Gavin Robertson Gavin Ron Robertson (born 28 May 1966) is a former Australian cricketer. He was a right-handed offbreak bowler and a lower-order batsman. Career Robertson made his debut for the New South Wales Blues in 1987. Two seasons later he moved to Tas ...
* Paul Wilson *
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 ...
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Stephen O'Keefe Stephen Norman John O'Keefe (born 9 December 1984) is an Australian cricketer who has 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 of ...
The following players have represented Manly Warringah District Cricket Club and another national team: *
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Alvin Kallicharran Alvin Isaac Kallicharran (born 21 March 1949) is a former Indo-Guyanese cricketer of Tamil origin who played Test cricket for the West Indies between 1972 and 1981 as a left-handed batsman and right-arm off spinner. Kallicharran was born i ...
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Other Notable Players

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, television and radio presenter and doctor *
Cameron Merchant Cameron James Merchant (born 4 January 1984) is an Australian cricketer living in Sydney. Career After a Second XI career in Australia, moved to New Zealand to play first class cricket for Northern Districts from 2007. A left-handed batsman an ...
, former
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player and Married at First Sight contestant * Mike Pawley OAM, former
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player, local business owner and philanthropist


See also

Manly Marlins


References


External links

* * {{Sydney Grade Cricket Sydney Grade Cricket clubs Cricket clubs established in 1878 1878 establishments in Australia Manly, New South Wales