KEEPING grade players in the game beyond the age of 30 has been a challenge for as long as I have been around. Many would love to kick on for another 5 to 10 years but, understandably, work and/or family commitments take priority and older players are often lost to the game. It is something...Read More

SYDNEY GRADE CRICKET Manly 9/290 Sydney Cricket Club YOU would think posting close to 300 against the equal competition leaders would please most captains – but not Waratahs skipper Adam Crosthwaite. Yesterday when reflecting on day one last Saturday versus Sydney Cricket Club, the top order batsman believes the game is in the balance heading...Read More

AY Lenton has experienced the highs and lows of representative cricket this season. Our keeper-batsman received a well-deserved call-up to the NSW Sheffield Shield side earlier this summer but it wasn’t exactly a dream debut. The match was abandoned after two days due to the state of the SCG, with Lenton confined to the dressing-room...Read More

A BRILLIANT knock of 125 from Jay Lenton wasn’t enough to land the Waratahs first innings points at Manly Oval on Sunday. After spending all Saturday chasing leather, the home side knew a special team total was required from the first ball on Sunday morning. Lenton belted eight boundaries and smashed eight sixes but in...Read More

IF OLLIE Davies thought 2015 was amazing in his whites, this year has the potential to be even better. Yesterday the South Curl Curl teenager, who attends St Paul’s Catholic College in Manly, was named in the NSW under-15 schoolboy squad ahead of the national championships next month in Brisbane. What’s more, he will skipper...Read More

THE six weeks I spent as assistant coach with Sydney Thunder has convinced me more than ever that we are on the right track at Manly. Thunder’s head coach Paddy Upton is a big believer in allowing players to have input in how each game should be approached and what tactics should be employed. He...Read More