AUSTRALIAN Test selectors have finally displayed some common sense, recalling Jackson Bird to the national setup ahead of the New Zealand tour next month. In the end, the claims of the 29-year-old could not be ignored, with his ability to swing the ball on seaming wickets getting him the nod to potentially play across the...Read More
SIX first-innings wickets from English import Nathan Buck has the Waratahs primed for an outright win after day one at Manly Oval last Saturday. The Lancashire quick was virtually unplayable at times, with the Bears’ batsmen finding themselves ducking for cover as he produced some quality work with the cherry. Buck finished with 6-43 from...Read More
OUR Green Shield side may have lost their first game of the season on Thursday versus Sutherland, but their success this year is a great continuation of the winning culture we are building up in our junior stars. They are the lifeblood of this club and the Junior Representative Program, as well as our pathway...Read More
MANLY Green Shield under-16s coach David Gainsford was always confident his squad would be very hard to topple once they began gelling as a unit. It is a junior outfit laden with talent, who are accustomed to winning after dominating Sydney wide age groups from the under-10s upwards. An easy first up win versus Eastern...Read More
It’s a story handed down the generations, from cricketing fathers to sons and daughters on the north shore: a story of how, in the summer of 1892, the irascible, imperious Dr W.G. Grace led a team of 12 fellow Englishmen to play the 22 men of Manly at the local oval. A typed scorecard, held in the...Read More
A SLICK five-wicket haul from Michael Visser wasn’t enough to land the Waratahs victory in their one-day clash with Blacktown at Glendenning last Saturday in Sydney’s west. After winning the toss, the home side batted first. Manly were up against it before a ball was bowled, with opener Jimmy Munting battling a virus all week...Read More
THE festive season has well and truly passed as our grades take on Blacktown today in what could be a very interesting match-up. Blacktown are the traditional easybeats of the competition, but are having a much better season across all five grades, with their first grade side on level points with ourselves. As such we...Read More
Sydney Sixers bowlers Jackson Bird and Stephen O’Keefe have put rival BBL batsman on red alert with the pair showing their quality in the Sixers disappointing loss on Sunday. Defending a respectable 139 against the Melbourne Stars at the SCG, Bird (1-13 off 3 overs) and O’Keefe (1-24 off four overs) joined together to give...Read More
A BRAVE decision to bowl after winning the toss proved a masterstroke by Waratahs skipper Adam Crosthwaite last Saturday at Manly Oval. Thirty-five overs later the visitors were stunned – and all out. Ahillen Beadle was the star with the ball in the oneday clash, snaring 4-26 from nine overs. Quick Michael Visser was his...Read More
WHEN a cricketer is on fire with the bat or ball, sometimes it’s best just to go with it and throw him in at the deep end. That’s exactly what the Poidevin-Gray (under-21) selectors did with young Josh Wigney last weekend – and weren’t they handsomely rewarded for their calculated gamble. “Wiggers’’ has been in...Read More