Welcome to the latest Howzat Building Waratahs in History. This Q & A is with Ross “Wibbers” Wiblin. Ross played 9 seasons initially from 1978/1979 to 1985/1986 with some cameo comebacks 20 years later over 3 seasons playing 4 matches from 2006/07 to 2008/09. Ross played 109 matches for the “Tahs” scoring 1,687 runs with...Read More
Welcome to the 1st Howzat Building Waratahs in History for 2025. The Q & A is with Michael “Stix/Ozzy” Osbourne. Michael was a local junior who played 7 seasons across 10 years for the Tahs from 1990/1991 to 2000/2001. Michael started his career with the Tahs in 5th Grade and has a 49 not out...Read More
This fortnights Howzat Building Waratahs in History Q & A is with Matthew “Balchy” Balch. Matt played 5 seasons for the Tahs from 1996/1997 to 2000/2001. Matt started his career with the Tahs in “Green shield” and has a 100 not out and a 5-wicket haul to his name. Matt now resides in the UK...Read More
The first Howzat Building Waratahs in History Q & A for the 2024/25 season is with club legend David “Patto” Patterson. David played 8 seasons for the Tahs from 1979/1980 to 1996/1997 scoring over 4000 runs for the club. He captained and shaped some of the best talent throughout his career at Manly. I hope...Read More
This fortnight Howzat Building Waratahs in History Q & A is with Nathan Dodd. Nathan played 8 seasons for the Tahs from 1998/1999 to 2005/2006 scoring over 3000 runs for the club. Nathan moved into the world of coaching with his most recent position being the Senior Assistant/Batting coach for the Australian Intellectually Impaired men’s...Read More
This fortnight Howzat Building Waratahs in History Q & A is with Matt Cranney. Matt (“Son of Errol”/Loose) played 19 seasons for the Tahs from 1992/1993 to 2011/2012. A local junior who started his career at the club when he was only 14. In the clubs 146-year history Matt sits in the top 20 of...Read More
This fortnight Howzat Building Waratahs in History Q & A is with Scott Patterson. Scott played 11 seasons for the Tahs from 2003/04 to 2013/2014. A local junior who started his career at the club when he was only 14. His debut in 1st Grade at the age of 18 saw him facing up to...Read More
This fortnight Howzat Building Waratahs in History Q&A saw us speak with the newest Life Member of the club Tim Cruickshank (LM #53), a club member and player for 19 seasons. Tim played for the club from 1997/98 to 2016/17. Tim is the only MWDCC player in the 145-year history to score over 10,000 runs...Read More
This fortnight Howzat Building Waratahs in History Q&A saw us speak with John Borzi, a club member and player for 8 years. John played for the club from 1985/86 to 1996/97. “Borzi” was a captain extraordinaire with his best personal season being 1993/94. His bowling figures of 8-60 at a season average of 12.20, also...Read More
This fortnight Howzat Building Waratahs in History Q&A saw us speak with Robert Parkinson, a club member for 7 ½ years. Rob and his brother Sean moved down from Taree to play for the Waratah’s in 1989. Rob and Sean have a unique record with Manly taking all 10 wickets between them on their debut...Read More