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MANLY cricket president Andrew Fraser has seen plenty of talented players in his time, so when he says Ahillen Beadle “could be anything” it carries a fair bit of sway. The Waratahs all-rounder has signed a new deal with the Sydney Thunder ahead of the T20 Big Bash League next month. It will see the former Australian under-19 representative teammates with the likes of South African great Jacques Kallis and...Read More

Last Sunday, 1st Grade travelled to the SCG to take on Randwick-Petersham in the Sixers Conference Final of the Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup. The reward for the winner was a place in the Grand Final against the victor of the Thunder Conference, Sydney University, who had comprehensively defeated Northern Districts in the days first match. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be for Adam Crosthwaite’s young side, who were beaten by 12...Read More

WHAT started out as a normal day’s cricket at Graham Reserve in Balgowlah on Saturday ended up with two Manly players smashing a longstanding club record. Fourth grade openers Luke Edgell and Billy D’Arcy combined to score the club’s highest first wicket partnership of 273 runs in the game against Campbelltown Camden over nearly five hours. They broke the Manly first-wicket record set by Richard Fry and Greg Bush in...Read More

Jack Edwards has been named skipper of the TravelSIM Waratahs Green Shield side for 2015/16, taking over from last year’s captain Jack Pickering. Edwards has played Green Shield for the last 2 years, and as a result comes into his 3rd and final season as a true Greenies veteran. In 2014/15, Jack played 4 games and scored 31 runs with a top score of 26. However he showed his true class last season...Read More

Graham’s Reserve is notoriously flat. Actually, it is very flat. No doubt that we have all experienced a benign deck at Graham’s over the years. However no matter what the situation, the quality of the deck, the quality of the bowlers, or even the quality of the batsmen, any partnership of 273 runs is something to sit down, reflect on for a minute, and then say “that was ridiculous.” And so...Read More