Chris'Chocolate Salty Balls''Chris Standards','Three Bean','Dad','Doctor Octopus'Salt 59.
RHB.
Opener/Top order Batsman. Chucker of high-pies. Once when acting as a linesman at the Goldstone..crowd sang 'Mr Bean , Mr Bean , Give Us A Wave !!'
Curry House in Bath has a blue plaque to honour a Salty 'chuck'.
Wants to be Nana Mouscouri...but looks the spitting image of Stig O'Hara from 'The Ruttles'..
In his own words , "I play the reverse sweep like a paraplegic...."
Plays his best on bad wickets - many a time Salty has held firm as batters the other end are ducking - he has also notched four hundreds for Manor.
His 'Mr Sensible-Head' make him 'Dad' on tour as we all trust him to lead us around Munich's/Cork's/Brussels'/Copenhagen's/Lisbon's/Malta's underground/overground train/tram system.
This alone won him the Clubman award in 2007. Not that being fixture secretary for 35+ years had gone un-noticed. His son is not called 'Rock'.
His steady play over many years saw him pass 15,000 Club Runs - only the 2nd player to do that. With a number of seasons playing at Pulborough on Saturday's through the latter 90's he could feasibly be sitting closer to Neil Reynolds' 20,449!.
He may not be the quickest scorer. In fact he's one of the slowest, but as Boyc's said, just look in the book. That said, he's hit 50+ 6's.
Passed 800 matches (only 3rd player to do so!). Fielding can be relied on as ever, especially in the mid-off club, just don't ask him to chase the ball anymore.
2024 Bar one 70+ innings, 2024 was perhaps, statistically, one of the leanest on record for Mr Salt. 200+ runs at 14 isn't what a player with a career average of 24+ has been built on. Snaffled a 28th career wicket at Boxgrove.
CAREER STATS - (1's & 2's combined)
Matches 808, Runs 15,260 @ 24.22, 4x100 63x50, High 101, 28 Wickets @ <>20, Best 4-16.
Awards - 1st XI Batsman 2010, 2011 - Clubman 2007, Presidents Cup 2013.
Dave'Pilsbury','Smithy','Smudge','Smuffy','Smidge','Muppet','Dave Roberts','Comedy Dave','Pob','Doc Cox',
'Peanut','Golden Arm','Chocolate Puma','Dave-Boy-Smith','Davis Davis','Chilli-Bruce','Cok Wok'Smith
.56.RHB.Top Order Batsman. One of LM's most consistent Batsmen.Supports the Glory Hornet Boys (That's Watford FC!).
Bats with the same style to that of David Gower, only taller, and right handed, and..er......His leg-bye to gully followed by team-mate being run-out is stuff of legend. So is his bowled delivery to the square-leg umpire some years ago which is why his bowling has been moth-balled for years.If available he is always picked and having played over 700 matches for the club is one of the most experienced. The raw-talent of the late 1980's has come a long way.
Now third highest run scorer for club. In reaching a 700th match for club - only 5 others have done that - now 9 short of 750.
2024 played just 7 matches, with 186 runs at 30 average, including a classy 75. Would still score shed loads of runs. Now a mid-50 year old - but can still do it on a rainy Tuesday in Stoke.
CAREER STATS. (1's & 2's combined)
Matches 741, Runs 14,439 @ 24.07 11x100, 69x50, High 123no, 151 Wickets @ 20, 5x5w, Best 5-26.
Awards- 1st XI Batting 2006, 2008, 2009 - All-Rounder 1996
Steve'Beefy','Beef','Buddah Shrewsbury','Lovebird'Luckhurst 57.
RHB.
Website creator/Statto
All-Rounder/Line and Length Trundler.
1998 would have been 9th consec. season of 50 plus wkts but for '97 when missing 2 months after breaking wrist.(!!). Was once a specialist 1.50am dancer.Had a name-check on the Zoe Ball Radio show...she was unsure of the 'Beefy' bit !. Hazy mis-read the 'Killer' Dartboard in Munich to announce, 'Beefy is Shrewsbury ?'......it had actually said 'Rubbish' - after everyone ganged up and put paid to any hopes of back-to-back tour wins!. Scorers in Copenhagen mis-heard the 'bowlers name'....and wrote 'Lovebird' in the book!
Taker of 5 Hat-Tricks, had a 7-7-0-4 spell ruined by dropping a dolly caught-and-bowled, which wasnt a suprise!. Once trundled for 24 overs in a match a record broken by Jeff Read. Passed 100 club 'sixes'...and more importantly... the 1,000 wicket mark. Has taken wickets in Germany, Denmark, Portugal and Malta in 2010, where the 3rd was the 900th!
Only one player has played more matches for Manor, 754 for 1st Team appearance is now a record, ahead of Reynolds and now Salt,749. Passed 5,000 career runs- to join Rickard and Reynolds as only players in the 5000 run/ 500 wicket Club.
2024 Started the season opening bowling and majority of wickets were top order, then after emergance of Rick Kelly with new ball, was then bowler 3/4/5. That brought steady returns and a late flurry of 10-40 in the last 3 matches, including a 32nd 5-wicket haul in title winning win at Boxgrove, saw a 6th bowling cup win - a first since 2012, with 26 wickets at just 12.88. Lowest strike rate and the 5-16 was the seasons best return. Just 8 wickets short of 1,200!. Contemplating retirement, as has been the talk for the last 5-10 seasons...
CAREER STATS - (1's & 2's Combined).
Matches 816, 5,687 Runs @ 14.85, 9x50, High 93no, Wickets 1,192 at 18, 32x5w, Best 8-45
Awards- 1st XI Bowler 1994,1995,1997,2011,2012, 2024 - All-Rounder 1990,1993,1999 -Young Player 1988, Presidents Award 2013. Slam Bowler 2021.
League Bowler 1995,1998 Clubman 2005
Owen'Owes','Voicey','Captain Caveman','Vinegars','Cymbals','Ridley','Sideshow','Swiss Tony','Big Fat Dave Whitcomb','God','Paul Van Der Kerkoff','Mr C','Boffo'Voice 57.RHB. Keeper. 2nd XI Opening Bat...Welsh(!) - looks like 'Scouser' 'Ron Jeremy' 'Bobby Ball' 'Terry McDermott'...has Richard Gere's hair......Takes nothing seriously..except not being serious....Quickest thing on two legs...to the bar ! - Has just been re-erected, sorry, re-elected, as Chairman of the club! - a position he is proud to hold.
Dropped the dolly of all dolly's on the 2005 Munich tour, whilst standing up, the ball was top-edged straight up - about 7 foot off the ground - but came down and clipped the ends of the Gloves with open-mouthed astonishment all-round. Then a big cry of 'Ker-ching' from the fielders.
No matches in 2020/21/22 due to living in China....but came back to play 2 in 2023 - 2nd of which was 400th for club! Just one match in 2024.... got a golden duck!
CAREER STATS. (1's & 2's combined)
Matches 401, Runs 4,489 @ 14.77 12x50, High 91, 6 Wickets @ 16, Best 2-6, Catches 178 catches, 5 Stumpings
Awards - 2nd IX Batsman 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 - Fielder 1990,1994 Clubman 2003
Andy'Ruby','Rubes','Freddie Flintoff','Roooobs','Thanos'Murray50.RHB..
Manor's answer to Andy Flintoff....well, he looks like Fred!
.Has had the misfortune to have played in all 3 matches where opponents have scored in excess of 380 ..(namely 394-6 , 381-2 and 424-4)...in those 3 matches his combines bowling figures read....24-0-260-4.- at least he took a 3rd of the wickets!
Is a regular 6-biffer.
The highlight of 2008 was undoubtedly his appearance on 'The Weakest Link' where he came third "stitched up by Army Boy and a Student"
His own introduction of 'I'm Firty Fwee' went down well with Anne Robinson - who of course took the mick from then on.
Hit maiden 1st XI 50 in 2022 to win chase against Littlehampton.
Passed the 3,500 career runs/350 career wickets DOUBLE only 10 have done so. Only 8 wickets needed for 400!
2024 Solid batting returns continue, with 226 runs at 28 with a league best of 60 in win at Chips. 10 biffed 6's too saw him finish 3rd in Batting Averages. 5th in bowling averages, with 18 wickets.
CAREER STATS. - (1's & 2's combined)
Matches 351, Runs 3,526 @ 15.07, 7x50, best 69, 392 Wickets @24.9 4x5w, best 6-32
Awards - Clubman 1999, 2nd XI Batsman 2005, 2nd XI Bowler 2003,2014, All-Rounder 2003, 2005, 2019, 2021.
Nick'Fudgie','Brownie','Fudge Din Dins','FDD','Toy Box','Ricky Martin' Brown 51.RHB.Improving batsman. Ex-medium trundler. "record breaking keeper"
Munich tourist who gained a new nick-name with the classic "where are we having Din-Dins tonight" - the 'fudge' element goes without much explanation.
One of only three players to have taken a wickets with the first ball bowled for the 1st XI. Had established himself as the 2nd XI's opening bowler - only for the 2nd XI to fold!
Was at the centre of the 'exploding ball' incident during Jaffa's Testimonial match- (Beefy bowled an apple to which Nick probably played his best ever shot - the apple simply disintergrated !
Career highlight so far was winning the 1st Bowling Cup - with 11 cheap wickets that summer - also the 2nd XI bowling Cup in 1999 and then regaining it in 2010!
2014 A career best 90no when in partnership with Hazy the 2nd XI record for the 3rd wicket was broken after 37 years!
Nering 400 club matches and 3000 club runs.
2024- Club wicket-keeper - and stoic batter. Struggled with just 103 runs in 17 innings, average of 11 and top score of 22. Conceded 1.9 'fudgies' per game as wicket-keeper (byes).
Sterling effort as Team and Club secretary
CAREER STATS. - (1's & 2's combined)
Matches 386, Runs 2,903 @ 12.35 Best 90n, 6x50, 215 wickets @ 30.5, 2x5, best 5-21
Awards - 1st XI Bowler 2013, 2nd XI Bowler 1999 - Clubman 2008
Andy, 'Longie','Lettuce',Long. RHB. . late 40's now!
Had been a solid bat from 2000 to 2007, chipping in with runs for both XI's including 243 @ 27 which won him the 2nd XI Batting Cup in 2003 with 3x50's inc a 71. But with the 2nd's folding in 2005 his enhusiasm waned and he stopped playing altogether. His bowling 'on the lettuce' length on tour was more than handy too.
Roll on 2010 and he was back and piling up the runs with greater gusto than before.
Won 1st batting cup in 2016 and scored his maiden Manor ton!
2024 only 4 games and 40 runs, but has he's still got 'it', so will always be top 5 in order when he plays. Scored the '1' he needed to bring up 2,000 1st XI career runs. He'll be back in 2025 (his 25th year with club) to rack up the runs.
CAREER STATS - (1's & 2's combined)
Matches 171, Runs 3,232 @21.1, 1x100, 14x50, High 102, 12 Wickets @ 33, Best 3-9.
Awards - 1st XI Batsman 2016, 2nd XI Batsman 2003.
Henry 'Henners','Kingky' King. 29. Right hand bat.
Came to the club as a teenager in 2010 and has been playing irregularly ever since - just 78 matches in 15 summers (roughly 5 matches per season), however, it is hoped with this Funeral Service business going well, we might see more of him.
2024 Just the 6 matches - a new baby does that - and 49 runs, kept wicket once... 0 byes!
CAREER STATS (1's & 2's Combined)
Matches 78, Runs 796 @ 11, High 73, 3x50's, 1 wickets @ 49, Best 1-18
Darren 'Radders' Radford. Early/Mid 40's (nobody knows). Right hand bat / bowler / fielder!
New to club in 2011 he soon showed his Somerset junior XI experience hadn't been forgotten!
Won his 4th Batting Cup in a row during 2015, something that had never done before. Won two bowling cups and now 3 All-Rounders Cups too!
2024 The skipper of 2024 title winning side had a tremendous season - leading from the front with record breaking hitting. A 5th Batting Cup (Joining D Griffin on 5, and only behind N Reynolds' 8) was due to a haul of 676 runs at 56.33 with 2 tons and a 94. He scored at 52 runs an hour and hit 69x4 and a record 34 '6's - the record of 27 only set the previous summer by Rick Kelly. No-Nonsense skippering saw Manor win Div 11 South West in the last match, away to Pagham 4ths at Boxgrove where as the rain began, skip clipped a 4 to square leg to win the match and the title!
Knee issues prevented more bowling, but 18 mid/lower order wickets at 17 runs each always stopped opponents getting away.
Won the All-Rounder award for the 3rd time.
Not forgetting...which I nearly did..... the record breaking partnership with Fin Cheal - 246no versus Worthing 4ths, which broke the 244no of Reynolds/Eke from 1989.
... also, for the 2nd time, was the top run-scorer in the league division - got to pick up award from old Ramps' at the league awards night.
With 5 batting cups and 2 bowling cups he joins just 5 others who've taken 'multiple' cups for both roles.
He passed 100 1st XI '6's, now on 107, just 18 behind Dan Griffin's 125 record.
1st XI Career average over 29 is right up there - only a mere handful (Les Lenham, D Griffin, G Mason, S Eke, N Reynolds) have ever averaged more than 30 in their careers. Nearing 3,000 runs and 150 wickets, both he should reach in 2025. His Career Bowling average, 17.5 is the lowest of current bowlers.
CAREER STATS (1's & 2's Combined)
Matches 132, Runs 2,925 @ 29.55, High 130no, 2x100 13x50's, Wickets 146 @ 17.3, Best 4-9
Awards - 1st XI Batman 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2024, All-Rounder 2012, 2014, 2024 - 1st XI Bowler 2015, 2023
Yasir 'Yaz' Iqbal. RHB. 32 years old'ish.
A couple of games in 2013 including a 40-odd on debut and spearing bowling saw potential indeed.
Just needs to swap his career batting and bowling averages going forward!
Scorer of a ton and has a best of 6-for, all-rounder stats not matched by many. When his batting gets going...he doesn't hang around!
2022 Having moved to West Chiltington, Yaz played for them for 2022. He did return for the last friendly of the season, with hopes we can drag him back for 2023!
2023He didn't return due to shoulder surgery, maybe 2024....
2024 yay - Yaz re-appeared mid-way through the leadue season (he'd heard we were doing well, lol) - and added a top-order batter and another bowler - always handy - he hit a quick 62 in our win over Ferring, and it is hoped he'll do more of the same in 2025. 136 in 7 innings. 7 wickets too. A couple of amazing catches - and two of the easiest drops too. Won't see him until league starts as he hates friendlies...
CAREER STATS (1's & 2's Combined)
Matches 115, Runs 1,836 @ 21.1, High 109. 1x100, 6x50, Wickets 130 @ 23.95, 2x5w , best 6-17
Awards- 1st XI Batsman 2017, 1st XI Bowler 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021- All-Rounder 2016, 2017, 2020
Fin 'chin feel','chinny' Cheal. 22. Right hand bat.
Future long-term spearhead of 1st XI attack...alongside Burns..Moreland...
2022 Perhaps the player of the summer. 516 runs at 32 (with 83x4 and 8x6) included a maiden 100 against Streat as well as a 98 in league game at home to Eastergate. He was also leading wicket taker at 31 wickets at 21.9 to finish runner-up in the averages. Having finished one match with 3 wickets in 4 balls, his next saw 3-5, so 6-5 in 22 balls!.
Played his 100th 1st XI match and took his 100th wicket too.
2023Was due to travel world and miss season, but stayed - opened bowling in each game he played and scored a maiden league ton at Bognor 3rd to see great win. Duly retained all-rounder trophy. 291 runs at 19 and 17 wickets. passed 1,000 club runs.Needs that elusive 5-fer to join the rare band of players with a ton and 5-fer.
2024 played just 12 of the 21 fixtures (bloody golf!) - but racked up 417 runs at 41.7 with a 3rd career ton (during that record breaking partnership with Radford against Worthing) - plus two other 50+ scores means Fin cements his place as one of the most important current players. Vice Skipper too. Always opening/first change bowler, where 10 wickets at 24 did not do him justice. Probably the quickest fielder too.
Hoping 2025 sees more Cricket than Golf as Manor look to hold their own in Div 10. Needs to bag a 5-fer at some point to confirm his all-rounder status.
CAREER STATS (1st XI)
Matches 132, Runs 1,578 @ 22, best 104, 3x100 4x50. Wickets 138 @ 29, Best 4-22
Awards- 1st XI All-Rounder 2022.
Jamie 'Monty' Burns. 22. Right hand bat.
Talented player, who should be a nailed on top-4 batter and opening bowler...but doesn't quite play enough!. He can do it and is young enough to still do it in coming seasons.
2024 Just five matches before a knee injury cut short season. 2 hauls of 4xwickets in his 9 at just 15 runs each showed he'd be one of 5 main bowlers when he plays. Feisty temprement too which helps as a bowler. Possible winner of the Bowling Cup had his knee not given way taking a catch in the abandoned match at Chichester. Passed 50 career wickets in his 4-fer at Chi.
CAREER STATS (1st XI)
Matches 34, Runs 243 @ 15, High 46n, Wickets 51 @ 18, Best 4-16
Awards- 1st XI Bowler, 2019.
Harry 'H' Moreland. 22. left arm bowler, Right hand bat.
Long-term spearhead of 1st XI attack...alongside Cheal...Burns.. etc
2024 Work commitments reduced appearances to just 6 of 21 matches, but still one for the present and the future - left-arm bowlers are a rarity. He scored his a rapid 30no within his 65 at 21 average but took just 5 wickets, often tight lines and unlucky in not getting his rewards. Has the pair of league 50 and league 5-fer now. Took his 100th Club wicket. Passed 100th matches for club too.
Hoping to see more of 'H' in 2025, though work/new baby might see another intermittent season.
CAREER STATS (1st XI)
Matches 106, Runs 654 @ 12, High 56, 2x50, Wickets 102 @ 30, Best 5-30.
Awards- Young Player 2013
Mark'Rocky'Roberts. 60 in July '25. Left hand bat/bowler.
Much improved, season by season, given that Mark only joined the club at 50s, his batting has improved year by year - his enthusiasm and commitment to club is not in question - first to arrive etc. Needs to stop wearing black socks with his trousers tucked in!
In 2019 he was on 33...when a deamer straight into forehead saw him being carted off to hospital with blood everywhere - 'Rocky' was born.
2024 Two bad injuries reduced this 'ever present' to play 13 of 21. Batting wise he did't get much opportunity - though his herioic last-ball dive for a the winning bye against Eastergate saw him injured with a (likely) broken elbow... though 'Rocky' celebrated like the rest of us!. Bowling opportunities were limited and he often bore the brunt of some big hitters. Turns 60 in summer 2025 and whispers of it being a good time to call it quits will no doubt see him as determined as ever. Both 1,000 runs and 100 wicket totals are up for grabs.
CAREER STATS (1's & 2's combined)
Matches 173, Runs 937 @ 10, High 68n, Wickets 87 @ 22, Best 4-21
Awards- 1st XI Bowler 2022.
Lee 'Mr Tumble' Stevens. 47. Right hand bat/catcher of blinders.
Can't fauly Lee's effort and enthusiasm. Takes one blinding catch per season and shows the off glimps of batting ability - just need it more often to cement that middle order position.
2024 Just 33 runs for summer in 5 completed innings. Enthusiastic Treasuer and husband of tea-maker Sue!. Has the loudest laugh of anyone known to man.
Rumours 2025 may be curtailed due to knee surgery?!
CAREER STATS (1st XI)
Matches 84, Runs 431 @ 7, High 41
Adam 'Cheesy','PC DC Cheese','Le Grand Fromage' Ingleby. 36. Right hand bat.
Showed promise in the few games he played and has potential to hold down a middle order birth in coming years.
2024 Work (and a baby) took him away from the club again this summer for all but 4 games. Great team man and we hope to see more of 'Cheesy' in 2025. Hit 67 in win at Chips, but didn't play as much as we'd hoped he would. 10 sixes in 4 innings. Career average of 18 is not to be sniffed at if maintained. Now has 23 sixes in 26 innings!
CAREER STATS (1st XI)
Matches 29, Runs 399 @ 18, High 67, 2x50, 3 Wickets @20, Best 2-42.
Liz 'Wiz','Tassels' Hegarty. 52. Right handed batter and club scorer!.
Club scorer and partner of Steve Luckhurst! - when not scoring with an increasing number of colour pens, she's helping out on the field - and not just the dog-poo clearer!
Late to the game as player, she is determined to get a double figure score, though it might mean going in sooner in the order as has often been left high and dry at no.11 as others have got out!
2024 Played 7 matches, walked to crease in just 1. Highlight of summer perhaps was taking a catch at point - her 2nd for the 1st XI - and thereby extending her record as only 'lady' to have taken catch(es) for the 1st XI. She did become just the 2nd 'female' to bowl, 2-0-17-0 which should have been 2-0-13-0 but the boundary fielder (Roberts) was talking with spectator (Smith)!. She'll hope to bowl again in a friendly.
CAREER STATS (1st XI)
Matches 28, Innings 12, Runs 8 @ 1, High 3, 0 wickets, 2 catches.
Nathan 'Gnat','Mozzy' Curran. 35. Right hand bat.
Showed grit and determination in debut season of 2022 for club. Fastest fielder who took 10 catches in only 15 matches - matching the record number of catches for fielder in debut season.
2024 After 2nd season syndrome, 2024 started really well, a personal best of 38 in opening match at home to Storrington, only to follow it a week later with a maiden 50, 66no at Littlehampton.Only 35 more runs in 6 innings followed, but the monkey was off the back. He was rightly given the 'Presidents Award' for highlight of the summer. Hoping for more of the same in 2025.
CAREER STATS (1st XI)
Matches 35, Runs 337 @ 12, High 66n, 1x50, 3 Wickets @29, Best 2-23.
Rick 'Hulk','Beast' Kelly. 44. Right hand bat.
Man mountain and a six hitter not seen since the days of Pete Daly.
2022 Standing at 6'5 Rick hit 17 sixes in just 15 innings. Never missed out on the chance of whacking them. He scored at 63 runs per hour in making 265 runs at 22. He hit a maiden 50, 66no at Boxgrove which included 23 off one over 6,2,4,4,6,wide,1.
He plans to go for the season record of 25 sixes held by Dan Griffin. His bowling and fielding came on (as expected as an ex-goalkeeper he held most chances) including the catch of the summer in the gully off Cheal at Eastergate.
Sustained a bloodied nose at Hillbarn (see day after photo on left!), but continued with blood spattered whites/pads to the amazement of everyone. Often calling out players for 'being made of sugar' we're happy he's on our side - he's been a fine addition to the club.
2023 Thought i'd leave the 2022 debut season in above, as 2023 saw things go ballistic.
Quite simply the innings of the summer - and possibly one of the most amazing ever played by a player. Bare facts - a maiden ton, 118, 50 was brought up in 14 balls and 17 minutes - ton in 32 balls and 40 minutes, with 14 sixes. All 5 of those were club records. 50/100 would have been quicker if there were fielders 25 metres past the boundaries / in road. A phenominal innings, unlikely ever to be emulated - unless Rick himself breaks it. The 14 sixes broke Les Lenham's 13 record. Just for good measure, 27 sixes for summer broke Dan Griffin's record. Rick scored at 75 runs per hour...though he's never batted that long!. Whippy bowling saw 8 wickets, incluiding 4-10, the best figures of summer to go with the top score. Penultimate game of season saw his teenage son, Ryan, play a match. He did bag 6 ducks - but I suspect 99% of players would take a once in a lifetime innings with the quackers. Has hit 44 sixes in 2 summers, only 86 behind the club record!
2024 - With a 50 and 5-fer at Boxgrove in a late season friendly, Rick achieved the first match double since 1989! - His 50 supported debutant Jamie Funnell. Rick's 170 runs at 11 did include another 14 sixes. It is the bowling performaces that saw Rick take a joint season high 31 wickets(Tinu also took 31) and alongside Tinu became the opening pair. There's a good foot difference in height between the two! - 31 Wickets at 17.1 saw him finish 4th in the Bowling Cup - but at the start of the season it wasn't clear how much he'd bowl, but Radford had a hunch and from June onwards he opened in each match. Looking leaner in 2025 nets - and quicker too - he'll no doubt start the season alongside Tinu and Fin as go-to opening bowler. Should pass 50 club wickets in 2025 and another good batting season, maybe 1,000 club runs.
Was rightfully awarded the first 'Most Improved player' award.
CAREER STATS (1st XI)
Matches 55, Runs 727 @ 16.5, High 118, 1x100, 2x50, 47 Wickets @18.6, 1x5w , Best 5-27.
Awards- Most Improved player 2024.
Ash 'Hero','Paris','Travelodge' Hilton. 44. Right hand bat.
Stalwart of Angmering CC for many years, he was accosted one morning on the train by skipper Salt and persuaded to help Manor out.
He enjoyed it so much he stayed, then won the batting cup with 385 runs at 42 with 2x50 and an amazing stoic consistency.
Scores of 45, 47no, 46, 17, 41, 37, 39, 59, 0, 0, 54no. One of those ducks was a golden too just when we thought he wasn't human!.
Bowled a few trundlers too. Says he'll be back in 2023 to defend his Cup!
2023 Did indeed return and retain Batting Cup. Mr Consistency with 376 runs at 47 with 3x50 and a top score of 70no at Bognor when he and Fin put on 183 for 2nd wicket in chasing down 200+ target for one of best wins of summer. Handy bowler too - took 3-12 in that match too.
Whispers are that he may leave for pastures new in 2024 as wants to bowl more, so could well be appearing in opposing ranks. Shame as could feasibly by the first player to win a hat-trick of Batting Cups in first 3 seasons with club.
2024 - Decided to join his local side Goring, so only appeared twice. May not play again for Manor, which is a shame as a career Average of 44 is only surpassed by Les Lenham that have also played 20+ matches.
CAREER STATS (1st XI)
Matches 24, Runs 801 @ 44 High 70n, 5x50, 14 Wickets @23, Best 3-12.
Awards- 1st XI Batter, 2022, 2023.
Tinu 'Tinu', 'Two Nu' Sameja. 52. Right hand bat.
Tinu had played a handful of matches over the previous 2-3 summers - living locally, but still playing for another club. He even played for Lancing Lightning against Manor Mavericks in the Sussex Slam hitting a 50. Bowls with a low-slung whippy - Malinga - action which skims and is probably our quickest bowler.
2023 Joined Manor fully and played 15 matches biffing 136 runs at 17, top score 32no and taking 15 wickets. He was the most economical (4.1) of the 6 qualifying bowlers and often went unrewarded for tight spells. Appeals for everything mind you!.
2024 - Tinu formed a little'n'large opening bowling combo with Rick Kelly and both ended with 31 wickets. Tinu's 31 cost just 13.8 and saw him finish 2nd in bowling avergages. He took a maiden Manor 5-fer - 5-34 in late summer friendly at Storrington. Passed 50 wickets for the club in just his 2nd full season. He also had a 'pinch hitter' opening batting appearance - though it didn't last too long - within his 105 runs at 15, top score 34. A bundle of batting energy, some day we'll see him get a 50/60/70.
Looking forward in 2025 to hearing him shout 'two' every time he connects with the bat - and 'catch it' every time the batter hits it, whether the ball is in the air or not! - Runs the best Coffee House in Lancing.
CAREER STATS (1st XI)
Matches 38, Runs 298 @ 15, High 34, 57 Wickets @19, 1x5w, Best 5-34.
Dipen 'Dip' Patel. 30'ish Right hand bat.
Solid top order batter who joined in 2023 making a couple of appearances.
2024 6 appearances, 4 innings with 83 runs, but the 39 made in the win at Eastergate was pivital and showed he could handle being an opener. Stylish shots and solid defence, we were talking up a 50 when he got out! - oops.
Highlight of his season, bar that innings, was bringing Jamie Funnell to the club for a late friendly at Boxgrove.
Hoping to see Dip at the top of the order in 2025.
CAREER STATS (1st XI)
Matches 11, Runs 122 @ 15.25, High 39, 0 Wickets yet...
Jamie 'Bruce' Funnell. early 30's Right hand bat.
Top order batter, bowler and wicket-Keeper, though we've so far seen just one of those three in Manor colours. Played alongside Dipen and Tinu at Brunswick Village CC for some years.
Hates football it seems - and as he's a Man Utd fan, that's understandible!
2024 One appearance - due to Manor being 'one short' for trip to Boxgrove, Dipen asked his mate Jamie to help out. Just short of 2 hours later he had hit the last ball before tea for 4 (his 17th 4) to bring up his ton, 101no. A debut ton - breaking the club record of 97 on debut set by club legend Les Lenham as a 15 year old back in 1952! Scoring it at Boxgrove was no mean feat and everyone who saw it said 'this bloke can play!'
For summer 2025, Jamie is giving Manor a go - he's officially transferred and is raring to go. In fact he's been raring to go since 2024 season ended - counting the days down and checking and re-checking his play-cricket stats!. One of 3 ton-makers in the summer - alongside Cheal and Radford - here's to more in 2025.
CAREER STATS (1st XI)
Matches 1, Runs 101 @ 'inifnity', High 101no, 1x100, 0x50, No wickets yet...
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