Manly Warringah District Cricket Club 2nd Grade side 1987/88

Manly Warringah District Cricket Club | November 09, 2024

Captained by Sam Mesite in his last playing year, this 2nd Grade side did remarkably well, finishing 4th on the table with 50 points from 2 Outright wins, 5 first innings wins, 4 losses and 4 draws.

Their Semi Final was the first for 2nd Grade since Ian Howell's die in 1975/76. Unfortunately, rain played a big part in the Semi Final, with 10 hours of play lost before we were able to get on the field. With the team needing to win to advance to the final, we declared at 6/98. However, Minor Premiers Parramatta overhauled our total with ease, finishing at 3/101.

Angus Johnson, Steve Colby and Mesite were the stars with the bat that season, while Warren Evans and Jeff MacPherson took over 30 wickets each that season.

Team is.

Standing (L to R): Angus Johnson, Warren Evans, Jeff Atherton, Peter Wilkins, Greg Hill, Steve Colby

Sitting (L to R): Jeff McPherson, Anthony Dignan, Nick Johnson, Sam Mesite (captain) and Bruce Minnett