The old saying “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” was taken to the extreme on Saturday, when Jordan Daly made his first-grade debut for Manly-Warringah against Sydney University.
The 29-year-old had made his first appearance in NSW Premier Cricket in fifth-grade in January 2009, scoring 19 (not out) against Mosman. In the intervening 15 years, Jordan had played a further 179 games in all grades, mostly in second (69 games) and third grade (87 games).
He has scored six centuries, five in third-grade and one in second-grade. His highest score was the first of these, 150 (not out) in third-grade against UNSW in the opening round of 2012-13.
