Aaryan Dixit joined UTS North Sydney in 2025/26 and made quite the impression, scoring 626 runs and taking 10 wickets, and earned First Grade cap no. 713 in Round 10 against Sydney.

Ahead of his second season with the club, we sat down with Aaryan to find out about his impressions, inspirations and goals for the season ahead and the longer term.

A product of the Manly district, Danny Reynolds was renowned as one of the hardest trainers during his time at Manly Warringah Cricket Club. Having developed through Cromer Cricket Club before representing Warringah Shires, the determined left-arm fast bowler arrived at Manly with plenty of promise

Looking back through our history, we go back to 1978/79, when a newspaper article (unknown writer), published by the Penrith Press, reported on our First Grade taking home our maiden First Grade Premiership.

During the pre-season ahead of the 2013/14 campaign, a fast bowler arrived at Manly for a trial. Initially, he was placed in the "train-on" net, where players new to the club or those trialling from local cricket. It took only a handful of deliveries for it to become clear that Dan Babula was well above that standard and belonged in the First Grade net.

I joined the Stags in 1981, making my mark early through relentless work ethic and a refusal to give up on the pitch. I won a 3rd Grade Premiership shortly after starting before earning my 1st Grade debut during the 1984–85 season