28/08/2026
It was another league win for Manor at the weekend. Here is the match report:
Manor hosted a youthful Chichester IV at a bone dry Manor Park. 3 matches left to secure promotion, with at least a second place play off spot assured.
Winning the toss, Skipper Darren Radford chose to bat and after losing Andy Murray (11) in the 10th over with score a steady 53, powerful left-handed opener Dan Blackman pushed on. Having got off the mark with a 6 which equalled Dan Griffin’s 656 record league runs in a season for Manor and a sharp caught/bowled chance in that opening over, Blackman reached 50 with mighty straight drives and unstoppable pulls and cuts. He’d been joined by Nick Brown to put on a rapid 139 partnership in 18 overs as Blackman moved to his 2nd Manor ton of the season. He was out for 120 in 105 minutes off just 78 balls with 8*6 and 13*4. The sixes took his tally to 39 for the summer, breaking the record of 34 set by Radford from 2024. He hit 25 (444661) off one over, 1 short of the club record. It was his 5th consecutive 50, one behind the record held by Les Lenham and Waleed Iqbal. His season of 815 runs at 101.9 is astonishing.
Brown was joined by Radford who soon hit out. Both surviving 2/3 chances, Brown departed for his 2nd 50 of the summer, his 7th in total which included 10x4’s. Radford’s 50 came up off just 21 balls (joint 2nd fasted 50 recorded behind Rick Kelly’s 14) with 22 off an over (OO6646) and then put foot down to race to 89no off just 34 balls with 6*6 and 10*4. Dipen Patel (9) and Jamie Funnell (3no) had helped Radford see the total to 301-4 at 40 overs, just the 9th time we’ve passed 300. Radford passed 150 club sixes.
Chichester took the challenge well, setting off at a good rate and continuing through their innings as all of their line-up played shots, some well coached and stylish. Sheer determination saw Chichester IV end at 222-6. Tareq Ahmed 8-2-30-1, Tinu Sameja 8-2-45-1, Mark Roberts 7-1-49-2 and Andy Murray 5-1-30-1 were the wicket takers, with a smart run out (Funnell to Brown) accounting for the other wicket. A win by 79 runs.
Manor now head to 2nd placed Aldwick knowing a win will secure the title. A loss and we’d need Aldwick to stumble in their last fixture and Manor would need to beat Chipps.