Founded in 1878, Manly was a foundation club in the Sydney grade competition.
The current head coach is Tim Cruickshank and the first-grade captain Jay Lenton.
The club has produced a number of international cricketers, more recently Stephen O'Keefe, Stuart Clark and Michael Bevan, and all-time great Keith Miller.
In 2019, Morne Morkel played a season at Manly in preparation for the Big Bash which he played for the Perth Scorchers and after he retired, he became Manly's Assistant Coach..[3] Current state representatives include Mickey Edwards, Jack Edwards, Stephen O'Keefe and Oliver Davies.
Media personalities including Cameron Merchant and Andrew Rochford currently also represent Manly-Warringah.