Oxfordshire Cricket are delighted to announce the appointment of Max Mannering as the new captain of multi-day cricket ahead of the 2024 National Counties Cricket Association (NCCA) Championship season. Max has been a key member of the red ball team over the last five years, and will be aiming to build upon the success of the Championship side in recent years in his leadership role. Max succeeds Oliver Clarke who has relinquished his red ball captaincy responsibility.
Oxfordshire Cricket would like to congratulate Max Mannering on his appointment and wish him every success in his new role as captain of the championship side.
Reacting to his appointment Mannering said:
“Having been part of the Oxfordshire pathway for the past 17 years, it is an absolute honour to be offered the Oxfordshire NCCA Championship XI captaincy.
What Oxfordshire have built over the past 5-10 years alongside our partnership with Sussex, is a fantastic talent factory of young players, which, alongside some experienced heads, has created a squad of players with strength in depth in all departments. I firmly believe we have the talent and the quality to replicate the successes of the 2021 side and win the NCCA Championship, as will be our ultimate goal.
As Oxfordshire captain, you become a custodian of the brand of cricket played by the county, so a huge thanks must go to previous captains, Jonny Cater and Olly Clarke, for imparting a fantastic culture and a work ethic into the squad that will allow me to pick up the baton where they’ve left off and carry forward an ethos where ego and individualism is set aside at the changing room door and every one of us is proud to play together, as a unit, for the badge on our chest.
Overall I’m incredibly excited to work closely with the squad and the management over the coming months and honoured to lead Oxfordshire into battle, in what we hope will be a special 2024 and beyond.“
Head Coach, Rupert Evans said:
“Congratulations to Max on his appointment as 3-day Championship Captain. Max is a product of the Oxfordshire Pathway programme, having played at every age group from Under 11s to Under 18s. Max made his County Championship debut against Wiltshire at Marlborough CC in 2018 following many good performances for the County 2nd X1 side. Since his debut, Max has developed into an outstanding off-spinner who has produced many match-winning performances for the county.
Max is well respected by his teammates and opponents and has gained captaincy experience as captain of Exeter University and the County 2nd X1. I am pleased he has accepted the opportunity to succeed Oliver Clarke and look forward to supporting him in his new role.”