Richard Edwards finds that the world’s oldest first-class cricketer is a proud Englishman whose Hampshire career spanned the Second World War

It was an apt week for John Manners to set a record that any cricketer – currently playing or retired – will struggle to match.
Alastair Cook, soon to bow out of Test cricket, was rightly praised for his longevity after making the decision to call time on his astonishing career with England.
But whatever the former England skipper does next, he’ll have to call on all his famous reserves of stamina to keep up with Manners, who t...