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Full name Graham Allan Manou
Born April 23, 1979, Modbury, South Australia
Current age 29 years 174 days
Major teams South Australia
Nickname Choc
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height
1.81 m
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
77
132
13
2613
190
21.95
4381
59.64
3
12
243
18
List A
90
79
21
1284
63
22.13
0
4
115
14
Twenty20
11
10
1
86
43
9.55
97
88.65
0
0
6
0
8
2
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
77
12
8
0
-
-
-
4.00
-
0
0
0
List A
90
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Twenty20
11
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Career statistics
First-class debut
1998/99
Last First-class
New South Wales v South Australia at Sydney, Mar 7-9, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1998/99
Last List A
South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, Oct 12, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Victoria v South Australia at Melbourne, Jan 8, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, Jan 10, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Graham Manou not only overcame the major challenge to fight his way back into South Australia's Pura Cup team after being dumped as the first-choice wicketkeeper last season, he ended up as captain by the end of it after Nathan Adcock was dumped from the XI. He was the top runscorer by far, with 596 runs at an average of 37.25, playing all ten Pura Cup matches after Shane Deitz was mysteriously overlooked. He played eight one-day matches, with a high score of 50.
Manou had been dropped the previous year as, though he was the Redbacks' vice-captain, he managed only 16 runs from two games early in the summer and Deitz took over behind the stumps. Manou retained his one-day spot and led the team when Darren Lehmann was injured but his return was a disappointing 117 runs at 14.62. His unexpected lull came after he was named Lehmann's deputy three seasons ago, having matured into a valued contributor for the state. He was immediately thrust into the leader's role in 2004-05 and was a strong performer in a difficult campaign with 433 runs and 36 dismissals. The next year he took his keeping to new levels with a personal-best collection of 42 Pura Cup dismissals and added another 21, including six stumpings, in the ING Cup. That season he narrowly missed a second first-class century when reaching 91 against Tasmania but his batting wasn't as lucrative as in 2003-04 when he collected $50,000 for hitting an ING sign.
After a glittering junior career, he made his first appearance in interstate ranks at senior level in 1999-2000 when he replaced the recently-retired Tim Nielsen to become South Australia's top wicketkeeper. He created a favourable impression with tidy and athletic glovework and his obvious comfort in keeping to all types of bowling. Manou struggled initially with the bat - he registered ducks in four of his opening five innings on the first-class stage - but grew into an important role player and picked up 130 as an opener in 2003-04. Manou's under-age career reached its highest point when he was the Player of the Tournament as his state's captain at the 1997-98 national under-19 carnival in Melbourne, and he performed with distinction throughout his teenage years.
