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Perth Now
4 days ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Luck of the Irish
Rockingham Mandurah will have the luck of the Irish on their side when they chase Premier Cricket glory next summer. The Mariners have announced Irish-born batter Luke Horgan to bolster their line-up as they attempt to build further on last season's success, when they won a first round final and finished in the top four of WA's district cricket competition. Horgan, 22, this week told Mandurah Times he had always wanted to test his skills on Australian wickets and was looking forward to joining the Mariners at Lark Hill when the season starts in October. Your local paper, whenever you want it. 'A few of my mates have been over to Perth to play cricket and have some great stories and have said how much fun it is,' he said. 'Once I came over to the east coast for a few weeks for the Christmas and New Year period in 2016-17 on a family holiday, but I have never been to Perth. 'Everyone keeps saying how Perth has the best beaches in the world, so excited for that. 'I've heard the summers are hot, so I've been told to stack up on factor 50 and watch out for the heat.' The right-handed Horgan hopes to slot in anywhere in the top order for the Mariners, having opened for his university team and batted No.5 for his current club Dorridge in the Birmingham and District Premier League. He has just finished an economics degree in Nottingham and said it was a quick and easy decision to spend summer in Perth once Rockingham Mandurah had reached out. 'I have always wanted to come out for a season after finishing studies,' he said. 'I am looking forward to making new mates and playing cricket somewhere completely different to home will be a good challenge. 'Once my agent messaged about the interest from the Mariners, I was very keen to sign so it was a pretty smooth process.' Horgan was a relatively late starter in cricket, having grown up in Cork, Ireland, where Gaelic football is king. 'I only started playing when I was 12 when I joined secondary school,' he said. 'I played a lot of rugby, football and hockey growing up and played Gaelic football during the winters at university.' Being here at the same time as the England tour for what promises to be another compelling Ashes series of Test cricket is another bonus. 'Obviously being Irish I'm probably a bit more neutral than most of the English lads coming over, but I'll definitely be trying to watch as much of it as possible,' he said. 'I'm definitely going to go to the first test in Perth and will try get over to the last two in Melbourne and Sydney but the series could well be done by then.'
Perth Now
23-05-2025
- Perth Now
Perth man who jumped from car while holding child in ICU
The man is due to appear at Mandurah Magistrates Court on June 17. Credit: Supplied Rachel Fenner Mandurah Times A 36-year-old man is accused of injuring a child after he jumped from a moving car while holding them. On Saturday, May 27, the man was travelling in a gold-coloured Nissan Pathfinder on Gordon Road when police claim he jumped from the car while holding the child. The child sustained minor injuries and the man was admitted to the ICU as a result of the incident. The man is due to appear at Mandurah Magistrates Court on June 17. The investigation is ongoing and detectives are appealing for witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report details online via Anyone with dash-cam or mobile phone vision of the car driving on Lakes Road in Nambeelup, Lakes Road East and Gordon Road in Greenfields between the intersections of Hopeland Road and Mandjoogoordap Drive, from 7pm to 7.30pm, can upload it directly to officers via this link:
Perth Now
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Jet flies high in Derby heat
Iconic Jet left his rivals in the dust. Credit: Davide Zamboni James Broadhurst Mandurah Times Iconic Jet issued a big statement ahead of this weekend's Mandurah Derby final (488m) with a dominant heat win at Greyhounds WA Mandurah last Friday. In what was his second run back from an extended spell, Iconic Jet looked sharp and set up his victory with a brilliant launch at box rise. He stormed out of box five to establish an early break and then accelerated away to leave his rivals in the dust. Iconic Jet surged across the finish line to score by more than six lengths ahead of runner-up West On Cole in 22.09. Your local paper, whenever you want it. The classy speedster improved his overall record to 16 wins from 24 starts for trainer Shayne Williams. Iconic Jet will jump from box seven in Friday's trophy decider and will be joined in the race by kennelmate Rippin' Moses, which won his heat in 27.29. The other heat winners were Giacomo (27.42) and Sunset Worm (27.66).
