District Cricket Club represent the Northern Beaches. Manly RUFC and the MWDCC play at Manly Oval, while Manly United play at Cromer Park. Culture Numerous non-fiction books about Manly have been written. It has also featured in fiction. In 1987 the British novelist, Lesley Thomson published Seven Miles From Sydney, a thriller about a female screenwriter who is murdered while jogging on Shelly Beach. This novel was a popular seller in the United Kingdom and well received in Australia. The music video for Redfoo's song Let's Get Ridiculous was filmed on The Corso. Manly is a sister city of Bath, England. Notable residents Well-known people associated with the Manly area include: Layne Beachley, 7x world surfing champion Bruce Beaver, poet Gladys Berejiklian, 45th Premier of New South Wales Sylvia Breamer, actress Boy Charlton, Olympic freestyle swimmer Roden Cutler, NSW governor and recipient of the Victoria Cross Douglas Darby, Member of Parliament for Manly for 33 years Dan Ewing, actor John Flanagan, author Kitty Flanagan, actress Flume, musician Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Olympic sprinter John Gibbs, rugby league player and sportscaster Thomas Keneally, Booker Prize-winning author Barton Lynch, surfer Matthew Nable, actor John Passmore, philosopher Peter Philpott, cricketer Chad Randall, rugby league player Kylie Tennant, author Jack Thompson, actor Sam Wicks, Australian rules footballer Elisabeth Wynhausen, journalist and writer Sister cities Huntington Beach, United States (unofficial) Bath, England See also Fairy Bower Beach List of mayors of Manly Manly Beach Manly Art Gallery and Museum Manly Council Manly Fun Pier Manly Hospital Manly Life Saving Club Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company Shelly Beach (Manly) Cole Classic Little Boy from Manly References External links Visitor's Guide to Manly - Sydney.com [CC-By-SA] [CC-By-SA] [CC-By-SA] [CC-By-SA] [CC-By-SA] Hello Manly – Official Manly Information Centre Website www.hellomanly.sydney Manly Daily – Local News Online Manly.com.au – Local Directory, What's on in Manly, Dining in Manly, Accommodation in Manly Suburbs of Sydney Northern Beaches Council