Background
He was born at Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, and was educated at Cheltenham College.
He was born at Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, and was educated at Cheltenham College.
Manners was a right-handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper. Manners made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Warwickshire in 1902 County Championship. He made two further first-class appearances for the county in that season, against Worcestershire and Somerset, while the following season he played once against the touring Gentlemen of Philadelphia.
A fifth and final first-class appearance later came for the county in 1911, against Cambridge University.
In his five first-class matches for Gloucestershire, he scored a total of 60 runs at an average of 7.50, with a high score of 32. He died at West Worthing, Sussex, on 30 December 1955.