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| Founded | 2019 |
| Home ground | Old Trafford |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
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| No. of titles | 0 |
| Official website | Manchester Originals |
Manchester Originals are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Manchester. The team represents the historic county of Lancashire in the newly founded The Hundred competition, [1] beginning in the 2021 season, and playing at Old Trafford.
The announcement of the new eight-team men's and women's tournament series in 2019 was not without controversy, with the likes of Virat Kohli criticising the England and Wales Cricket Board for pursuing a shift away from Test cricket, [2] while others argued the format should have followed the established and successful Twenty20 format. The ECB, however, decided it needed a unique format to draw crowds.
It was announced in June 2019 that the side would be named the Manchester Originals, and would draw on players from Lancashire in the inaugural draft. [3] It had been reported that other names such as the Manchester Bees and a Lancashire name were considered but rejected. [3]
Other regions such as Surrey and Kent were required to amalgamate their Hundred sides, however, Lancashire was one of the few regions spared this controversy. [3] Lancashire chief executive Daniel Gidney has however suggested this will serve as a handicap for the region rather than a benefit, arguing that the other merged regions will enjoy greater marketing powers and better coaching resources. [4]
In July 2019 the side announced that former Lancashire and Australia batsman Simon Katich would be the team's first coach. [5] Katich most recently coached Caribbean Premier League winners Trinbago Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. [5] He is joined by Lancashire head coach Glen Chapple and assistant coach Mark Chilton. [5]
The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and with the Originals having claimed Jos Buttler as their England centrally-contracted player, and Kate Cross and Sophie Ecclestone the women's players, they were looking to build on their early picks. They were also joined by England internationals Matt Parkinson and Saqib Mahmood as local icon picks (players from their director county Lancashire). [6]
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The Originals play at the home of Lancashire Cricket Club, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, to the south of Manchester. The women's team had been due to also use Sedbergh School in Sedbergh, Cumbria for some matches but this plan was abandoned when both teams were brought together at the same ground as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 6 | Emma Lamb |  England | 16 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 11 | Evelyn Jones | England | 8 August 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| 14 | Laura Wolvaardt |  South Africa | 26 April 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 16 | Liberty Heap | England | 16 September 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 34 | Kim Garth |  Australia [a] | 25 April 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player; Replacement player |
| 73 | Kathryn Bryce |  Scotland | 17 November 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 88 | Alice Monaghan | England | 20 March 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Wildcard player |
| — | Bethan Ellis | England | 7 July 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Replacement player |
| — | Sophie Molineux | Australia | 17 January 1998 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas player; Ruled out |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 10 | Beth Mooney | Australia | 14 January 1994 | Left-handed | — | Overseas player |
| 21 | Eleanor Threlkeld | England | 16 November 1998 | Right-handed | — | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 17 | Phoebe Graham | England | 23 October 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 22 | Lauren Filer | England | 22 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 39 | Mahika Gaur | England [b] | 9 March 2006 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | Ruled out |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 19 | Sophie Ecclestone | England | 6 May 1999 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Captain |
| 25 | Danielle Gregory | England | 4 December 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Wildcard player |
| 31 | Fi Morris | England | 31 January 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 4 | Max Holden | England | 18 December 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 7 | Wayne Madsen |  Italy | 2 January 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 8 | Jamie Overton | England | 10 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 22 | Paul Walter | England | 28 May 1994 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 36 | Sikandar Raza |  Zimbabwe | 24 April 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 16 | Phil Salt | England | 28 August 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 21 | Matthew Hurst | England | 10 December 2003 | Right-handed | — | Wildcard player |
| 63 | Jos Buttler | England | 8 September 1990 | Right-handed | — | Captain; Centrally contracted player; Ruled out |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 5 | Fazalhaq Farooqi |  Afghanistan | 22 September 2000 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| 13 | Tom Aspinwall | England | 13 March 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Replacement player |
| 18 | Fred Klaassen |  Netherlands | 13 November 1992 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Ruled out |
| 20 | Josh Hull | England | 20 August 2004 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 24 | Josh Tongue | England | 15 November 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Ruled out |
| 38 | Mitchell Stanley | England | 17 March 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 44 | Scott Currie | Scotland | 2 May 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Replacement player |
| — | Sonny Baker | England | 13 March 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Wildcard player; Ruled out |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 2 | Tom Hartley | England | 3 May 1998 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 27 | Usama Mir |  Pakistan | 23 December 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| Season | Group stage | Playoff stage | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | Pos | Pld | Pos | ||
| 2021 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5th | Did not progress | [7] | |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6th | Did not progress | [8] | |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7th | Did not progress | [9] | |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6th | Did not progress | [10] | |
| Season | Group stage | Playoff stage | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | Pos | Pld | Pos | ||
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6th | Did not progress | [11] | |
| 2022 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2nd | 2 [a] | 2nd | [12] |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2nd | 2 [b] | 2nd | [13] |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7th | Did not progress | [14] | |
Notes
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