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Manchester Originals are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of
Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
. The team represents the historic county of
Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
in the newly founded The Hundred competition, beginning in the 2021 season, and playing at
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.


History

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 Virat Kohli (; born 5 November 1988) is an Indian international cricketer and former captain of the India national cricket team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, Kohli plays as a right-handed Batting (cricket), batte ...
criticising the
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for pursuing a shift away from Test cricket, while others argued the format should have followed the established and successful
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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 Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
in the inaugural draft. It had been reported that other names such as the Manchester Bees and a Lancashire name were considered but rejected. 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. 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. In July 2019 the side announced that former Lancashire and Australia batsman
Simon Katich Simon Matthew Katich (born 21 August 1975) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. He captained New South Wales and also, until the end of the 2007 season, Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Katich also played for Lancashire, represen ...
would be the team's first coach. Katich most recently coached
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winners
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and
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in the
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. He is joined by Lancashire head coach
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and assistant coach
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. The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and with the Originals having claimed
Jos Buttler Joseph Charles Buttler (born 8 September 1990) is an English cricketer who captains the England cricket team in limited overs cricket, and plays for the England Test team. In domestic cricket he represents Lancashire, having previously played ...
as their England centrally-contracted player, and
Kate Cross Kathryn Laura Cross (born 3 October 1991) is an English international cricketer. She also co-hosts a podcast with Alex Hartley named "No Balls: The Cricket Podcast". Career Cross plays domestic cricket for Lancashire, North West Thunder an ...
and
Sophie Ecclestone Sophie Ecclestone (born 6 May 1999) is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire, North West Thunder, Manchester Originals, Sydney Sixers and England. In December 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named her the Emerging Player ...
the women's players, they were looking to build on their early picks. They were also joined by England internationals Matt Parkinson and
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as local icon picks (players from their director county Lancashire).


Honours


Men's honours

The Hundred *Runners-up:
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Women's honours

The Hundred *5th place:
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(highest finish)


Ground

The Originals play at the home of Lancashire Cricket Club,
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, to the south of
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. The women's team had been due to also use
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in
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,
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for some matches but this plan was abandoned when both teams were brought together at the same ground as a result of the
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.


Players


Current squad


Men's side

* Bold denotes players with international caps. * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.


Men's captains

* ''Italics'' denote a temporary captain when the main captain was unavailable.


Women's side

* Bold denotes players with international caps. * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.


Women's captains

* ''Italics'' denote a temporary captain when the main captain was unavailable.


Seasons


Group stages


Knockout rounds


See also

* List of Manchester Originals cricketers *
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*
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References


Further reading

*https://www.thehundred.com/ - The official website of the entire competition
BBC: The Hundred player draft
– covering the first draft signings for each region's team


External links


Official web page
{{Cricket in England Lancashire County Cricket Club Cricket in Lancashire Sport in Trafford The Hundred (cricket) teams 2019 establishments in England Manchester Originals