2021 Manchester Originals season

Manchester Originals
2021 season
Coach	Simon Katich ; (Men's team) ; Paul Shaw ; (Women's team)
Captain	Jos Buttler ; (Men's team) ; Kate Cross ; (Women's team)
Oversees	Carlos Brathwaite ; Lockie Ferguson ; Colin Munro ; (Men's team) ; Mignon du Preez ; Harmanpreet Kaur ; Lizelle Lee ; (Women's team)
Ground(s)	Old Trafford
The Hundred (Men's)	6th
The Hundred (Women's)	5th
Most runs	Lizelle Lee: 215 (Women's team); Colin Munro: 165 (Men's team)
Most wickets	Kate Cross: 12 (Women's team); Matt Parkinson: 9
Most catches	Calvin Harrison & Carlos Brathwaite: 5 (Men's team); Lizelle Lee: 4 (Women's team)
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The 2021 season was the Manchester Originals first season of the new franchise 100 ball cricket, The Hundred.

Players

Men's side

Bold denotes players with international caps.

S/N	Name	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
16	Sam Hain	(1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
28	Phil Salt	(1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
33	Joe Clarke	(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	—
82	Colin Munro	(1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 37)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
All Rounders
14	Tom Lammonby	(2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 (age 24)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
26	Carlos Brathwaite	(1988-07-18) 18 July 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player
48	Colin Ackermann	(1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
88	Dan Douthwaite	(1997-02-08) 8 February 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Wicketkeepers
63	Jos Buttler	(1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	—	Captain; Centrally Contracted player
Pace bowlers
9	Steven Finn	(1989-04-04) 4 April 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
18	Fred Klaassen	(1992-11-13) 13 November 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	Wildcard pick
69	Lockie Ferguson	(1991-06-13) 13 June 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Overseas player
—	Ollie Robinson	(1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
10	Matt Parkinson	(1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
31	Calvin Harrison	(1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
65	Tom Hartley	(1998-05-03) 3 May 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox

Women's side

Bold denotes players with international caps.

S/N	Name	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
8	Georgie Boyce	(1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
22	Mignon du Preez	(1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	—	Overseas player
66	Cordelia Griffith	(1995-09-19) 19 September 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
67	Lizelle Lee	(1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
—	Danielle Collins	(2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 24)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
All Rounders
6	Emma Lamb	(1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
7	Harmanpreet Kaur	(1989-03-08) 8 March 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
10	Natalie Brown	(1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicketkeepers
21	Eleanor Threlkeld	(1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 25)	Right-handed	—
Pace bowlers
16	Kate Cross	(1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Captain; Centrally Contracted player
44	Laura Jackson		Right-handed	Right-arm medium
63	Alice Dyson	(1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Spin bowlers
19	Sophie Ecclestone	(1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Centrally Contracted player
29	Hannah Jones	(1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 25)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
65	Alex Hartley	(1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox

Regular season

Fixtures (Men)

July

22 July 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

Oval Invincibles 145/8 (100 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 136/7 (100 balls)
Sam Billings 49 (30) Fred Klaassen 3/23 (15 balls)		Carlos Brathwaite 37 (29) Nathan Sowter 2/18 (15 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 9 runs
The Oval, London
Attendance: 18,126^[1]
Umpires: David Millns and Martin Saggers
Player of the match: Sam Billings (Oval Invincibles)

Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Manchester Originals 0.

25 July 2021
18:00 (N)
Scorecard

Birmingham Phoenix 87 (84 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 89/4 (73 balls)
Moeen Ali 15 (18) Matt Parkinson 4/9 (19 balls)		Jos Buttler 30 (31) Moeen Ali 1/15 (20 balls)

Manchester Originals won by 6 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 7,855^[2]
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Alex Wharf
Player of the match: Matt Parkinson (Manchester Originals)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Manchester Originals 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

28 July 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

Manchester Originals	v	Northern Superchargers

Match abandoned
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Graham Lloyd

No toss.
No play was possible due to rain.
Points: Manchester Originals 1, Northern Superchargers 1.

31 July 2021
14:30
Scorecard

Welsh Fire 150/6 (100 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 153/3 (95 balls)
Leus du Plooy 43 (22) Tom Hartley 2/11 (15 balls)		Joe Clarke 58 (31) Ryan Higgins 1/9 (10 balls)

Manchester Originals won by 7 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Joe Clarke (Manchester Originals)

Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Manchester Originals 2, Welsh Fire 0.

August

5 August 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Manchester Originals 98/3 (71 balls)	v	Southern Brave
Colin Munro 41* (28) Tymal Mills 1/9 (11 balls)

No result
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Tim Robinson

Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
No further play was possible due to rain.
Points: Manchester Originals 1, Southern Brave 1.

10 August 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

London Spirit 142/6 (100 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 136/9 (100 balls)
Adam Rossington 46 (29) Tom Hartley 3/27 (20 balls)		Colin Ackermann 53 (40) Brad Wheal 4/17 (20 balls)

London Spirit won by 6 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Martin Saggers
Player of the match: Brad Wheal (London Spirit)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: London Spirit 2, Manchester Originals 0.

12 August 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Northern Superchargers 200/5 (100 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 131 (99 balls)
John Simpson 71* (28) Lockie Ferguson 2/37 (20 balls)		Carlos Brathwaite 21 (14) Ben Raine 3/15 (14 balls)

Northern Superchargers won by 69 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Martin Saggers
Player of the match: John Simpson (Northern Superchargers)

Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Northern Superchargers 2, Manchester Originals 0.

15 August 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Manchester Originals 135/8 (100 balls)	v	Trent Rockets 136/3 (95 balls)
Colin Munro 45 (22) Rashid Khan 3/16 (20 balls)		Dawid Malan 52 (46) Matt Parkinson 2/21 (20 balls)

Trent Rockets won by 7 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Dawid Malan (Trent Rockets)

Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, Manchester Originals 0.

Fixtures (Women)

July

21 July 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

Manchester Originals 135/6 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles 139/5 (98 balls)
Lizelle Lee 42 (39) Tash Farrant 3/25 (20 balls)		Dane van Niekerk 56* (42) Kate Cross 3/28 (18 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 5 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Sue Redfern and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Dane van Niekerk (Oval Invincibles)

Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Manchester Originals 0.

25 July 2021
14:30
Scorecard

Birmingham Phoenix 113/9 (100 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 93/8 (100 balls)
Amy Jones 31 (17) Emma Lamb 3/16 (20 balls)		Harmanpreet Kaur 49* (47) Kirstie Gordon 3/14 (20 balls)

Birmingham Phoenix won by 20 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Jasmine Naeem
Player of the match: Kirstie Gordon (Birmingham Phoenix)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Manchester Originals 0.

28 July 2021
15:00
Scorecard

Manchester Originals	v	Northern Superchargers

Match abandoned
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Anna Harris and David Millns

No toss.
No play was possible due to rain.
Points: Manchester Originals 1, Northern Superchargers 1.

31 July 2021
11:00
Scorecard

Manchester Originals 120/6 (100 balls)	v	Welsh Fire 124/1 (88 balls)
Sophie Ecclestone 31* (15) Georgia Hennessy 2/24 (20 balls)		Hayley Matthews 71* (50) Laura Jackson 1/27 (15 balls)

Welsh Fire won by 9 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (Welsh Fire)

Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Welsh Fire 2, Manchester Originals 0.

August

5 August 2021
15:30
Scorecard

Southern Brave 123/7 (100 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 97/1 (70 balls)
Sophia Dunkley 28 (25) Hannah Jones 3/17 (20 overs)		Lizelle Lee 43* (32)

Manchester Originals won by 17 runs (DLS Method)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Anna Harris and Alex Wharf
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Manchester Originals)

Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field.
No further play was possible due to rain. Manchester Originals were 17 runs ahead of the DLS par score of 80 runs from 70 balls.
Points: Manchester Originals 2, Southern Brave 0.

10 August 2021
15:00
Scorecard

Manchester Originals 127/5 (100 balls)	v	London Spirit 131/5 (98 balls)
Emma Lamb 39 (30) Deepti Sharma 2/10 (20 balls)		Heather Knight 35 (26) Alex Hartley 3/32 (20 balls)

London Spirit won by 5 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Deepti Sharma (London Spirit)

Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: London Spirit 2, Manchester Originals 0.

12 August 2021
15:30
Scorecard

Northern Superchargers 126/5 (100 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 127/2 (86 balls)
Laura Wolvaardt 75* (51) Kate Cross 3/19 (20 balls)		Lizelle Lee 68 (40) Kalea Moore 1/20 (15 balls)

Manchester Originals won by 8 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Kate Cross (Manchester Originals)

Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Manchester Originals 2, Northern Superchargers 0.

15 August 2021
15:30
Scorecard

Trent Rockets 122/6 (100 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 124/1 (87 balls)
Sammy-Jo Johnson 33 (20) Sophie Ecclestone 2/11 (20 balls)		Lizelle Lee 47* (45) Georgia Davis 1/9 (10 balls)

Manchester Originals won by 9 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Manchester Originals)

Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Manchester Originals 2, Trent Rockets 0.

Standings

Women

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Southern Brave	8	7	1	0	14	1.056
2	Oval Invincibles	8	4	3	1	9	0.015
3	Birmingham Phoenix	8	4	4	0	8	0.186
4	London Spirit	8	4	4	0	8	0.046
5	Manchester Originals	8	3	4	1	7	0.016
6	Northern Superchargers	8	3	4	1	7	−0.041
7	Trent Rockets	8	3	4	1	7	−0.293
8	Welsh Fire	8	2	6	0	4	−1.017

Source: ESPN Cricinfo,^[3] Sky Sports^[4]

advances to the Final
advances to the Eliminator

Men

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Birmingham Phoenix	8	6	2	0	12	1.087
2	Southern Brave	8	5	2	1	11	0.034
3	Trent Rockets	8	5	3	0	10	0.035
4	Oval Invincibles	8	4	3	1	9	0.123
5	Northern Superchargers	8	3	4	1	7	0.510
6	Manchester Originals	8	2	4	2	6	−0.361
7	Welsh Fire	8	3	5	0	6	−0.827
8	London Spirit	8	1	6	1	3	−0.641

Source: ESPN Cricinfo,^[5] Sky Sports^[6]

advances to the Final
advances to the Eliminator

References

^ "The Hundred: Invincibles vs Originals". cricket365. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ "The Hundred: Originals vs Phoenix". cricketworld. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
^ The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports
^ The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
^ The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports

[1] "The Hundred: Invincibles vs Originals". cricket365. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[2] "The Hundred: Originals vs Phoenix". cricketworld. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[3] The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo

[4] The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports

[5] The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo

[6] The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports

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