# 2021 Manchester Originals season

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 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 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 | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Southern Brave | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.056 |
| 2 | Oval Invincibles | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.015 |
| 3 | Birmingham Phoenix | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.186 |
| 4 | London Spirit | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.046 |
| 5 | Manchester Originals | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.016 |
| 6 | Northern Superchargers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −0.041 |
| 7 | Trent Rockets | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −0.293 |
| 8 | Welsh Fire | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.017 |
advances to the Final  advances to the Eliminator

### Men

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