Sophie Ecclestone will captain a facet for the primary time in her skilled profession this summer time, following her appointment as Manchester Originals’ captain for the Hundred.Kate Cross led Originals ladies within the first two editions of the match however was signed by Northern Superchargers in March’s draft, and the crew introduced on Monday that Ecclestone will lead them in 2023.
Will probably be the primary senior management position of Ecclestone’s profession and will carry long-term significance from England’s perspective. She has by no means captained knowledgeable crew however has lengthy been established as their frontline spinner, and in the long run, may grow to be an choice to succeed Heather Knight.
“I am buzzing to be captaining Manchester Originals this yr,” Ecclestone mentioned in an ECB press launch. “The Hundred is such an awesome competitors to participate in and I can not wait to guide the women out at Emirates Previous Trafford.”
Elsewhere within the ladies’s match, Australia allrounder Ellyse Perry has changed Sophie Devine as Birmingham Phoenix captain, whereas Dane van Niekerk has been reconfirmed as Oval Invincibles captain after shedding her place to Suzie Bates throughout their title-winning season final yr.Within the males’s match, Tom Abell’s appointment as Welsh Fireplace’s new captain has additionally been confirmed. ESPNcricinfo revealed in February that Mike Hussey had lined Abell up as a management possibility, and he was a £125,000 signing at March’s draft.
Six of the eight groups have now confirmed their males’s and ladies’s captains, with Northern Superchargers and defending males’s champions Trent Rockets the 2 exceptions.
The match will run from August 1-27 in 2023, with a standalone window meaning it is not going to conflict with any England males’s or ladies’s fixtures for the primary time.
The Hundred 2023 captains:
Birmingham Phoenix: Ellyse Perry, Moeen Ali
London Spirit: Heather Knight, Dan Lawrence
Manchester Originals: Sophie Ecclestone, Jos Buttler
Northern Superchargers: TBC
Oval Invincibles: Dane van Niekerk, Sam Billings
Southern Courageous: Anya Shrubsole, James Vince
Trent Rockets: TBC
Welsh Fireplace: Tammy Beaumont, Tom Abell
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