Former Lancashire and England left-handed spinner Stephen Parry has been appointed head coach of the Manchester Originals women’s team.
Born and raised in Manchester, Parry played 249 times for Lancashire, including her best of 5 of 13 against Worcestershire in 2016, at 24.88 she played 118 in T20 her cricket and the county’s all-time wicket taker.
He played a total of seven whiteball his matches in England. This includes his two of his ODIs and his five of his T20Is, including his three appearances at World T20 in Bangladesh in 2014. Paul Shaw of Manchester Originals.
“I am very grateful for the role I have been given as the new head coach of the Manchester Originals Women’s team,” said Parry. I feel honored.
“I’m very much looking forward to the tournament and all that we can achieve and I’m sure we will have the whole city behind us.”
Manchester Originals General Manager Lee Morgan added:
“It’s great for Stephen to be given the opportunity and support to step up to be Head Coach after working closely with Paul Shaw for the last two seasons of the Hundred, where he’s shown himself to be creative and flexible with a great cricket brain.
“Paul’s decision to step down is leaving a significant void behind but as a young, hungry and aspiring coach, we see Stephen as an exciting appointment. He is very popular with the group and already understands the wider ambitions of the Originals and what we want to achieve both on and off the field.
“The Manchester Originals Board and Management consulted at length about this appointment, but despite Parry’s relative inexperience as a coach they decided to give him the opportunity to start to fulfil his undoubted potential. Other determining factors were establishing continuity in the coaching structure, maintaining strong local links with Manchester and what it stands for, and rewarding someone with real drive and ambition to succeed. “Everyone associated with The Originals would like to thank Paul Shaw for all his efforts in team development over the past two years and for his unwavering support in all our initiatives. I wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”
Outgoing Originals show his coach added:
“It has been a tremendous honor to work with such a forward-thinking franchise as Manchester Originals. I think Stephen Parry is a great appointment and wish him and the team every success in the future. There is no doubt about his impact on Manchester Originals.”