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Benjamin Andrew Davey Manenti (born 23 March 1997) is an Australian
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er. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm
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. He has played for
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,
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, the
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, and the
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. He has also represented the
Italy national cricket team The Italy national cricket team is the men's team that represents the country of Italy in international cricket. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1995, having previously been an affiliate m ...
, qualifying as a citizen by descent.


Domestic and franchise career

Manenti made his
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debut for the
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in the
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on 29 December 2018. On debut he took two wickets for thirteen runs and was named the player of the match. Manenti made his
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debut on 1 November 2021, for
Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...
in the
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. He made his first-class debut on 15 March 2022, for Tasmania in the
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. On 13 November 2022, he took his maiden
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in first-class cricket against
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.


International career

Through his Italian grandmother, Manenti is eligible to represent
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internationally. He committed to playing at the
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in Spain in May 2020, but the event was postponed due to the
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. His brother
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has also represented Italy. Manenti made his
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debut for Italy against
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at the 2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final in Scotland.


Personal life

Manenti's father John Manenti is a professional
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coach and former player. His brother Harry Manenti is also an Italian international cricketer.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manenti, Benjamin 1997 births Living people Australian cricketers Italy Twenty20 International cricketers Sydney Sixers cricketers Tasmania cricketers Cricketers from Sydney Australian people of Italian descent