Harry John Manenti (born 5 October 2000) is an Italian-Australian

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er who plays for

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and the Italy national cricket team. He made his

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debut on 15 January 2025 against

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Career

Described as an all-rounder, Manenti hit consecutive sixes in the final of the Australian National Premier t20 cricket competition in 2020, to help his Sydney team beat Adelaide University. In March 2022 he completed his first season playing club cricket for New Town Cricket Club and was awarded the Emerson Rodwell Medal as the men's first grade player of the year. He made his debut for the Italy national cricket team in July 2022. The following month he hit his first century for Italy, scoring 106 against Hong Kong. In June 2023, he was selected as part of the

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pathway squad. He also joined the Adelaide-based West Torrens Cricket Club. He signed for

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in December 2024. He made his 2024-25 Big Bash League season debut on 15 January 2025 against

. He was presented his cap pre-game by his brother Ben, who plays for the Sixers.

Personal life

His brother Ben Manenti is a professional cricketer. Their father John Manenti was a

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player and now coach who won the 2014 premiership as coach of

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and played 150 games at prop and hooker with Western Suburbs and

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. In 2018, he became the coach of the Australia women's national rugby sevens team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manenti, Harry 2000 births Living people Australian cricketers Italy Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from Sydney Australian people of Italian descent Sportspeople of Italian descent 21st-century Australian sportsmen Adelaide Strikers cricketers