Lewis David McManus (born 9 October 1994) is an English

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er. He is a right-handed

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batsmen. McManus is a promising wicketkeeper-batsman from Bournemouth who has come through Hampshire's academy. He was part of the county's Under-17 side that won the 50-over cup in 2011 and performed strongly for Hampshire Academy in the Southern Premier League. An average of 36 in second XI cricket earned him a call-up for the England Under-19s in February 2014 where he was named in the World Cup squad. McManus made his Hampshire first team debut on 5 May 2014 against Cardiff MCCU. He scored a century in each innings. Many at the match thought that McManus had become the first English player ever in first-class history to score two centuries on his first-class debut, but this match was not granted first-class status. The reason for this is unclear. McManus made his

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debut against

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in a

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match on 10 May 2015 at

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. McManus scored 38 runs in this match, 10 in the first innings before being dismissed by

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and 28 in the second innings before being dismissed by

Will Rhodes William Michael Harry Rhodes (born 2 March 1995) is a cricketer who plays for Durham County Cricket Club, Durham, having formerly played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Yorkshire, Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Warwickshire and the Englan ...

. He though took 4 catches in this match as wicket-keeper, 3 in the first innings of

Adam Lyth Adam Lyth (born 25 September 1987) is a former English Test cricketer, who has played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club since 2007. He is a left-handed opening batsman. Career Domestic career Born 25 September 1987, Whitby, North Yorkshire, L ...

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and Brooks, and a solitary catch in the second innings of Lyth again as Yorkshire would go on to win by 305 runs. On 23 October 2019, he signed a one-year contract extension with Hampshire to keep him at the club until at least the end of the 2020 season.

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