Birmingham Phoenix
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Overseas player(s)
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Founded2019
Home groundEdgbaston
Capacity25,000
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Birmingham Phoenix are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Birmingham. The team represents the historic counties of Warwickshire and Worcestershire in the newly founded The Hundred competition,[1] which began its inaugural season on 21 July 2021, during the English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's and women's sides play at Edgbaston.

History

The announcement of the new eight-team men's and women's tournament series in 2019 was not without controversy, with the likes of Virat Kohli criticising the England and Wales Cricket Board for pursuing a shift away from Test cricket,[2] while others argued the format should have followed the established and successful Twenty20 format. The ECB however decided it needed a more unique format to draw crowds.

In July 2019, the side announced that former Australian batsman Andrew McDonald would be the men's team's first coach.[3] McDonald will be assisted by Daniel Vettori, Jim Troughton, and Alex Gidman. In September Ben Sawyer was appointed the first coach of the women's side.[4]

The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Phoenix claim Amy Jones as the women's headline draftee and Chris Woakes as their headline men's player. They were joined by England internationals Kirstie Gordon and Moeen Ali and Worcestershire's Pat Brown.[5]

Grounds

Edgbaston

Both the Birmingham Phoenix men's side and women's sides play at the home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Edgbaston Cricket Ground, in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham. The women's side had been due to play at the home of Worcestershire County Cricket Club, New Road, Worcester but both teams were brought together at the same ground as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Current squads

  • Bold denotes players with international caps.

Women's side

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
2Chloe Brewer England12 July 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
11Evelyn Jones England8 August 1992Left-handedLeft-arm mediumCaptain
22Sterre Kalis Netherlands30 August 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
28Charis Pavely England25 October 2004Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
—Davina Perrin England8 September 2006Right-handedRight-arm leg break
All-rounders
8Ellyse Perry Australia3 November 1990Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player;
Ruled out through injury
29Erin Burns Australia22 June 1988Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
77Sophie Devine New Zealand1 September 1989Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
Wicket-keepers
27Abigail Freeborn England12 November 1996Right-handed—
40Amy Jones England13 June 1993Right-handed—
Pace bowlers
25Tess Flintoff Australia31 March 2003Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player;
Replacement player
37Emily Arlott England23 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
95Issy Wong England15 May 2002Right-handedRight-arm fast
Spin bowlers
3Hannah Baker England3 February 2004Right-handedRight-arm leg break
9Abtaha Maqsood Scotland11 June 1999Right-handedRight-arm leg break
23Katie Levick England17 July 1991Right-handedRight-arm leg break

Men's side

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
8Miles Hammond England11 January 1996Left-handedRight-arm off break
17Ben Duckett England17 October 1994Left-handed—
26Will Smeed England26 October 2001Right-handedRight-arm off break
80Dan Mousley England8 July 2001Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
All-rounders
2Jacob Bethell England23 October 2003Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxWildcard player
13Benny Howell England5 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium
18Moeen Ali England18 June 1987Left-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
23Liam Livingstone England4 August 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break
49Shadab Khan Pakistan4 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player;
Ruled out
Wicket-keepers
11Jamie Smith England12 July 2000Right-handed—
12Chris Benjamin South Africa29 April 1999Right-handedRight-arm mediumUK passport
Pace bowlers
7Tom Helm England7 May 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
10Henry Brookes England21 August 1999Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumWildcard player
19Chris Woakes England2 March 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumCentrally Contracted player
20Adam Milne New Zealand13 April 1992Right-handedRight-arm fastOverseas player
55Kane Richardson Australia12 February 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
Spin bowlers
71Tanveer Sangha Australia26 November 2001Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player;
Replacement player

    Honours

    Women's honours

    • Third place: 2021

    Men's honours

    • Runners-up: 2021

    Seasons

    Women's team

    Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
    Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
    20218440083rd1[lower-alpha 1]3rd[6]
    20226330064thDid not progress[7]
    20238070118thDid not progress[8]

    Men's team

    Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
    Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
    202186200121st1[lower-alpha 2]RU[9]
    202285300104thDid not progress[10]
    20238240266thDid not progress[11]

    Notes

    1. ↑ Birmingham Phoenix women qualified for the eliminator in 2021. They played one match, losing the playoff for the final against Oval Invincibles by 20 runs.
    2. ↑ Birmingham Phoenix men finished top of the group stage and qualified automatically for the final in 2021. They lost the final against Southern Brave by 32 runs.

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
    2. ↑ sport, The Guardian (28 August 2018). "Virat Kohli gives ECB's 100-ball 'experiment' the thumbs down". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
    3. ↑ "The Hundred: Andrew McDonald to coach Birmingham men's side in new ECB competition". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
    4. ↑ "Australia mentor Ben Sawyer to be Birmingham Women's Team Head Coach for The Hundred". ESPNCricinfo. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
    5. ↑ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
    6. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
    7. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
    8. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
    9. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
    10. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
    11. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.

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