2021 Birmingham Phoenix season

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Birmingham Phoenix
2021 season
Coach
Captain
Overseas player
Ground(s) Edgbaston
Women3rd
Men2nd
Most runs
Most wickets
Most catches

The 2021 season was Birmingham Phoenix's first season in the newly established competition The Hundred. Both the men's and women's teams performed well in the competition, qualifying for the knockout stages. Both teams, however, lost their knockout games, the women's team losing in the eliminator match and finishing 3rd overall, while the men's team lost in the final, finishing as runners-up.

Contents

Players

Women's side

No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
2 Katie Mack Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14 September 1993 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player
10 Phoebe Franklin Flag of England.svg  England 18 February 1998 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
11 Evelyn Jones Flag of England.svg  England 8 August 1992 (aged 28)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
17 Shafali Verma Flag of India.svg  India 28 January 2004 (aged 17)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
54 Marie Kelly Flag of England.svg  England 9 February 1996 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Ria Fackrell Flag of England.svg  England 16 September 1999 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
29 Erin Burns Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22 June 1988 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
34 Georgia Elwiss Flag of England.svg  England 31 May 1991 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Thea Brookes Flag of England.svg  England 15 February 1993 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
40 Amy Jones Flag of England.svg  England 13 June 1993 (aged 28)Right-handed Captain;
Centrally contracted player
79 Gwenan Davies Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 12 May 1994 (aged 27)Left-handed
Pace bowlers
37 Emily Arlott Flag of England.svg  England 23 February 1998 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
95 Issy Wong Flag of England.svg  England 15 May 2002 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm fast
Spin bowlers
9 Abtaha Maqsood Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 11 June 1999 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
48 Kirstie Gordon Flag of England.svg  England 20 October 1997 (aged 23)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

Men's side

No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
8 Miles Hammond Flag of England.svg  England 11 January 1996 (aged 25)Left-handedRight-arm off break
26 Will Smeed Flag of England.svg  England 26 October 2001 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm off break
32 Finn Allen Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22 April 1999 (aged 22)Right-handedOverseas player
45 Daniel Bell-Drummond Flag of England.svg  England 4 August 1993 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
David Bedingham Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 22 April 1994 (aged 27)Right-handedOverseas player;
Replacement player
Adam Hose Flag of England.svg  England 25 October 1992 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Dom Sibley Flag of England.svg  England 5 September 1995 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Centrally contracted player
All-rounders
13 Benny Howell Flag of England.svg  England 5 October 1988 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium
18 Moeen Ali Flag of England.svg  England 18 June 1987 (aged 34)Left-handedRight-arm off break Captain;
Local Icon player
23 Liam Livingstone Flag of England.svg  England 4 August 1993 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break
28 Tom Abell Flag of England.svg  England 5 March 1994 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
12 Chris Benjamin Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 29 April 1999 (aged 22)Right-handedReplacement player;
UK passport
46 Chris Cooke Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 30 May 1986 (aged 35)Right-handedUK passport
Pace bowlers
7 Tom Helm Flag of England.svg  England 7 May 1994 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
20 Adam Milne Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 April 1992 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast Overseas player
22 Dillon Pennington Flag of England.svg  England 26 February 1999 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Wildcard pick
36 Pat Brown Flag of England.svg  England 23 August 1998 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Local Icon player
Chris Woakes Flag of England.svg  England 2 March 1989 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Centrally contracted player
Spin bowlers
99 Imran Tahir Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 27 March 1979 (aged 42)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player

Standings

  advanced to the Final
  advanced to the Eliminator

Women

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1 Southern Brave 87100141.056
2 Oval Invincibles 8430190.015
3 Birmingham Phoenix 8440080.186
4 London Spirit 8440080.046
5 Manchester Originals 8340170.016
6 Northern Superchargers 834017−0.041
7 Trent Rockets 834017−0.293
8 Welsh Fire 826004−1.017
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, [1] Sky Sports [2]

Men

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1 Birmingham Phoenix 86200121.087
2 Southern Brave 85201110.034
3 Trent Rockets 85300100.035
4 Oval Invincibles 8430190.123
5 Northern Superchargers 8340170.510
6 Manchester Originals 824026−0.361
7 Welsh Fire 835006−0.827
8 London Spirit 816013−0.641
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, [3] Sky Sports [4]

League stage

Women's fixtures

July

23 July 2021
Birmingham Phoenix
128/6 (100 balls)
v
London Spirit
132/7 (96 balls)
London Spirit won by 3 wickets
 
 
15:00
Scorecard
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jasmine Naeem
Player of the match: Evelyn Jones (Birmingham Phoenix)
Evelyn Jones 47 (41)
Deandra Dottin 2/28 (20 balls)
Naomi Dattani 34 (19)
Erin Burns 2/15 (20 balls)
  • London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: London Spirit 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.
25 July 2021
Birmingham Phoenix
113/9 (100 balls)
v
Manchester Originals
93/8 (100 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix won by 20 runs
 
 
14:30
Scorecard
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Jasmine Naeem
Player of the match: Kirstie Gordon (Birmingham Phoenix)
Amy Jones 31 (17)
Emma Lamb 3/16 (20 balls)
Harmanpreet Kaur 49* (47)
Kirstie Gordon 3/14 (20 balls)
  • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Manchester Originals 0.
30 July 2021
Birmingham Phoenix
140/4 (100 balls)
v
Southern Brave
141/2 (82 balls)
Southern Brave won by 8 wickets
 
 
15:00
Scorecard
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Southern Brave)
Amy Jones 42* (26)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/16 (20 balls)
Danni Wyatt 69* (40)
Erin Burns 1/28 (15 balls)
  • Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Southern Brave 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

August

1 August 2021
Trent Rockets
145/5 (100 balls)
v
Birmingham Phoenix
134/9 (100 balls)
Trent Rockets won by 11 runs
 
 
11:00
Scorecard
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jasmine Naeem
Player of the match: Heather Graham (Trent Rockets)
Heather Graham 44 (21)
Kirstie Gordon 1/20 (20 balls)
Issy Wong 27 (11)
Sammy-Jo Johnson 3/28 (20 balls)
  • Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Trent Rockets 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.
4 August 2021
Birmingham Phoenix
129/9 (100 balls)
v
Oval Invincibles
133/2 (97 balls)
Oval Invincibles won by 8 wickets
 
 
15:30
Scorecard
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Martin Saggers
Player of the match: Tash Farrant (Oval Invincibles)
Erin Burns 45 (28)
Tash Farrant 3/23 (20 balls)
Dane van Niekerk 67* (51)
Kirstie Gordon 2/20 (20 balls)
  • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.
9 August 2021
Welsh Fire
127/9 (100 balls)
v
Birmingham Phoenix
131/0 (76 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix won by 10 wickets
 
 
15:00
Scorecard
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Shafali Verma (Birmingham Phoenix)
Bryony Smith 38 (36)
Kirstie Gordon 2/30 (20 balls)
  • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Welsh Fire 0.
13 August 2021
Trent Rockets
125/7 (100 balls)
v
Birmingham Phoenix
129/7 (94 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix won by 3 wickets
 
 
15:30
Scorecard
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jasmine Naeem
Player of the match: Erin Burns (Birmingham Phoenix)
Abigail Freeborn 30 (23)
Kirstie Gordon 3/26 (20 balls)
Erin Burns 38 (26)
Sammy-Jo Johnson 3/22 (19 balls)
  • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Trent Rockets 0.
17 August 2021
Birmingham Phoenix
147/4 (100 balls)
v
Northern Superchargers
133/6 (100 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix won by 14 runs
 
 
15:00
Scorecard
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Anna Harris and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: Evelyn Jones (Birmingham Phoenix)
Evelyn Jones 64 (47)
Katie Levick 2/23 (20 balls)
Lauren Winfield-Hill 64 (38)
Issy Wong 2/23 (20 balls)
  • Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Northern Superchargers 0.

Men's fixtures

July

23 July 2021
London Spirit
144/6 (100 balls)
v
Birmingham Phoenix
148/7 (97 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix won by 3 wickets
 
 
18:30
Scorecard
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Attendance: 12,137 [5]
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Zak Crawley (London Spirit)
Zak Crawley 64 (40)
Adam Milne 2/18 (20 balls)
Moeen Ali 40 (30)
Mohammad Amir 2/34 (17 balls)
  • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, London Spirit 0.
25 July 2021
Birmingham Phoenix
87 (84 balls)
v
Manchester Originals
89/4 (73 balls)
Manchester Originals won by 6 wickets
 
 
18:00
Scorecard
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 7,855 [6]
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Alex Wharf
Player of the match: Matt Parkinson (Manchester Originals)
Moeen Ali 15 (18)
Matt Parkinson 4/9 (19 balls)
Jos Buttler 30 (31)
Moeen Ali 1/15 (20 balls)
  • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Manchester Originals 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.
30 July 2021
Birmingham Phoenix
151/3 (100 balls)
v
Southern Brave
152/6 (97 balls)
Southern Brave won by 4 wickets
 
 
18:30
Scorecard
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: David Millns and Martin Saggers
Player of the match: James Vince (Southern Brave)
Liam Livingstone 68* (44)
Jake Lintott 2/13 (15 balls)
James Vince 60 (38)
Adam Milne 3/15 (20 balls)
  • Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Southern Brave 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

August

1 August 2021
Trent Rockets
144/6 (100 balls)
v
Birmingham Phoenix
145/4 (74 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix won by 6 wickets
 
 
14:30
Scorecard
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Attendance: 17,479 [7]
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: Will Smeed (Birmingham Phoenix)
Dawid Malan 51 (41)
Adam Milne 2/13 (20 balls)
Finn Allen 43 (23)
Rashid Khan 3/26 (20 balls)
  • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Trent Rockets 0.
4 August 2021
Oval Invincibles
172/3 (100 balls)
v
Birmingham Phoenix
174/4 (94 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix won by 6 wickets
 
 
19:00
Scorecard
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Chris Benjamin (Birmingham Phoenix)
Colin Ingram 81* (43)
Pat Brown 2/34 (20 balls)
Moeen Ali 49 (26)
Saqib Mahmood 2/34 (20 balls)
  • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
9 August 2021
Birmingham Phoenix
184/5 (100 balls)
v
Welsh Fire
91 (74 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix won by 93 runs
 
 
18:30
Scorecard
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Imran Tahir (Birmingham Phoenix)
Will Smeed 65* (38)
David Payne 3/38 (20 balls)
Ian Cockbain 32 (25)
Imran Tahir 5/25 (19 balls)
  • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Imran Tahir (Birmingham Phoenix) took a hat-trick.
  • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Welsh Fire 0.
13 August 2021
Birmingham Phoenix
166/6 (100 balls)
v
Trent Rockets
150/9 (100 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix won by 16 runs
 
 
19:00
Scorecard
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Peter Hartley and David Millns
Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Birmingham Phoenix)
Liam Livingstone 50 (31)
Sam Cook 2/32 (20 balls)
Steven Mullaney 49 (33)
Pat Brown 3/27 (20 balls)
  • Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Trent Rockets 0.
17 August 2021
Northern Superchargers
143/8 (100 balls)
v
Birmingham Phoenix
147/2 (74 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix won by 8 wickets
 
 
18:30
Scorecard
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Birmingham Phoenix)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 71 (44)
Liam Livingstone 3/25 (20 balls)
Liam Livingstone 92* (40)
David Willey 1/26 (10 balls)
  • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Northern Superchargers 0.

Knockout stages

Women

After finishing in third position after the group stage, the women's team qualified for the eliminator against second placed Oval Invincibles. They lost the match and did not progress to the final.

20 August 2021
15:00
Scorecard
Oval Invincibles
114/7 (100 balls)
v
Birmingham Phoenix
94 (94 balls)
Marizanne Kapp 37 (37)
Kirstie Gordon 2/22 (20 balls)
Amy Jones 35 (25)
Tash Farrant 4/10 (19 balls)
Oval Invincibles won by 20 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Anna Harris
Player of the match: Tash Farrant (Oval Invincibles)
  • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.

Men

The men's team finished first in the group stage and, as a result, qualified directly for the final against Southern Brave. They lost the final by 32 runs.

21 August 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Southern Brave
168/5 (100 balls)
v
Birmingham Phoenix
136/5 (100 balls)
Paul Stirling 61 (36)
Adam Milne 2/8 (20 balls)
Liam Livingstone 46 (19)
Tymal Mills 1/13 (20 balls)
Southern Brave won by 32 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Martin Saggers and Alex Wharf
Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Southern Brave)
  • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.

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