2022 London Spirit season

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London Spirit
2022 season
Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor Bayliss
(Men's team)
Flag of England.svg Trevor Griffin
(Women's team)
Captain Flag of England.svg Eoin Morgan
(Men's team)
Flag of England.svg Charlie Dean
(Women's team)
Overseas Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Inglis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Ellis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Maxwell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben McDermott
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Riley Meredith
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Kieron Pollard
(Men's team)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Amelia Kerr
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jess Kerr
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Beth Mooney
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Megan Schutt
(Women's team)
Ground(s) Lord's
The Hundred (Men's)3rd
The Hundred (Women's)7th
Most runs Beth Mooney: 205 (Women's team)
Adam Rossington: 164 (Men's team)
Most wickets Jordan Thompson: 14 (Men's team)
Amelia Kerr: 9 (Women's team)

The 2022 season was the London Spirit's second season of the 100 ball franchise cricket, The Hundred. The season was an improvement from the previous season, with the franchise reaching the knockout stages for the first time, and the men's side finishing third overall.

Contents

Players

Men's side

S/NNameNat.Date of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
15 Zak Crawley Flag of England.svg 3 February 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break Centrally Contracted player
16 Eoin Morgan Flag of England.svg [lower-alpha 1] 10 September 1986 (age 37)Left-handedRight-arm medium Captain
28 Dan Lawrence Flag of England.svg 12 July 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break
45 Daniel Bell-Drummond Flag of England.svg 4 August 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium
All Rounders
8 Liam Dawson Flag of England.svg 1 March 1990 (age 33)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
25 Ravi Bopara Flag of England.svg 4 May 1985 (age 38)Right-handedRight-arm medium
32 Glenn Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14 October 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player;
Ruled out
44 Jordan Thompson Flag of England.svg 9 October 1996 (age 27)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium
55 Kieron Pollard WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 12 May 1987 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player;
Ruled out
Wicketkeepers
11 Jamie Smith Flag of England.svg 12 July 2000 (age 23)Right-handedWildcard player
17 Adam Rossington Flag of England.svg 5 May 1993 (age 30)Right-handed
47 Ben McDermott Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12 December 1994 (age 29)Right-handedOverseas player
95 Josh Inglis Flag of Australia (converted).svg 4 March 1995 (age 28)Right-handedOverseas player;
Replacement player;
Ruled out
Pace bowlers
19 Blake Cullen Flag of England.svg 19 February 2002 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Ruled out through injury
22 Toby Roland-Jones Flag of England.svg 29 January 1988 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Replacement player
27 Chris Wood Flag of England.svg 27 June 1990 (age 33)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
58 Brad Wheal Flag of Scotland.svg 28 August 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
72 Nathan Ellis Flag of Australia (converted).svg 22 September 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player;
Replacement player
Riley Meredith Flag of Australia (converted).svg 21 June 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player;
Ruled out through injury
Mark Wood Flag of England.svg 11 January 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast Centrally Contracted player;
Ruled out through injury
Spin bowlers
5 Mason Crane Flag of England.svg 18 February 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
  1. Morgan has also played international cricket for Ireland.

    Women's side

    S/NNameNat.Date of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
    Batters
    2 Chloe Brewer Flag of England.svg 12 July 2002 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium Replacement player
    5 Heather Knight Flag of England.svg 26 December 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm off break Centrally Contracted player;
    Ruled out through injury
    63 Sophie Luff Flag of England.svg 6 December 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium
    All Rounders
    3 Charlie Dean Flag of England.svg 22 December 2000 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break Captain
    11 Naomi Dattani Flag of England.svg 28 April 1994 (age 29)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
    24 Jess Kerr Flag of New Zealand.svg 18 January 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
    28 Danielle Gibson Flag of England.svg 30 April 2001 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
    29 Grace Scrivens Flag of England.svg 10 November 2003 (age 20)Left-handedRight-arm off break
    48 Amelia Kerr Flag of New Zealand.svg 13 October 2000 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player
    88 Alice Monaghan Flag of England.svg 20 March 2000 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
    Wicketkeepers
    6 Beth Mooney Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14 January 1994 (age 30)Left-handedOverseas player
    17 Amara Carr Flag of England.svg 17 April 1994 (age 29)Right-handed
    37 Nat Wraith Flag of England.svg 3 October 2001 (age 22)Right-handed
    Pace bowlers
    8 Grace Ballinger Flag of England.svg 3 April 2002 (age 21)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
    27 Megan Schutt Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15 January 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player
    61 Freya Davies Flag of England.svg 27 October 1995 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
    Spin bowlers
    25 Nancy Harman Flag of England.svg 11 July 1999 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break

    Group fixtures

    Fixtures (Men)

    4 August 2022
    18:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    London Spirit
    171/6 (100 balls)
    v
    Oval Invincibles (H)
    168/7 (100 balls)
    Eoin Morgan 47 (29)
    Sunil Narine 2/25 (20 balls)
    Hilton Cartwright 42 (23)
    Nathan Ellis 3/28 (20 balls)
    London Spirit won by 3 runs
    The Oval, London
    Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and David Millns (Eng)
    Player of the match: Nathan Ellis (London Spirit)
    • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: London Spirit 2, Oval Invincibles 0.

    8 August 2022
    18:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    (H) London Spirit
    160/6 (100 balls)
    v
    Manchester Originals
    108 (98 balls)
    Zak Crawley 41 (34)
    Paul Walter 2/18 (20 balls)
    Phil Salt 36 (34)
    Jordan Thompson 4/21 (20 balls)
    London Spirit won by 52 runs
    Lord's, London
    Umpires: Neil Mallender (Eng) and Russell Warren (Eng)
    Player of the match: Jordan Thompson (London Spirit)
    • London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Points: London Spirit 2, Manchester Originals 0.

    12 August 2022
    18:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    London Spirit
    147/6 (100 balls)
    v
    Southern Brave (H)
    138/7 (100 balls)
    Daniel Bell-Drummond 46 (33)
    Michael Hogan 2/31 (20 balls)
    Ross Whiteley 52 (33)
    Jordan Thompson 2/32 (20 balls)
    London Spirit won by 9 runs
    Rose Bowl, Southampton
    Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and Ben Debenham (Eng)
    Player of the match: Daniel Bell-Drummond (London Spirit)
    • London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Points: London Spirit 2, Southern Brave 0.

    14 August 2022
    14:30
    Scorecard
    (H) Northern Superchargers
    143/5 (100 balls)
    v
    London Spirit
    147/3 (82 balls)
    Faf du Plessis 56 (35)
    Mason Crane 2/23 (20 balls)
    Adam Rossington 66 (25)
    Adil Rashid 1/29 (15 balls)
    London Spirit won by 7 wickets
    Headlingley, Leeds
    Umpires: Graham Lloyd (Eng) and Robert White (Eng)
    Player of the match: Adam Rossington (London Spirit)
    • Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Points: London Spirit 2, Northern Superchargers 0.

    20 August 2022
    19:00 (N)
    Scorecard
    London Spirit
    122 (93 balls)
    v
    Trent Rockets (H)
    127/4 (79 balls)
    Ben McDermott 30 (25)
    Rashid Khan 3/25 (20 balls)
    Colin Munro 67* (37)
    Chris Wood 1/19 (15 balls)
    Trent Rockets won by 6 wickets
    Trent Bridge, Nottingham
    Umpires: Paul Pollard (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
    Player of the match: Colin Munro (Trent Rockets)
    • Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Trent Rockets 2, London Spirit 0.

    24 August 2022
    18:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    (H) London Spirit
    156/6 (100 balls)
    v
    Welsh Fire
    139/9 (100 balls)
    Dan Lawrence 43 (26)
    Ish Sodhi 2/19 (20 balls)
    Ben Duckett 34 (19)
    Dan Lawrence 4/20 (20 balls)
    London Spirit won by 17 runs
    Lord's, London
    Umpires: Hassan Adnan (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
    Player of the match: Dan Lawrence (London Spirit)
    • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: London Spirit 2, Welsh Fire 0.

    27 August 2022
    19:00 (N)
    Scorecard
    (H) London Spirit
    122/7 (100 balls)
    v
    Oval Invincibles
    124/4 (86 overs)
    Adam Rossington 36 (22)
    Sam Curran 3/16 (20 balls)
    Will Jacks 54 (38)
    Jordan Thompson 2/22 (16 balls)
    Oval Invincibles won by 6 wickets
    Lord's, London
    Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
    Player of the match: Sam Curran (Oval Invincibles)
    • London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.

    30 August 2022
    18:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    (H) London Spirit
    139/6 (100 balls)
    v
    Birmingham Phoenix
    140/9 (100 balls)
    Ravi Bopara 45 (20)
    Tom Helm 4/17 (20 balls)
    Matthew Wade 81 (42)
    Mason Crane 4/24 (20 balls)
    Birmingham Phoenix won by 1 wicket
    Lord's, London
    Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
    Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Birmingham Phoenix)
    • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, London Spirit 0.

    Fixtures (Women)

    Due to the shortened women's competition, London Spirit didn't play against Manchester Originals.

    12 August 2022
    15:00
    Scorecard
    London Spirit
    155/4 (100 balls)
    v
    Southern Brave (H)
    159/4 (94 balls)
    Beth Mooney 97* (55)
    Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/30 (20 balls)
    Danni Wyatt 65 (34)
    Danielle Gibson 2/27 (20 balls)
    Southern Brave won by 6 wickets
    Rose Bowl, Southampton
    Umpires: Tom Lungley (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
    Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Southern Brave)
    • London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Points: Southern Brave 2, London Spirit 0.

    14 August 2022
    11:00
    Scorecard
    (H) Northern Superchargers
    127/4 (100 balls)
    v
    London Spirit
    122/7 (100 balls)
    Bess Heath 57 (34)
    Amelia Kerr 2/27 (20 balls)
    Sophie Luff 39* (30)
    Alice Davidson-Richards 2/20 (20 balls)
    Northern Superchargers won by 5 runs
    Headlingley, Leeds
    Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Neil Pratt (Eng)
    Player of the match: Bess Heath (Northern Superchargers)
    • London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Northern Superchargers 2, London Spirit 0.

    20 August 2022
    15:30
    Scorecard
    (H) Trent Rockets
    142/4 (100 balls)
    v
    London Spirit
    124/6 (100 balls)
    Bryony Smith 63 (44)
    Amelia Kerr 2/23 (20 balls)
    Naomi Dattani 38* (34)
    Nat Sciver 2/20 (15 balls)
    Trent Rockets won by 18 runs
    Trent Bridge, Nottingham
    Umpires: Neil Bainton (Eng) and Sarah Bartlett (Eng)
    Player of the match: Bryony Smith (Trent Rockets)
    • London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Trent Rockets 2, London Spirit 0.

    24 August 2022
    15:00
    Scorecard
    Welsh Fire
    119/9 (100 balls)
    v
    London Spirit (H)
    122/2 (86 balls)
    Sarah Bryce 33 (25)
    Freya Davies 3/25 (20 balls)
    Beth Mooney 61* (39)
    Claire Nicholas 1/18 (15 balls)
    London Spirit won by 8 wickets
    Lord's, London
    Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and Billy Taylor (Eng)
    Player of the match: Beth Mooney (London Spirit)
    • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Points: London Spirit 2, Welsh Fire 0.

    27 August 2022
    15:30
    Scorecard
    (H) London Spirit
    80 (97 balls)
    v
    Oval Invincibles
    82/1 (58 balls)
    Amelia Kerr 31 (31)
    Mady Villiers 4/12 (20 balls)
    Lauren Winfield-Hill 44* (28)
    Grace Scrivens 1/23 (18 balls)
    Oval Invincibles won by 9 wickets
    Lord's, London
    Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
    Player of the match: Mady Villiers (Oval Invincibles)
    • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.

    30 August 2022
    15:00
    Scorecard
    Birmingham Phoenix
    82 (94 balls)
    v
    London Spirit (H)
    83/6 (97 balls)
    Evelyn Jones 24 (30)
    Danielle Gibson 2/12 (15 balls)
    Naomi Dattani 28* (29)
    Emily Arlott 2/9 (20 balls)
    London Spirit won by 4 wickets
    Lord's, London
    Umpires: Ben Debenham (Eng) and Anna Harris (Eng)
    Player of the match: Naomi Dattani (London Spirit)
    • London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: London Spirit 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

    Standings

    Women

    PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
    1 Oval Invincibles 65100101.098
    2 Southern Brave 65100100.806
    3 Trent Rockets 6330060.101
    4 Birmingham Phoenix 633006−0.031
    5 Northern Superchargers 633006−0.119
    6 Manchester Originals 624004−0.478
    7 London Spirit 624004−0.557
    8 Welsh Fire 615002−0.681
    Source: BBC Sport, [1] ESPN Cricinfo [2]

      advances to Final
      advances to the Eliminator

    Men

    PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
    1 Trent Rockets 86200120.576
    2 Manchester Originals 85300100.908
    3 London Spirit 85300100.338
    4 Birmingham Phoenix 8530010−0.172
    5 Oval Invincibles 8440080.385
    6 Northern Superchargers 8440080.009
    7 Southern Brave 835006−0.593
    8 Welsh Fire 808000−1.442
    Source: BBC Sport, [3] ESPN Cricinfo [4]

      advances to Final
      advances to the Eliminator

    Knockout stages

    Men

    Eliminator

    2 September 2022
    18:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    London Spirit
    150/7 (100 balls)
    v
    Manchester Originals
    151/5 (89 balls)
    Ben McDermott 59 (38)
    Paul Walter 3/29 (20 balls)
    Laurie Evans 72 (34)
    Nathan Ellis 2/32 (19 balls)
    Manchester Originals won by 5 wickets
    Rose Bowl, Southampton
    Umpires: Russell Warren (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
    Player of the match: Laurie Evans (Manchester Originals)
    • London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.

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    References

    1. The Hundred Women tables, BBC Sport.
    2. The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
    3. The Hundred Men tables, BBC Sport.
    4. The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo