Birmingham Phoenix

Birmingham Phoenix

Personnel
Captain	Ellyse Perry (women) TBA (men)
Coach	Alistair Maiden (women) Shane Bond (men)
Overseas players	Lucy Hamilton Ellyse Perry (women) Mitchell Owen (men)
Owner	Warwickshire County Cricket Club (51%) Knighthead Capital Management LLC (49%)
Team information
Colours
Founded	2019;7 years ago (2019)
Home ground	Edgbaston
Capacity	25,000
History
No. of titles	0
Official website	Birmingham Phoenix
The Hundred kit

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

See also: The Hundred (cricket)

In July 2019, it was announced the Edgbaston-based franchise would be known as Birmingham Phoenix. The side revealed that former Australian batsman Andrew McDonald would be the men's team's first coach, and would be McDonald will be assisted by Daniel Vettori, Jim Troughton, and Alex Gidman. ^[2] In September Ben Sawyer was appointed the first coach of the women's side. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

As part of the 2025 Hundred sale, the ECB gave Warwickshire County Cricket Club a 51% stake in the franchise with the remaining 49% sold in an auction process. Knighthead Capital Management LLC purchased 49% of the franchise with Warwickshire County Cricket Club retaining their stake. They took operational control on 1 October 2025. ^{[5] [6]}

Grounds

Edgbaston

Main article: Edgbaston Cricket Ground

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.
•  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

Women's side

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
All-rounders
8	Ellyse Perry	Australia	(1990-11-03) 3 November 1990 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player; Captain
—	Alice Capsey	England	(2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	England central contract
Wicket-keepers
Pace bowlers
—	Lauren Filer	England	(2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	England central contract
—	Lucy Hamilton	Australia	(2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 19)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers

Men's side

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
All-rounders
2	Jacob Bethell	England	(2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 (age 22)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	England central contract
—	Mitchell Owen	Australia	(2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
—	Rehan Ahmed	England	(2004-08-13) 13 August 2004 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	England central contract
Wicket-keepers
Pace bowlers
Spin bowlers

Honours

Women's honours

• Third place: 2021

Men's honours

• Runners-up: 2021
• Third place: 2024

Seasons

Women's team

Season	Group stage							Playoff stage		Ref.
	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	Pos	Pld	Pos
2021	8	4	4	0	0	8	3rd	1 [a]	3rd	[7]
2022	6	3	3	0	0	6	4th	Did not progress		[8]
2023	8	0	7	0	1	1	8th	Did not progress		[9]
2024	8	3	4	0	1	7	7th	Did not progress		[10]
2025	8	2	6	0	0	8	7th	Did not progress		[11]

Men's team

Season	Group stage							Playoff stage		Ref.
	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	Pos	Pld	Pos
2021	8	6	2	0	0	12	1st	1 [b]	RU	[12]
2022	8	5	3	0	0	10	4th	Did not progress		[13]
2023	8	2	4	0	2	6	6th	Did not progress		[14]
2024	8	6	2	0	0	12	2nd	1 [c]	3rd	[15]
2025	8	3	5	0	0	12	5th	Did not progress		[16]

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.
3. Birmingham Phoenix men finished second in the group stage. They lost the eliminator against Southern Brave in the Super Five after a tied match.

See also

• Cricket portal
• England portal

• List of Birmingham Phoenix cricketers
• List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
• List of Test cricket grounds

References

1. "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
2. "The Hundred: Andrew McDonald to coach Birmingham men's side in new ECB competition". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
3. "Australia mentor Ben Sawyer to be Birmingham Women's Team Head Coach for The Hundred". ESPNCricinfo. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
4. "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
5. "ECB finalises deals with strategic partners in The Hundred, unlocking hundreds of millions of pounds for game-wide growth". ECB. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
6. Roller, Matt (25 July 2025). "Birmingham Phoenix complete £40 million equity sale with Knighthead Capital". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
7. "The Hundred Women's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
8. "The Hundred Women's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
9. "The Hundred Women's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
10. "The Hundred Women's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
11. "The Hundred Women's Competition 2025". espncricinfo.com.
12. "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
13. "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
14. "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
15. "The Hundred Men's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
16. "The Hundred Men's Competition 2025". espncricinfo.com.

Further reading

• BBC: The Hundred player draft – covering the first draft signings for each region's team

External links

• Official web page