Birmingham Phoenix

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Birmingham Phoenix
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Personnel
Captain
Coach
Overseas player(s)
Team information
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Founded2019;6 years ago (2019)
Home ground Edgbaston
Capacity25,000
History
No. of titles0
Official website Birmingham Phoenix
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The Hundred

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.

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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

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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

Women's side

No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
22 Sterre Kalis Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 30 August 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
— Ailsa Lister Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8 April 2004 (age 20)Right-handed—Ruled out
All-rounders
8 Ellyse Perry Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3 November 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player;
Captain
Wicket-keepers
40 Amy Jones Flag of England.svg  England 13 June 1993 (age 31)Right-handed—
Pace bowlers
37 Emily Arlott Flag of England.svg  England 23 February 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
— Megan Schutt Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15 January 1993 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Spin bowlers
3 Hannah Baker Flag of England.svg  England 3 February 2004 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
28 Charis Pavely Flag of England.svg  England 25 October 2004 (age 20)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

Men's side

No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
2 Jacob Bethell Flag of England.svg  England 23 October 2003 (age 21)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
17 Ben Duckett Flag of England.svg  England 17 October 1994 (age 30)Left-handed—Centrally Contracted player
26 Will Smeed Flag of England.svg  England 26 October 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
13 Benny Howell Flag of England.svg  England 5 October 1988 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm medium
23 Liam Livingstone Flag of England.svg  England 4 August 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break
80 Dan Mousley Flag of England.svg  England 8 July 2001 (age 23)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
21 Aneurin Donald Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 20 December 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Pace bowlers
20 Adam Milne Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 April 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast Overseas player
25 Chris Wood Flag of England.svg  England 27 June 1990 (age 34)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
38 Tim Southee Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11 December 1988 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player
— Trent Boult Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22 July 1989 (age 35)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium Overseas player
Spin bowlers

    Honours

    Women's honours

    Men's honours

    Seasons

    Women's team

    SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef.
    PldWLTNRPtsPosPldPos
    2021 8440083rd1 [a] 3rd [6]
    2022 6330064thDid not progress [7]
    2023 8070118thDid not progress [8]
    2024 8340177thDid not progress [9]

    Men's team

    SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef.
    PldWLTNRPtsPosPldPos
    2021 86200121st1 [b] RU [10]
    2022 85300104thDid not progress [11]
    2023 8240266thDid not progress [12]
    2024 86200122nd1 [c] 3rd [13]

    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

    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 Women's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
    10. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
    11. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
    12. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
    13. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.

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