London Spirit

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London Spirit
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Personnel
Captain
Coach
Overseas player(s)
Team information
Colours  
Founded2019;6 years ago (2019)
Home ground Lord's
Capacity30,000
History
No. of titles1
Women's title wins1 (2024)
Official website London Spirit
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The Hundred

London Spirit are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in North London. The team represents the historic counties of Middlesex, Essex and Northamptonshire in The Hundred, [1] which took place for the first time during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's and women's sides play their home games at Lord's.

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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 August 2019 the side announced that former Australian spinner Shane Warne would be the men's team's first coach, while former Australia Women coach Lisa Keightley was appointed coach of the Women's team. [3]

The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Spirit claim Rory Burns as their headline men's draftee, and Heather Knight as the women's headliner. They are joined by England One-Day captain Eoin Morgan and Essex's Dan Lawrence for the men's team, while Freya Davies joins Knight in the women's side. [4]

Honours

Men's honours

The Hundred

Women's honours

The Hundred

Ground

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Lord's

Both the London Spirit men's and women's sides play at the home of Cricket, Lord's, in the St. John's Wood area of London. The women's side had been due to play at the home of Essex County Cricket Club, the County Ground in Chelmsford, and the home of Northamptonshire, the County Ground in Northampton 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
6 Cordelia Griffith Flag of England.svg  England 19 September 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
3 Charlie Dean Flag of England.svg  England 22 December 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break
17 Grace Harris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18 September 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
28 Danielle Gibson Flag of England.svg  England 30 April 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
42 Deepti Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 24 August 1997 (age 27)Left-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
8 Georgia Redmayne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8 December 1993 (age 31)Left-handed—Overseas player
Pace bowlers
18 Eva Gray Flag of England.svg  England 24 May 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium
24 Tara Norris Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4 June 1998 (age 26)Left-handedLeft-arm medium UK passport
44 Sophie Munro Flag of England.svg  England 31 August 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Spin bowlers
33 Sarah Glenn Flag of England.svg  England 27 August 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm leg break

Men's side

No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
1 Keaton Jennings Flag of England.svg  England 19 June 1992 (age 32)Left-handedRight-arm medium
80 Ollie Pope Flag of England.svg  England 2 January 1998 (age 27)Right-handed—
— Kane Williamson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8 August 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
All-rounders
8 Liam Dawson Flag of England.svg  England 1 March 1990 (age 34)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
— Jamie Smith Flag of England.svg  England 2 July 2000 (age 24)Right-handed—Centrally Contracted player
Pace bowlers
9 Olly Stone Flag of England.svg  England 9 October 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast
33 Richard Gleeson Flag of England.svg  England 2 December 1987 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
38 Daniel Worrall Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10 July 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium UK passport
Spin bowlers

Seasons

Women's team

SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef.
PldWLTNRPtsPosPldPos
2021 8440084thDid not progress [5]
2022 6240047thDid not progress [6]
2023 8240266thDid not progress [7]
2024 8431093rd2 [a] 1st [8]

Men's team

SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef.
PldWLTNRPtsPosPldPos
2021 8160138thDid not progress [9]
2022 85300103rd1 [b] 3rd [10]
2023 8240267thDid not progress [11]
2024 8170028thDid not progress [12]

Notes

  1. ↑ London Spirit women qualified for the eliminator in 2024. They played 2 games, winning the eliminator against Oval Invincibles by 8 wickets, and winning the final against Welsh Fire by 4 wickets.
  2. ↑ London Spirit men qualified for the eliminator in 2022. They played one match, losing the playoff for the final against Manchester Originals by 5 wickets.

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. ↑ "Shane Warne named as coach of Lord's Hundred team". The Guardian. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
    4. ↑ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
    5. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
    6. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
    7. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
    8. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2024". 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.
    12. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.

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