London Spirit

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London Spirit
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Personnel
Captain
  • TBA (women)
  • TBA (men)
Coach
Overseas players
  • TBA
  • (women)
  • TBA
  • (men)
Owner Marylebone Cricket Club (51%)
Cricket Investor Holdings Limited (49%)
Team information
ColoursDark blue and black
Founded2019;7 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 kit

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]

As part of the 2025 Hundred sale, the ECB gave Marylebone Cricket Club a 51% stake in the franchise with the remaining 49% sold in an auction process. Cricket Investor Holdings Limited (known as Tech Titans) purchased 49% of the franchise with Marylebone Cricket Club retaining their stake. They took operational control on 1 October 2025. [5] [6]

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
All-rounders
Wicket-keepers
Pace bowlers
Spin bowlers

Men's side

No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
All-rounders
88 Jamie Overton Flag of England.svg  England 10 April 1994 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium England central contract
— Liam Livingstone Flag of England.svg  England 4 August 1993 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm leg spin
Wicket-keepers
Pace bowlers
Spin bowlers

Seasons

Women's team

SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef.
PldWLTNRPtsPosPldPos
2021 8440084thDid not progress [7]
2022 6240047thDid not progress [8]
2023 8240266thDid not progress [9]
2024 8431093rd2 [a] 1st [10]
2025 85300203rd1 [b] 3rd [11]

Men's team

SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef.
PldWLTNRPtsPosPldPos
2021 8160138thDid not progress [12]
2022 85300103rd1 [c] 3rd [13]
2023 8240267thDid not progress [14]
2024 8170028thDid not progress [15]
2025 83500127thDid not progress [16]

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 women qualified for the eliminator in 2025. They played 1 game, losing the eliminator against Northern Superchargers by 42 runs.
  3. ↑ 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. ↑ "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. ↑ Roan, Dan (31 January 2025). "Tech consortium agrees £145m stake in London Spirit". BBC Sport. 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.

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