London Spirit

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London Spirit
London Spirit logo.svg
Personnel
Captain Dan Lawrence
(Men's team)
Heather Knight
(Women's team)
Coach Trevor Bayliss
(Men's team)
Ashley Noffke
(Women's team)
Overseas player(s) Nathan Ellis
Shimron Hetmyer
Andre Russell
(Men's team)
Grace Harris
Meg Lanning
Georgia Redmayne
(Women's team)
Team information
Colours   
Founded2019;5 years ago (2019)
Home ground Lord's
Capacity30,000
History
No. of titles0
The Hundred game wins16
(Men's team: 8)
(Women's team: 8)
Official website London Spirit

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.

Contents

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
5 Heather Knight Flag of England.svg  England 26 December 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm off break Captain
Cordelia Griffith Flag of England.svg  England 19 September 1995 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Meg Lanning Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25 March 1992 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
All-rounders
3 Charlie Dean Flag of England.svg  England 22 December 2000 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break
17 Grace Harris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18 September 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
27 Niamh Holland Flag of England.svg  England 27 October 2004 (age 19)Right-handedRight-arm medium
28 Danielle Gibson Flag of England.svg  England 30 April 2001 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Georgia Redmayne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8 December 1993 (age 30)Left-handedOverseas player
Pace bowlers
24 Tara Norris Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4 June 1998 (age 25)Left-handedLeft-arm medium UK passport
44 Sophie Munro Flag of England.svg  England 31 August 2001 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Eva Gray Flag of England.svg  England 24 May 2000 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Spin bowlers
33 Sarah Glenn Flag of England.svg  England 27 August 1999 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Hannah Jones Flag of England.svg  England 10 February 1999 (age 25)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

Men's side

No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
15 Zak Crawley Flag of England.svg  England 3 February 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break
28 Dan Lawrence Flag of England.svg  England 12 July 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break Captain
45 Daniel Bell-Drummond Flag of England.svg  England 4 August 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Shimron Hetmyer WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 26 December 1996 (age 27)Left-handedOverseas player
Ollie Pope Flag of England.svg  England 2 January 1998 (age 26)Right-handed
All-rounders
8 Liam Dawson Flag of England.svg  England 1 March 1990 (age 34)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
20 Matt Critchley Flag of England.svg  England 13 August 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Andre Russell WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 29 April 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
17 Adam Rossington Flag of England.svg  England 5 May 1993 (age 30)Right-handed
19 Michael Pepper Flag of England.svg  England 25 June 1998 (age 25)Right-handed
Pace bowlers
38 Daniel Worrall Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10 July 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium UK passport
72 Nathan Ellis Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22 September 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player
Richard Gleeson Flag of England.svg  England 2 December 1987 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Olly Stone Flag of England.svg  England 9 October 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast
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]

Men's team

SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef.
PldWLTNRPtsPosPldPos
2021 8160138thDid not progress [8]
2022 85300103rd1 [lower-alpha 1] 3rd [9]
2023 8240267thDid not progress [10]

Notes

  1. 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.

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