Southern Brave

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Southern Brave
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Personnel
Captain
Coach
Overseas player(s)
Team information
Colours   
Founded2019
Home ground Utilita Bowl
Capacity15,000 (25,000 with temporary seating)
History
No. of titles2
Men's title wins1 (2021)
Women's title wins1 (2023)
Official website Southern Brave
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The Hundred

Southern Brave is a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Southampton. The team represents the historic counties of Hampshire and Sussex in the newly founded The Hundred competition, [1] which took place for the first time during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's side and the women's side play at the Rose Bowl, Hampshire.

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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 distinctive format to draw crowds.

In August 2019 the side announced that former Sri Lanka batsman and 2019 IPL winning coach Mahela Jayawardene would be the men's team's first coach, while former England Women captain Charlotte Edwards was appointed coach of the Women's team. [3] Jayawardene will be assisted by former two former Hampshire players: Former New Zealand international bowler Shane Bond and former opening batsmen and current coach of Hampshire 2nd XI Jimmy Adams, while Richard Halsall will also assist the men's side.

The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Brave claim Jofra Archer as their headline men's draftee, and Anya Shrubsole as the women's headliner. They are joined by England international James Vince and Chris Jordan for the men's team, while Danielle Wyatt joins Shrubsole on the women's side. [4]

Honours

Men's honours

The Hundred

Women's honours

The Hundred

Ground

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The Ageas Bowl

Both the Southern Brave men's and women's sides play at the home in Hampshire County Cricket Club, the Utilita Bowl, in West End, a short distance outside of Southampton. The women's side had been due to play at the home in Sussex County Cricket Club, the County Ground in Hove, 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
16 Maia Bouchier Flag of England.svg  England 5 December 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
26 Laura Wolvaardt Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 26 April 1999 (age 26)Right-handed—Overseas player
28 Danni Wyatt-Hodge Flag of England.svg  England 22 April 1991 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
1 Georgia Adams Flag of England.svg  England 4 October 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break Captain
6 Freya Kemp Flag of England.svg  England 21 April 2005 (age 20)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
25 Chloe Tryon Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 25 January 1994 (age 31)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player
77 Sophie Devine Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1 September 1989 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
12 Amara Carr Flag of England.svg  England 17 April 1994 (age 31)Right-handed–Wildcard player
17 Rhianna Southby Flag of England.svg  England 16 October 2000 (age 24)Right-handed—
Pace bowlers
23 Phoebe Graham Flag of England.svg  England 23 October 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium
63 Lauren Bell Flag of England.svg  England 2 January 2001 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
73 Phoebe Turner Flag of England.svg  England 8 August 2003 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium Wildcard player
Spin bowlers
5 Josie Groves Flag of England.svg  England 5 September 2004 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
21 Tilly Corteen-Coleman Flag of England.svg  England 23 August 2007 (age 18)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
22 Mady Villiers Flag of England.svg  England 26 August 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break

Men's side

No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
14 James Vince Flag of England.svg  England 14 March 1991 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium Captain
20 Jason Roy Flag of England.svg  England 21 July 1990 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium Replacement Player
32 Laurie Evans Flag of England.svg  England 12 October 1987 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm off break
35 Hilton Cartwright Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14 February 1992 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player;
Wildcard player
76 Leus du Plooy Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 12 January 1995 (age 30)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox EU passport
— Faf du Plessis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13 July 1984 (age 41)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player;
Ruled out through injury
All-rounders
4 Michael Bracewell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14 February 1991 (age 34)Left-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
30 James Coles Flag of England.svg  England 2 April 2004 (age 21)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
44 Jordan Thompson Flag of England.svg  England 9 October 1996 (age 28)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
15 Toby Albert Flag of England.svg  England 12 November 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break Wildcard player
46 Finn Allen Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22 April 1999 (age 26)Right-handed—Overseas player;
Ruled out through injury
Pace bowlers
5 Henry Crocombe Flag of England.svg  England 20 September 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Replacement player
7 Craig Overton Flag of England.svg  England 10 April 1994 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
17 Reece Topley Flag of England.svg  England 21 February 1994 (age 31)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
22 Jofra Archer Flag of England.svg  England 1 April 1995 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast Centrally contracted player
34 Chris Jordan Flag of England.svg  England 4 October 1988 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
56 Tymal Mills Flag of England.svg  England 12 August 1992 (age 33)Right-handedLeft-arm fast
Spin bowlers
19 Danny Briggs Flag of England.svg  England 30 April 1991 (age 34)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

    Seasons

    Women's team

    SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef.
    PldWLTNRPtsPosPldPos
    2021 87100141st1 [a] 2nd [5]
    2022 65100102nd2 [b] 2nd [6]
    2023 87100141st1 [c] 1st [7]
    2024 8161038thDid not progress [8]
    2025 88000321st1 [d] 2nd [9]

    Men's team

    SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef.
    PldWLTNRPtsPosPldPos
    2021 85201112nd2 [e] 1st [10]
    2022 8350067thDid not progress [11]
    2023 8430193rd1 [f] 3rd [12]
    2024 85201113rd2 [g] 2nd [13]
    2025 84400164thDid not progress [14]

    Notes

    1. ↑ Southern Brave women finished top of the group stage and qualified automatically for the final in 2021. They lost the final against Oval Invincibles by 48 runs.
    2. ↑ Southern Brave women qualified for the eliminator in 2022. They played 2 games, winning the eliminator against Trent Rockets by 2 runs, losing the final against Oval Invincibles by 5 wickets.
    3. ↑ Southern Brave women finished top of the group stage and qualified automatically for the final in 2023. They won the final against Northern Superchargers by 34 runs.
    4. ↑ Southern Brave women finished top of the group stage and qualified automatically for the final in 2025. They lost the final against Northern Superchargers by 7 wickets.
    5. ↑ Southern Brave men qualified for the eliminator in 2021. They played 2 games, winning the eliminator against Trent Rockets by 7 wickets, winning the final against Birmingham Phoenix by 32 runs.
    6. ↑ Southern Brave men qualified for the eliminator in 2023. They played 1 game, losing the eliminator against Manchester Originals by 7 wickets.
    7. ↑ Southern Brave men qualified for the eliminator in 2024. They played 2 games, winning the eliminator against Birmingham Phoenix in the Super Five after a tied match, losing the final against Oval Invincibles by 17 runs.

    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. ↑ "Two Greats of the Game Sign Up for the Hundred". ageasbowl.com. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 4 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 Women's Competition 2025". 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.
      14. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2025". espncricinfo.com.

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