Birmingham Phoenix

Birmingham Phoenix
Personnel
Captain
Coach
Overseas player(s)
Team information
Colours   
Founded2019
Home groundEdgbaston
Capacity25,000
History
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Official websiteBirmingham Phoenix

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.

History

See also: The Hundred (cricket)

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

Edgbaston
Main article: Edgbaston Cricket Ground

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

  • Bold denotes players with international caps.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

Women's side

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
2 Chloe Brewer  England (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
11 Suzie Bates  New Zealand (1987-09-16) 16 September 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player;
Replacement player
22 Sterre Kalis  Netherlands (1999-08-30) 30 August 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium
35 Fran Wilson  England (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break Wildcard player
47 Seren Smale  England (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 19) Right-handed —
— Ailsa Lister  Scotland (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20) Right-handed — Ruled out
— Alice Macleod  England (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break Wildcard player
All-rounders
8 Ellyse Perry  Australia (1990-11-03) 3 November 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player;
Captain
77 Sophie Devine  New Zealand (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
— Emma Jones  England (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium Replacement player
Wicket-keepers
13 Richa Ghosh  India (2003-09-28) 28 September 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
40 Amy Jones  England (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 31) Right-handed —
Pace bowlers
37 Emily Arlott  England (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
95 Issy Wong  England (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm fast
Spin bowlers
3 Hannah Baker  England (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
23 Katie Levick  England (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
28 Charis Pavely  England (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 20) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

Men's side

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
2 Jacob Bethell  England (2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 (age 21) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
12 Rishi Patel  England (1998-07-26) 26 July 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Wildcard player
17 Ben Duckett  England (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 30) Left-handed —
26 Will Smeed  England (2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break Ruled out
32 Louis Kimber  England (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 (age 27) Right-handed — Replacement player
All-rounders
13 Benny Howell  England (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium
18 Moeen Ali  England (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 37) Left-handed Right-arm off break Captain
23 Liam Livingstone  England (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break
44 James Fuller  England (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
80 Dan Mousley  England (2001-07-08) 8 July 2001 (age 23) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
11 Jamie Smith  England (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 24) Right-handed —
21 Aneurin Donald  Wales (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break Wildcard player
Pace bowlers
7 Tom Helm  England (1994-05-07) 7 May 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
19 Chris Woakes  England (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Centrally Contracted player;
Ruled out
20 Adam Milne  New Zealand (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas player
25 Chris Wood  England (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium Replacement player
38 Tim Southee  New Zealand (1988-12-11) 11 December 1988 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player;
Replacement player
77 Sean Abbott  Australia (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
— Naseem Shah  Pakistan (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas player;
Ruled out
Spin bowlers

Honours

Women's honours

Men's honours

Seasons

Women's team

Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
2021 8 4 4 0 0 8 3rd 1[a] 3rd [6]
2022 6 3 3 0 0 6 4th Did not progress [7]
2023 8 0 7 0 1 1 8th Did not progress [8]
2024 8 3 4 0 1 7 7th Did not progress [9]

Men's team

Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
2021 8 6 2 0 0 12 1st 1[b] RU [10]
2022 8 5 3 0 0 10 4th Did not progress [11]
2023 8 2 4 0 2 6 6th Did not progress [12]
2024 8 6 2 0 0 12 2nd 1[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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