Birmingham 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.

Birmingham Phoenix
Personnel
Captain
Coach
Overseas player(s)
Team information
Colours   
Founded2019
Home groundEdgbaston
Capacity25,000
History
No. of titles0
Official websiteBirmingham Phoenix

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
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.

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

Men's side
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
17Ben Duckett England (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994Left-handed—
26Will Smeed England (2001-10-26) 26 October 2001Right-handedRight-arm off break
80Dan Mousley England (2001-07-08) 8 July 2001Left-handedRight-arm off break
—Rishi Patel England (1998-07-26) 26 July 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg breakWildcard player
All-rounders
2Jacob Bethell England (2003-10-23) 23 October 2003Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
13Benny Howell England (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium
18Moeen Ali England (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987Left-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
23Liam Livingstone England (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break
—James Fuller England (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
11Jamie Smith England (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000Right-handed—
—Aneurin Donald Wales (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996Right-handedRight-arm off breakWildcard player
Pace bowlers
7Tom Helm England (1994-05-07) 7 May 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
19Chris Woakes England (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumCentrally Contracted player
20Adam Milne New Zealand (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992Right-handedRight-arm fastOverseas player
—Sean Abbott Australia (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
—Naseem Shah Pakistan (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003Right-handedRight-arm fastOverseas player
Spin bowlers

    Honours

    Women's honours
    • Third place: 2021

    Men's honours
    • Runners-up: 2021

    Seasons

    Women's team
    Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
    Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
    20218440083rd1[lower-alpha 1]3rd[6]
    20226330064thDid not progress[7]
    20238070118thDid not progress[8]

    Men's team
    Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
    Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
    202186200121st1[lower-alpha 2]RU[9]
    202285300104thDid not progress[10]
    20238240266thDid not progress[11]

    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.

    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 Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
    10. "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
    11. "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.

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