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.

London Spirit
Personnel
CaptainDan Lawrence
(Men's team)
Heather Knight
(Women's team)
CoachTrevor 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 (2019)
Home groundLord's
Capacity30,000
History
No. of titles0
The Hundred game wins16
(Men's team: 8)
(Women's team: 8)
Official websiteLondon Spirit

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 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

  • 4th place: 2021 (highest finish)

Ground
Main article: 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
  • Bold denotes players with international caps.

Women's side
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
5Heather Knight England (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
—Cordelia Griffith England (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Meg Lanning Australia (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
All-rounders
3Charlie Dean England (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000Right-handedRight-arm off break
17Grace Harris Australia (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
27Niamh Holland England (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004Right-handedRight-arm medium
28Danielle Gibson England (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
—Georgia Redmayne Australia (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993Left-handed—Overseas player
Pace bowlers
24Tara Norris United States (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998Left-handedLeft-arm mediumUK passport
44Sophie Munro England (2001-08-31) 31 August 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Eva Gray England (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium
Spin bowlers
33Sarah Glenn England (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999Right-handedRight-arm leg break
—Hannah Jones England (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox

Men's side
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
15Zak Crawley England (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm off break
28Dan Lawrence England (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
45Daniel Bell-Drummond England (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Shimron Hetmyer West Indies (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996Left-handed—Overseas player
—Ollie Pope England (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998Right-handed—
All-rounders
8Liam Dawson England (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
20Matt Critchley England (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996Right-handedRight-arm leg break
—Andre Russell West Indies (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
Wicket-keepers
17Adam Rossington England (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993Right-handed—
19Michael Pepper England (1998-06-25) 25 June 1998Right-handed—
Pace bowlers
38Daniel Worrall Australia (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumUK passport
72Nathan Ellis Australia (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
—Richard Gleeson England (1987-12-02) 2 December 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
—Olly Stone England (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast
Spin bowlers

Seasons

Women's team
Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
20218440084thDid not progress[5]
20226240047thDid not progress[6]
20238240266thDid not progress[7]

Men's team
Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
20218160138thDid not progress[8]
202285300103rd1[lower-alpha 1]3rd[9]
20238240267thDid 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.

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

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