Birmingham Phoenix
{{Short description|The Hundred franchise in Birmingham, West Midlands}}
{{Use British English|date = September 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
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| captain = {{ubl|Ellyse Perry (women)|Liam Livingstone (men)}}
| overseas = {{ubl|Ellyse Perry|Megan Schutt|Georgia Voll|(women)|Trent Boult|Adam Milne||Tim Southee|(men)}}
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|ground=Edgbaston
|capacity=25,000
|num_titles=0
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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,{{cite news|url=https://www.sportinglife.com/cricket/news/the-hundred-team-by-team-guides/172297|title=The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues|work=Sporting Life|date=21 October 2019|access-date=4 August 2021}} 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,{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/28/virat-kohli-ecb-the-hundred-thumbs-down|title=Virat Kohli gives ECB’s 100-ball 'experiment' the thumbs down|last=sport|first=The Guardian|date=2018-08-28|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-10-04|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/49025223|title=The Hundred: Andrew McDonald to coach Birmingham men's side in new ECB competition|work=BBC Sport|date=2019-07-19|access-date=2019-10-05}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27642855/australia-mentor-ben-sawyer-birmingham-women-team-head-coach-hundred|title=Australia mentor Ben Sawyer to be Birmingham Women's Team Head Coach for The Hundred|work=ESPNCricinfo|date=2019-09-18|accessdate=2019-10-05}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27741849/central-contract-local-icon-drafts-explained|title=The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained|date=2019-10-01|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2019-10-04}}
Grounds
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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.
- {{Color box|#FFCCCC|
* |border=darkgray}} denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
= Women's side =
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| No.
!Name !Nationality !Date of birth (age) !Batting style !Bowling style !Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| Batters | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|22 | Sterre Kalis | {{crw|NED}} | {{birth date and age|1999|8|30|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|— | Georgie Boyce | {{crw|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|1998|10|4|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|— | Marie Kelly | {{crw|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|1996|2|9|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|— | Emma Lamb | {{crw|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|1997|12|16|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| style="text-align:center"|— | Ailsa Lister | {{crw|SCO}} | {{birth date and age|2004|4|8|df=y}} | Right-handed | — | |
| style="text-align:center"|— | Georgia Voll | {{crw|AUS}} | {{birth date and age|2003|8|5|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| All-rounders | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|8 | Ellyse Perry | {{crw|AUS}} | {{birth date and age|1990|11|3|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player; Captain |
| style="text-align:center"|— | Bethan Ellis | {{crw|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|1999|7|7|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|40 | Amy Jones | {{crw|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|1993|6|13|df=y}} | Right-handed | — | |
| colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|37 | Emily Arlott | {{crw|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|1998|2|23|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|— | Megan Schutt | {{crw|AUS}} | {{birth date and age|1993|1|15|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|3 | Hannah Baker | {{crw|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|2004|2|3|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| style="text-align:center"|28 | Charis Pavely | {{crw|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|2004|10|25|df=y}} | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
= Men's side =
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| No.
!Name !Nationality !Date of birth (age) !Batting style !Bowling style !Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| Batters | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|17 | Ben Duckett | {{cr|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|1994|10|17|df=y}} | Left-handed | — | Centrally Contracted player |
| style="text-align:center"|26 | Will Smeed | {{cr|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|2001|10|26|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| All-rounders | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|2 | Jacob Bethell | {{cr|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|2003|10|23|df=y}} | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| style="text-align:center"|13 | Benny Howell | {{cr|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|1988|10|5|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|23 | Liam Livingstone | {{cr|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|1993|8|4|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| style="text-align:center"|80 | Dan Mousley | {{cr|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|2001|7|8|df=y}} | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|21 | Aneurin Donald | {{cr|WAL}} | {{birth date and age|1996|12|20|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| style="text-align:center"|— | Joe Clarke | {{cr|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|1996|5|26|df=y}} | Right-handed | — | |
| colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|7 | Tom Helm | {{cr|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|1994|5|7|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|20 | Adam Milne | {{cr|NZL}} | {{birth date and age|1992|4|13|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas player |
| style="text-align:center"|25 | Chris Wood | {{cr|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|1990|6|27|df=y}} | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|38 | Tim Southee | {{cr|NZL}} | {{birth date and age|1988|12|11|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| style="text-align:center"|— | Trent Boult | {{cr|NZL}} | {{birth date and age|1989|7|22|df=y}} | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| style="text-align:center"|— | Harry Moore | {{cr|ENG}} | {{birth date and age|2007|4|26|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| Spin bowlers |
{{notelist}}
Honours
= Women's honours =
- Third place: 2021
= Men's honours =
Seasons
=Women's team=
=Men's team=
Notes
{{notelist}}
See also
{{Portal|Cricket|England}}
References
{{reflist}}
Further reading
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/49921009 BBC: The Hundred player draft] – covering the first draft signings for each region's team
External links
- [https://www.thehundred.com/teams/birmingham-phoenix Official web page]
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