2021 Birmingham Phoenix season

Birmingham Phoenix
	2021 season
Coach	Daniel Vettori ; (Men's team) ; Ben Sawyer ; (Women's team)
Captain	Moeen Ali ; (Men's team) ; Amy Jones ; (Women's team)
Overseas player	Finn Allen ; David Bedingham ; Imran Tahir ; Adam Milne ; (Men's team) ; Erin Burns ; Katie Mack ; Shafali Verma (Women's team)
Ground(s)	Edgbaston
The Hundred (Men's)	2nd
The Hundred (Women's)	3rd
Most runs	Liam Livingstone: 348 (Men's team); Evelyn Jones: 233 (Women's team)
Most wickets	Kirstie Gordon: 15 (Women's team); Adam Milne: 12 (Men's team)
Most catches	Will Smeed & Imran Tahir: 5 (Men's team); Kirstie Gordon: 4 (Women's team)

The 2021 season was Birmingham Phoenix's first season of the new franchise 100 ball cricket, The Hundred. Both the men's and women's teams performed well in the competition qualifying for the knockout stages. However both teams lost their knockout games, the women's team losing in the eliminator match, finishing 3rd overall, while the men's team lost in the final, finishing as runners-up.

Players[]

Men's side[]

Bold denotes players with international caps.

S/N	Name	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
8	Miles Hammond	(1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 26)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
26	Will Smeed	(2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
32	Finn Allen	(1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 22)	Right-handed	—	Overseas player
45	Daniel Bell-Drummond	(1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
—	David Bedingham	(1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 27)	Right-handed	—	Overseas player; Replacement player
—	Adam Hose	(1992-10-25) 25 October 1992 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
—	Dom Sibley	(1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Centrally Contracted player
All Rounders
13	Benny Howell	(1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
18	Moeen Ali	(1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 34)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Captain; Local Icon player
23	Liam Livingstone	(1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
28	Tom Abell	(1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicketkeepers
12	Chris Benjamin	(1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 22)	Right-handed	—	Replacement player; UK Passport
46	Chris Cooke	(1986-05-30) 30 May 1986 (age 35)	Right-handed	—	UK Passport
Pace bowlers
7	Tom Helm	(1994-05-07) 7 May 1994 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
20	Adam Milne	(1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Overseas player
22	Dillon Pennington	(1999-02-26) 26 February 1999 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Wildcard pick
36	Pat Brown	(1998-08-23) 23 August 1998 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Local Icon player
—	Chris Woakes	(1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Centrally Contracted player
Spin bowlers
99	Imran Tahir	(1979-03-27) 27 March 1979 (age 42)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player

Women's side[]

Bold denotes players with international caps.

S/N	Name	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
2	Katie Mack	(1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player
10	Phoebe Franklin	(1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
11	Evelyn Jones	(1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 29)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
17	Shafali Verma	(2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 18)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
54	Marie Kelly	(1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
—	Ria Fackrell	(1999-09-16) 16 September 1999 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
All Rounders
29	Erin Burns	(1988-06-22) 22 June 1988 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
34	Georgia Elwiss	(1991-05-31) 31 May 1991 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
—	Thea Brookes	(1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicketkeepers
40	Amy Jones	(1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 28)	Right-handed	—	Captain; Centrally Contracted player
79	Gwenan Davies	(1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 27)	Left-handed	—
Pace bowlers
37	Emily Arlott	(1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
95	Issy Wong	(2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
Spin bowlers
9	Abtaha Maqsood	(1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
48	Kirstie Gordon	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 24)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox

Regular season[]

Fixtures (Men)[]

July[]

23 July 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

London Spirit 144/6 (100 balls)	v	Birmingham Phoenix 148/7 (97 balls)
Zak Crawley 64 (40) Adam Milne 2/18 (20 balls)		Moeen Ali 40 (30) Mohammad Amir 2/34 (17 balls)

Birmingham Phoenix won by 3 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Attendance: 12,137^[1]
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Zak Crawley (London Spirit)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, London Spirit 0.

25 July 2021
18:00 (N)
Scorecard

Birmingham Phoenix 87 (84 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 89/4 (73 balls)
Moeen Ali 15 (18) Matt Parkinson 4/9 (19 balls)		Jos Buttler 30 (31) Moeen Ali 1/15 (20 balls)

Manchester Originals won by 6 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 7,855^[2]
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Alex Wharf
Player of the match: Matt Parkinson (Manchester Originals)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Manchester Originals 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

30 July 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

Birmingham Phoenix 151/3 (100 balls)	v	Southern Brave 152/6 (97 balls)
Liam Livingstone 68* (44) Jake Lintott 2/13 (15 balls)		James Vince 60 (38) Adam Milne 3/15 (20 balls)

Southern Brave won by 4 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: David Millns and Martin Saggers
Player of the match: James Vince (Southern Brave)

Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Southern Brave 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

August[]

1 August 2021
14:30
Scorecard

Trent Rockets 144/6 (100 balls)	v	Birmingham Phoenix 145/4 (74 balls)
Dawid Malan 51 (41) Adam Milne 2/13 (20 balls)		Finn Allen 43 (23) Rashid Khan 3/26 (20 balls)

Birmingham Phoenix won by 6 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Attendance: 17,479^[3]
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: Will Smeed (Birmingham Phoenix)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Trent Rockets 0.

4 August 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Oval Invincibles 172/3 (100 balls)	v	Birmingham Phoenix 174/4 (94 balls)
Colin Ingram 81* (43) Pat Brown 2/34 (20 balls)		Moeen Ali 49 (26) Saqib Mahmood 2/34 (20 balls)

Birmingham Phoenix won by 6 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Chris Benjamin (Birmingham Phoenix)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Oval Invincibles 0.

9 August 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

Birmingham Phoenix 184/5 (100 balls)	v	Welsh Fire 91 (74 balls)
Will Smeed 65* (38) David Payne 3/38 (20 balls)		Ian Cockbain 32 (25) Imran Tahir 5/25 (19 balls)

Birmingham Phoenix won by 93 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Imran Tahir (Birmingham Phoenix)

Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
Imran Tahir (Birmingham Phoenix) took a hat-trick.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Welsh Fire 0.

10 August 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

London Spirit 142/6 (100 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 136/9 (100 balls)
Adam Rossington 46 (29) Tom Hartley 3/27 (20 balls)		Colin Ackermann 53 (40) Brad Wheal 4/17 (20 balls)

London Spirit won by 6 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Martin Saggers
Player of the match: Brad Wheal (London Spirit)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: London Spirit 2, Manchester Originals 0.

13 August 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Birmingham Phoenix 166/6 (100 balls)	v	Trent Rockets 150/9 (100 balls)
Liam Livingstone 50 (31) Sam Cook 2/32 (20 balls)		Steven Mullaney 49 (33) Pat Brown 3/27 (20 balls)

Birmingham Phoenix won by 16 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Peter Hartley and David Millns
Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Birmingham Phoenix)

Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Trent Rockets 0.

17 August 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

Northern Superchargers 143/8 (100 balls)	v	Birmingham Phoenix 147/2 (74 balls)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 71 (44) Liam Livingstone 3/25 (20 balls)		Liam Livingstone 92* (40) David Willey 1/26 (10 balls)

Birmingham Phoenix won by 8 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Birmingham Phoenix)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Northern Superchargers 0.

Fixtures (Women)[]

July[]

23 July 2021
15:00
Scorecard

Birmingham Phoenix 128/6 (100 balls)	v	London Spirit 132/7 (96 balls)
Evelyn Jones 47 (41) Deandra Dottin 2/28 (20 balls)		Naomi Dattani 34 (19) Erin Burns 2/15 (20 balls)

London Spirit won by 3 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jasmine Naeem
Player of the match: Evelyn Jones (Birmingham Phoenix)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
Points: London Spirit 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

25 July 2021
14:30
Scorecard

Birmingham Phoenix 113/9 (100 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 93/8 (100 balls)
Amy Jones 31 (17) Emma Lamb 3/16 (20 balls)		Harmanpreet Kaur 49* (47) Kirstie Gordon 3/14 (20 balls)

Birmingham Phoenix won by 20 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Jasmine Naeem
Player of the match: Kirstie Gordon (Birmingham Phoenix)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Manchester Originals 0.

30 July 2021
15:00
Scorecard

Birmingham Phoenix 140/4 (100 balls)	v	Southern Brave 141/2 (82 balls)
Amy Jones 42* (26) Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/16 (20 balls)		Danni Wyatt 69* (40) Erin Burns 1/28 (15 balls)

Southern Brave won by 8 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Southern Brave)

Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Southern Brave 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

August[]

1 August 2021
11:00
Scorecard

Trent Rockets 145/5 (100 balls)	v	Birmingham Phoenix 134/9 (100 balls)
Heather Graham 44 (21) Kirstie Gordon 1/20 (20 balls)		Issy Wong 27 (11) Sammy-Jo Johnson 3/28 (20 balls)

Trent Rockets won by 11 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jasmine Naeem
Player of the match: Heather Graham (Trent Rockets)

Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

4 August 2021
15:30
Scorecard

Birmingham Phoenix 129/9 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles 133/2 (97 balls)
Erin Burns 45 (28) Tash Farrant 3/23 (20 balls)		Dane van Niekerk 67* (51) Kirstie Gordon 2/20 (20 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 8 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Martin Saggers
Player of the match: Tash Farrant (Oval Invincibles)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

9 August 2021
15:00
Scorecard

Welsh Fire 127/9 (100 balls)	v	Birmingham Phoenix 131/0 (76 balls)
Bryony Smith 38 (36) Kirstie Gordon 2/30 (20 balls)		Shafali Verma 76* (42)

Birmingham Phoenix won by 10 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Shafali Verma (Birmingham Phoenix)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Welsh Fire 0.

13 August 2021
15:30
Scorecard

Trent Rockets 125/7 (100 balls)	v	Birmingham Phoenix 129/7 (94 balls)
Abigail Freeborn 30 (23) Kirstie Gordon 3/26 (20 balls)		Erin Burns 38 (26) Sammy-Jo Johnson 3/22 (19 balls)

Birmingham Phoenix won by 3 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jasmine Naeem
Player of the match: Erin Burns (Birmingham Phoenix)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Trent Rockets 0.

17 August 2021
15:00
Scorecard

Birmingham Phoenix 147/4 (100 balls)	v	Northern Superchargers 133/6 (100 balls)
Evelyn Jones 64 (47) Katie Levick 2/23 (20 balls)		Lauren Winfield-Hill 64 (38) Issy Wong 2/23 (20 balls)

Birmingham Phoenix won by 14 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Anna Harris and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: Evelyn Jones (Birmingham Phoenix)

Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Northern Superchargers 0.

Standings[]

Men[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Birmingham Phoenix	8	6	2	0	12	1.087
2	Southern Brave	8	5	2	1	11	0.034
3	Trent Rockets	8	5	3	0	10	0.035
4	Oval Invincibles	8	4	3	1	9	0.123
5	Northern Superchargers	8	3	4	1	7	0.510
6	Manchester Originals	8	2	4	2	6	−0.361
7	Welsh Fire	8	3	5	0	6	−0.827
8	London Spirit	8	1	6	1	3	−0.641

Source: ESPN Cricinfo,^[4] Sky Sports^[5]

advances to the Final
advances to the Eliminator

Women[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Southern Brave	8	7	1	0	14	1.056
2	Oval Invincibles	8	4	3	1	9	0.015
3	Birmingham Phoenix	8	4	4	0	8	0.186
4	London Spirit	8	4	4	0	8	0.046
5	Manchester Originals	8	3	4	1	7	0.016
6	Northern Superchargers	8	3	4	1	7	−0.041
7	Trent Rockets	8	3	4	1	7	−0.293
8	Welsh Fire	8	2	6	0	4	−1.017

Source: ESPN Cricinfo,^[6] Sky Sports^[7]

advances to the Final
advances to the Eliminator

Knockout stages[]

Men[]

Final[]

21 August 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Southern Brave 168/5 (100 balls)	v	Birmingham Phoenix 136/5 (100 balls)
Paul Stirling 61 (36) Adam Milne 2/8 (20 balls)		Liam Livingstone 46 (19) Tymal Mills 1/13 (20 balls)

Southern Brave won by 32 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Martin Saggers and Alex Wharf
Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Southern Brave)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.

Women[]

Eliminator[]

20 August 2021
15:00
Scorecard

Oval Invincibles 114/7 (100 balls)	v	Birmingham Phoenix 94 (94 balls)
Marizanne Kapp 37 (37) Kirstie Gordon 2/22 (20 balls)		Amy Jones 35 (25) Tash Farrant 4/10 (19 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 20 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Anna Harris
Player of the match: Tash Farrant (Oval Invincibles)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.

References[]

^ "The Hundred: Phoenix vs Spirit". espncricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "The Hundred: Originals vs Phoenix". cricketworld. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "The Hundred: Phoenix vs Rockets". espncricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
^ The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports
^ The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
^ The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports

[1] "The Hundred: Phoenix vs Spirit". espncricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[2] "The Hundred: Originals vs Phoenix". cricketworld. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[3] "The Hundred: Phoenix vs Rockets". espncricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[4] The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo

[5] The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports

[6] The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo

[7] The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports

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2021 season
Coach	Daniel Vettori (Men's team) Ben Sawyer (Women's team)
Captain	Moeen Ali (Men's team) Amy Jones (Women's team)
Overseas player	Finn Allen David Bedingham Imran Tahir Adam Milne (Men's team) Erin Burns Katie Mack Shafali Verma (Women's team)
Ground(s)	Edgbaston
The Hundred (Men's)	2nd
The Hundred (Women's)	3rd
Most runs	Liam Livingstone: 348 (Men's team) Evelyn Jones: 233 (Women's team)
Most wickets	Kirstie Gordon: 15 (Women's team) Adam Milne: 12 (Men's team)
Most catches	Will Smeed & Imran Tahir: 5 (Men's team) Kirstie Gordon: 4 (Women's team)