2021 London Spirit season

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London Spirit
2021 season
CoachAustralia Shane Warne
(Men's team)
England Trevor Griffin
(Women's team)
CaptainEngland Eoin Morgan
(Men's team)
England Heather Knight
(Women's team)
OverseesAustralia Josh Inglis
Pakistan Mohammad Amir
Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi
South Africa David Wiese
(Men's team)
Cricket West Indies Deandra Dottin
India Deepti Sharma
South Africa Chloe Tryon
(Women's team)
Ground(s)Lord's
The Hundred (Men's)8th
The Hundred (Women's)4th
Most runsHeather Knight: 214 (Women's team)
Josh Inglis: 173 (Men's team)
Most wicketsBlake Cullen: 10 (Men's team)
Deepti Sharma: 10 (Women's team)
Most catchesRavi Bopara: 6 (Men's team)
Danielle: 6 (Women's team)

The 2021 season was London Spirit's first season of the new franchise 100 ball cricket, The Hundred.

2021 Players[]

Men's side[]

  • Bold denotes players with international caps.
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
6 Joe Denly England (1986-03-16) 16 March 1986 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
15 Zak Crawley England (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break Centrally Contracted player
16 Eoin Morgan England[a] (1986-09-10) 10 September 1986 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm medium Captain
24 Joe Cracknell England (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 21) Right-handed — Replacement player
28 Dan Lawrence England (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break Local Icon player
All Rounders
7 Mohammad Nabi Afghanistan (1985-01-01) 1 January 1985 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
10 Luis Reece England (1990-08-04) 4 August 1990 (age 31) Left-handed Left-arm medium
25 Ravi Bopara England (1985-05-04) 4 May 1985 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium
52 Roelof van der Merwe Netherlands[b] (1984-12-31) 31 December 1984 (age 37) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
96 David Wiese South Africa (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player;
Replacement player
Wicketkeepers
17 Adam Rossington England (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 28) Right-handed —
95 Josh Inglis Australia (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 (age 27) Right-handed — Overseas player
Pace bowlers
1 Jade Dernbach England (1986-03-03) 3 March 1986 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
5 Mohammad Amir Pakistan (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 29) Left-handed Left-arm fast Overseas player
8 Chris Wood England (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium
19 Blake Cullen England (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wildcard pick
58 Brad Wheal Scotland (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Replacement player
— Mark Wood England (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast
Spin bowlers
32 Mason Crane England (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
  1. ^ Morgan has also played international cricket for Ireland.
  2. ^ Van der Merwe has also played international cricket for South Africa.

Women's side[]

  • Bold denotes players with international caps.
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
4 Susie Rowe England (1987-04-13) 13 April 1987 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium
5 Heather Knight England (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain;
Centrally Contracted player
28 Aylish Cranstone England (1994-08-28) 28 August 1994 (age 27) Left-handed Left-arm medium
All Rounders
3 Charlie Dean England (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break
6 Deepti Sharma India (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 24) Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
8 Danielle Gibson England (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
11 Naomi Dattani England (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 27) Left-handed Left-arm medium
15 Deandra Dottin Cricket West Indies (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Marquee player;
Overseas player
25 Chloe Tryon South Africa (1994-01-25) 25 January 1994 (age 28) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player
88 Alice Monaghan England (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicketkeepers
12 Tammy Beaumont England (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 31) Right-handed —
17 Amara Carr England (1994-04-17) 17 April 1994 (age 27) Right-handed —
Pace bowlers
22 Sophie Munro England (2001-08-31) 31 August 2001 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
61 Freya Davies England (1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
29 Grace Scrivens England (2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 (age 18) Left-handed Right-arm off break

Regular season[]

Fixtures (Men)[]

All times are in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

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
14:30
Scorecard
v
No result
Lord's, London
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Peter Hartley
  • London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: London Spirit 1, Oval Invincibles 1.
29 July 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Trent Rockets
123/4 (100 balls)
v
London Spirit
116/8 (100 balls)
D'Arcy Short 69* (47)
Mohammad Nabi 2/20 (20 balls)
Roelof van der Merwe 25* (18)
Matt Carter 3/17 (20 balls)
Trent Rockets won by 7 runs
Lord's, London
Attendance: 23,892[2]
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Alex Wharf
Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Trent Rockets)
  • London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Trent Rockets 2, London Spirit 0.

August[]

1 August 2021
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Southern Brave
145/6 (100 balls)
v
London Spirit
141/7 (100 balls)
Alex Davies 50 (40)
Blake Cullen 2/27 (20 balls)
Josh Inglis 55 (43)
George Garton 2/30 (20 balls)
Southern Brave won by 4 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Chris Jordan (Southern Brave)
  • London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Southern Brave 2, London Spirit 0.
3 August 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Northern Superchargers
155/3 (100 balls)
v
London Spirit
92/9 (100 balls)
David Willey 81* (45)
Mohammad Nabi 1/19 (15 balls)
Eoin Morgan 27 (22)
Ben Raine 3/20 (20 balls)
Northern Superchargers won by 63 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: David Willey (Northern Superchargers)
  • Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Superchargers 2, London Spirit 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.
14 August 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
London Spirit
146/7 (100 balls)
v
Oval Invincibles
147/8 (95 balls)
Eoin Morgan 41 (20)
Tabraiz Shamsi 3/25 (20 balls)
Laurie Evans 67* (37)
Brad Wheal 2/23 (20 balls)
Oval Invincibles won by 2 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Nick Cook and Neil Mallender
Player of the match: Laurie Evans (Oval Invincibles)
  • London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.
18 August 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
London Spirit
163/5 (100 balls)
v
Welsh Fire
165/7 (98 balls)
Josh Inglis 72 (45)
Ryan Higgins 3/21 (20 balls)
Glenn Phillips 80 (35)
Brad Wheal 3/30 (18 balls)
Welsh Fire won by 3 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Attendance: 9,261[3]
Umpires: Nick Cook and Nigel Llong
Player of the match: Glenn Phillips (Welsh Fire)
  • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Welsh Fire 2, London Spirit 0.

Fixtures (Women)[]

All times are in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

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
11:00
Scorecard
Oval Invincibles
132/7 (100 balls)
v
London Spirit
117/7 (100 balls)
Alice Capsey 59 (41)
Naomi Dattani 2/23 (15 balls)
Heather Knight 40 (29)
Dane van Niekerk 3/30 (20 balls)
Oval Invincibles won by 15 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Anna Harris and Graham Lloyd
Player of the match: Alice Capsey (Oval Invincibles)
  • London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.
29 July 2021
15:00
Scorecard
Trent Rockets
151/4 (100 balls)
v
London Spirit
133/7 (100 balls)
Rachel Priest 76 (42)
Freya Davies 1/19 (20 balls)
Heather Knight 31 (25)
Lucy Higham 2/12 (15 balls)
Trent Rockets won by 18 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Trent Rockets)
  • Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Trent Rockets 2, London Spirit 0.

August[]

1 August 2021
14:30
Scorecard
London Spirit
93 (96 balls)
v
Southern Brave
97/3 (92 balls)
Tammy Beaumont 34 (45)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 4/14 (20 balls)
Stafanie Taylor 29* (32)
Deepti Sharma 2/10 (20 balls)
Southern Brave won by 7 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Peter Hartley
Player of the match: Amanda-Jade Wellington (Southern Brave)
  • Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Southern Brave 2, London Spirit 0.
3 August 2021
15:00
Scorecard
Northern Superchargers
126/5 (100 balls)
v
London Spirit
129/3 (98 balls)
Jemimah Rodrigues 57 (44)
Sophie Munro 2/20 (15 balls)
Deandra Dottin 50* (34)
Linsey Smith 2/15 (20 balls)
London Spirit won by 7 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Anna Harris
Player of the match: Deandra Dottin (London Spirit)
  • Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: London Spirit 2, Northern Superchargers 0.
10 August 2021
15:00
Scorecard
Manchester Originals
127/5 (100 balls)
v
London Spirit
131/5 (98 balls)
Emma Lamb 39 (30)
Deepti Sharma 2/10 (20 balls)
Heather Knight 35 (26)
Alex Hartley 3/32 (20 balls)
London Spirit won by 5 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Deepti Sharma (London Spirit)
  • Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: London Spirit 2, Manchester Originals 0.
14 August 2021
15:30
Scorecard
London Spirit
103/9 (100 balls)
v
Oval Invincibles
107/2 (87 balls)
Tammy Beaumont 42 (34)
Marizanne Kapp 2/12 (20 balls)
Georgia Adams 37* (34)
Charlie Dean 1/24 (17 balls)
Oval Invincibles won by 8 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Anna Harris and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Georgia Adams (Oval Invincibles)
  • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.
18 August 2021
15:00
Scorecard
Welsh Fire
95/9 (100 balls)
v
London Spirit
96/3 (58 balls)
Georgia Redmayne 35 (28)
Danielle Gibson 2/10 (15 balls)
Heather Knight 34* (19)
Danielle Gibson 34* (19)
Hayley Matthews 2/28 (18 balls)
London Spirit won by 7 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and David Millns
Player of the match: Danielle Gibson (London Spirit)
  • London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: London Spirit 2, Welsh Fire 0.

Standings[]

Women[]

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

  advances to the Final
  advances to the Eliminator

Men[]

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

  advances to the Final
  advances to the Eliminator

References[]

  1. ^ "The Hundred: Phoenix vs Spirit". espncricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ "The Hundred: Spirit vs Rockets". BBC. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ "The Hundred: Fire vs Spirit". espncricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ^ The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
  5. ^ The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports
  6. ^ The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
  7. ^ The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports
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