Birmingham Phoenix

Birmingham Phoenix
Personnel
Captain	Moeen Ali ; (Men's team) ; Amy Jones ; (Women's team)
Coach	Daniel Vettori ; (Men's team) ; Ben Sawyer ; (Women's team)
Overseas player(s)	Finn Allen ; David Bedingham ; Imran Tahir ; Adam Milne ; (Men's team) ; Erin Burns ; Katie Mack ; Shafali Verma ; (Women's team)
Team information
Colours
Founded	2019
Home ground	Edgbaston
Capacity	25,000
History
No. of titles	0
The Hundred title wins	0
The Hundred game wins	10; (Men's team: 6); (Women's team: 4)
Official website	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 21st July 2021, during the English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's and women's sides play at Edgbaston.

History[]

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 Chris Woakes as their headline men's draftee, and Amy Jones as the women's headliner. They are joined by England international Moeen Ali and Worcestershire's Pat Brown for the men's team, while Kirstie Gordon joins Jones in the women's side.^[5]

Honours[]

Edgbaston

Men's honours[]

The Hundred

Runners-up: 2021

Women's honours[]

The Hundred

Third place: 2021

Ground[]

New Road, Worcester

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.

Players[]

Current squad[]

Men's side[]

Bold denotes players with international caps.
* denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

S/N	Name	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
5	David Bedingham	(1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 27)	Right-handed	—	Overseas player; Replacement player
8	Miles Hammond	(1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 25)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
26	Will Smeed	(2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 19)	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
—	Adam Hose	(1992-10-25) 25 October 1992 (age 28)	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 32)	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 27)	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 22)	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 32)	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.
* denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

S/N	Name	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
2	Katie Mack	(1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player
10	Phoebe Franklin	(1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 23)	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 17)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
54	Marie Kelly	(1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
—	Ria Fackrell	(1999-09-16) 16 September 1999 (age 21)	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 28)	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 23)	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 23)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox

References[]

^ "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ 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.
^ "The Hundred: Andrew McDonald to coach Birmingham men's side in new ECB competition". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
^ "Australia mentor Ben Sawyer to be Birmingham Women's Team Head Coach for The Hundred". ESPNCricinfo. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
^ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

External links[]

Official web page

[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.

[Coaches-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.

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