London Spirit

London Spirit
Personnel
Captain	Eoin Morgan ; (Men's team) ; Heather Knight ; (Women's team)
Coach	Shane Warne ; (Men's team) ; Trevor Griffin ; (Women's team)
Overseas player(s)	Josh Inglis ; Mohammad Amir ; Mohammad Nabi ; David Wiese ; (Men's team) ; Deandra Dottin ; Deepti Sharma ; Chloe Tryon ; (Women's team)
Team information
Colours
Founded	2019
Home ground	Lord's
Capacity	30,000
History
No. of titles	0
The Hundred title wins	0
The Hundred game wins	5; (Women's team: 4); (Men's team: 1)
Official website	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 newly founded competition called The Hundred ,^[1] which will take place for the first time during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's and women's sides will play at Lord's for their home games.

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 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[]

Lord's

Men's honours[]

The Hundred

8th place: 2021 (highest finish)

Women's honours[]

The Hundred

4th place: 2021 (highest finish)

Ground[]

The County Ground, Chelmsford

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.

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	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
6	Joe Denly		(1986-03-16) 16 March 1986 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
15	Zak Crawley		(1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Centrally Contracted player
16	Eoin Morgan	^[a]	(1986-09-10) 10 September 1986 (age 35)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain
24	Joe Cracknell		(2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 21)	Right-handed	—	Replacement player
28	Dan Lawrence		(1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Local Icon player
All Rounders
7	Mohammad Nabi		(1985-01-01) 1 January 1985 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
10	Luis Reece		(1990-08-04) 4 August 1990 (age 31)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
25	Ravi Bopara		(1985-05-04) 4 May 1985 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
52	Roelof van der Merwe	^[b]	(1984-12-31) 31 December 1984 (age 36)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
96	David Wiese		(1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player; Replacement player
Wicketkeepers
17	Adam Rossington		(1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 28)	Right-handed	—
95	Josh Inglis		(1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 (age 26)	Right-handed	—	Overseas player
Pace bowlers
1	Jade Dernbach		(1986-03-03) 3 March 1986 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
5	Mohammad Amir		(1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 29)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast	Overseas player
8	Chris Wood		(1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 (age 31)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
19	Blake Cullen		(2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Wildcard pick
58	Brad Wheal		(1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Replacement player
—	Mark Wood		(1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
Spin bowlers
32	Mason Crane		(1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break

^ Morgan has also played international cricket for Ireland.
^ Van der Merwe has also played international cricket for South Africa.

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
4	Susie Rowe	(1987-04-13) 13 April 1987 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
5	Heather Knight	(1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Captain; Centrally Contracted player
28	Aylish Cranstone	(1994-08-28) 28 August 1994 (age 27)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
All Rounders
3	Charlie Dean	(2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
6	Deepti Sharma	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 24)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
8	Danielle Gibson	(2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
11	Naomi Dattani	(1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 27)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
15	Deandra Dottin	(1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Marquee player; Overseas player
25	Chloe Tryon	(1994-01-25) 25 January 1994 (age 27)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Overseas player
88	Alice Monaghan	(2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicketkeepers
12	Tammy Beaumont	(1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 30)	Right-handed	—
17	Amara Carr	(1994-04-17) 17 April 1994 (age 27)	Right-handed	—
Pace bowlers
22	Sophie Munro	(2001-08-31) 31 August 2001 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
61	Freya Davies	(1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
29	Grace Scrivens	(2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 (age 17)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break

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.
^ "Shane Warne named as coach of Lord's Hundred team". The Guardian. 9 August 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

[5] Morgan has also played international cricket for Ireland.

[6] Van der Merwe has also played international cricket for South Africa.

[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] "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.

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