Birmingham Phoenix

Birmingham Phoenix
Personnel
Captain
Coach
Overseas players
OwnerWarwickshire County Cricket Club (51%)
Knighthead Capital Management LLC (49%)
Team information
Colours  
Founded2019 (2019)
Home groundEdgbaston
Capacity25,000
History
No. of titles0
Official websiteBirmingham Phoenix

The Hundred kit

Birmingham Phoenix are a franchise 100-ball cricket team 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 21 July 2021, during the English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's and women's teams play at Edgbaston.

History

See also: The Hundred (cricket)

In July 2019, it was announced the Edgbaston-based franchise would be known as Birmingham Phoenix. The team revealed that former Australian batsman Andrew McDonald would be the men's team's first coach, and would be McDonald will be assisted by Daniel Vettori, Jim Troughton, and Alex Gidman.[2] In September Ben Sawyer was appointed the first coach of the women's team.[3]

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.[4]

As part of the 2025 Hundred sale, the ECB gave Warwickshire County Cricket Club a 51% stake in the franchise with the remaining 49% sold in an auction process. Knighthead Capital Management LLC purchased 49% of the franchise with Warwickshire County Cricket Club retaining their stake. They took operational control on 1 October 2025.[5][6]

Grounds

Main article: Edgbaston Cricket Ground

Both the Birmingham Phoenix men's and women's teams play at the home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Edgbaston Cricket Ground, in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham. The women's team 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.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

Women's team

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
6 Emma Lamb  England (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 Right-handed Right-arm off break
— Tammy Beaumont  England (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 Right-handed Right-arm off break England central contract
— Cordelia Griffith  England (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995 Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Davina Perrin  England (2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
8 Ellyse Perry  Australia (1990-11-03) 3 November 1990 Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player;
Captain
— Alice Capsey  England (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 Right-handed Right-arm off break England central contract
— Annerie Dercksen  South Africa (2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
— Jemima Spence  England (2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 Right-handed —
Pace bowlers
— Lauren Filer  England (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium England central contract
— Eva Gray  England (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Lucy Hamilton  Australia (2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
— Esmae MacGregor  England (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Spin bowlers
15 Phoebe Brett  England (2008-06-05) 5 June 2008 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
— Alana King  Australia (1995-11-22) 22 November 1995 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
— Eve O'Neill  England (2008-05-11) 11 May 2008 Right-handed Right-arm off break
— Linsey Smith  England (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox England central contract

Men's team

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
26 Will Smeed  England (2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 Right-handed Right-arm off break
— Laurie Evans  England (1987-10-12) 12 October 1987 Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Donovan Ferreira  South Africa (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
All-rounders
2 Jacob Bethell  England (2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Captain;
England central contract
— Ethan Brookes  England (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Mitchell Owen  Australia (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
— Rehan Ahmed  England (2004-08-13) 13 August 2004 Right-handed Right-arm leg break England central contract
— Jordan Thompson  England (1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
33 Joe Clarke  England (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 Right-handed —
Pace bowlers
25 Chris Wood  England (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium
— Scott Currie  Scotland (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
— Saqib Mahmood  England (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 Right-handed Right-arm fast
— Mustafizur Rahman  Bangladesh (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Overseas player
Spin bowlers
— Usman Tariq  Pakistan (1995-06-07) 7 June 1995 Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player

Honours

Women's honours

Men's honours

Seasons

Women's team

Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
2021 8 4 4 0 0 8 3rd 1[a] 3rd [7]
2022 6 3 3 0 0 6 4th Did not progress [8]
2023 8 0 7 0 1 1 8th Did not progress [9]
2024 8 3 4 0 1 7 7th Did not progress [10]
2025 8 2 6 0 0 8 7th Did not progress [11]

Men's team

Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
2021 8 6 2 0 0 12 1st 1[b] RU [12]
2022 8 5 3 0 0 10 4th Did not progress [13]
2023 8 2 4 0 2 6 6th Did not progress [14]
2024 8 6 2 0 0 12 2nd 1[c] 3rd [15]
2025 8 3 5 0 0 12 5th Did not progress [16]

Notes

  1. ^ Birmingham Phoenix women qualified for the eliminator in 2021. They played one match, losing the playoff for the final against Oval Invincibles by 20 runs.
  2. ^ Birmingham Phoenix men finished top of the group stage and qualified automatically for the final in 2021. They lost the final against Southern Brave by 32 runs.
  3. ^ Birmingham Phoenix men finished second in the group stage. They lost the eliminator against Southern Brave in the Super Five after a tied match.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "The Hundred: Andrew McDonald to coach Birmingham men's team in new ECB competition". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Australia mentor Ben Sawyer to be Birmingham Women's Team Head Coach for The Hundred". ESPNCricinfo. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. ^ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. ^ "ECB finalises deals with strategic partners in The Hundred, unlocking hundreds of millions of pounds for game-wide growth". ECB. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  6. ^ Roller, Matt (25 July 2025). "Birmingham Phoenix complete £40 million equity sale with Knighthead Capital". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  7. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
  8. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
  9. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
  10. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
  11. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2025". espncricinfo.com.
  12. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
  13. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
  14. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
  15. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
  16. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2025". espncricinfo.com.

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