London Spirit

London Spirit
Personnel
Captain
  • TBA (women)
  • TBA (men)
Coach
Overseas players
OwnerMarylebone Cricket Club (51%)
Cricket Investor Holdings Limited (49%)
Team information
ColoursDark blue and black
Founded2019 (2019)
Home groundLord's
Capacity30,000
History
No. of titles1
Women's title wins1 (2024)
Official websiteLondonspirit.com

The Hundred kit

London Spirit are a franchise 100-ball cricket team based in North London. The team represents the historic counties of Middlesex, Essex and Northamptonshire in The Hundred,[1] which took place for the first time during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's and women's teams play their home games at Lord's.

History

See also: The Hundred (cricket)

In May 2019, it was revealed that the Hundred franchise based at Lord's would be known as the London Spirit. In August 2019 the team 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.[2] By September 2019, it was known that the franchise would represent Middlesex, Essex and Northamptonshire.[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 team.[4]

As part of the 2025 Hundred sale, the ECB gave Marylebone Cricket Club a 51% stake in the franchise with the remaining 49% sold in an auction process. Cricket Investor Holdings Limited (known as Tech Titans) purchased 49% of the franchise with Marylebone Cricket Club retaining their stake. They took operational control on 1 October 2025.[5][6]

London Spirit logo and kits 2021–25

kit

Honours

Men's honours

The Hundred

Women's honours

The Hundred

Ground

Main article: Lord's

Both the London Spirit men's and women's teams play at the home of Cricket, Lord's, in the St. John's Wood area of London. The women's team 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.

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
— Sterre Kalis  Netherlands (1999-08-30) 30 August 1999 Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Marie Kelly  England (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 Right-handed Right-arm off break
— Seren Smale  England (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 Right-handed —
All-rounders
3 Charlie Dean  England (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 Right-handed Right-arm off break England central contract
17 Grace Harris  Australia (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993 Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
— Nadine de Klerk  South Africa (2000-01-16) 16 January 2000 Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
— Deandra Dottin  West Indies (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
— Marizanne Kapp  South Africa (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
— Amy Jones  England (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 Right-handed — England central contract
Pace bowlers
— Mahika Gaur  England[a] (2006-03-09) 9 March 2006 Right-handed Left-arm medium England central contract
— Phoebe Turner  England (2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Spin bowlers
— Josie Groves  England (2004-09-05) 5 September 2004 Right-handed Right-arm leg break
— Lucy Higham  England (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 Right-handed Right-arm off break
— Charis Pavely  England (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
  1. ^ Gaur has also played international cricket for the United Arab Emirates.

Men's team

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
— Dewald Brevis  South Africa (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
— Adam Hose  England (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992 Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
88 Jamie Overton  England (1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium England central contract
— James Coles  England (2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
— Liam Livingstone  England (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 Right-handed Right-arm leg break
— David Willey  England (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
— Jonny Bairstow  England (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 Right-handed —
— Lhuan-dre Pretorius  South Africa (2006-03-27) 27 March 2006 Right-handed — Overseas player
— James Rew  England (2004-01-11) 11 January 2004 Left-handed —
Pace bowlers
— Matthew Fisher  England (1997-11-09) 9 November 1997 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
— Tymal Mills  England (1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 Right-handed Left-arm fast
— Adam Milne  New Zealand (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas player
Spin bowlers
— Mason Crane  England (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 Right-handed Right-arm leg break
— Adam Zampa  Australia (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player

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 4th Did not progress [7]
2022 6 2 4 0 0 4 7th Did not progress [8]
2023 8 2 4 0 2 6 6th Did not progress [9]
2024 8 4 3 1 0 9 3rd 2[a] 1st [10]
2025 8 5 3 0 0 20 3rd 1[b] 3rd [11]

Men's team

Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
2021 8 1 6 0 1 3 8th Did not progress [12]
2022 8 5 3 0 0 10 3rd 1[c] 3rd [13]
2023 8 2 4 0 2 6 7th Did not progress [14]
2024 8 1 7 0 0 2 8th Did not progress [15]
2025 8 3 5 0 0 12 7th Did not progress [16]

Notes

  1. ^ London Spirit women qualified for the eliminator in 2024. They played 2 games, winning the eliminator against Oval Invincibles by 8 wickets, and winning the final against Welsh Fire by 4 wickets.
  2. ^ London Spirit women qualified for the eliminator in 2025. They played 1 game, losing the eliminator against Northern Superchargers by 42 runs.
  3. ^ London Spirit men qualified for the eliminator in 2022. They played one match, losing the playoff for the final against Manchester Originals by 5 wickets.

See also


References

  1. ^ "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Shane Warne named as coach of Lord's Hundred team". The Guardian. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. ^ "The inside story of The Hundred". The Independent. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  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. ^ Roan, Dan (31 January 2025). "Tech consortium agrees £145m stake in London Spirit". BBC Sport. 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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