Birmingham Phoenix

Birmingham Phoenix are a franchise 100-ball cricket side representing the historic counties of Warwickshire and Worcestershire in the newly founded The Hundred competition for the 2020 English and Welsh cricket season. The men's side will play at Edgbaston, while the women's side will play at New Road, Worcester.

Birmingham Phoenix
Personnel
Captain Moeen Ali
(Men's team)
Sophie Devine
(Women's team)
Coach Andrew McDonald
(Men's team)
Ben Sawyer
(Women's team)
Overseas player(s) Kane Williamson
Shaheen Afridi
Adam Zampa
(Men's team)
Sophie Devine
Ashleigh Gardner
(Women's team)
Team information
Colours            
Founded2019
Home groundEdgbaston
(Men's team)
New Road, Worcester (Women's team)
Capacity25,000 (Edgbaston)
5,500 (New Road, Worcester)
History
No. of titles0
The Hundred title wins0
The Hundred game wins0
Official websiteBirmingham Phoenix

History
See also: The Hundred (cricket)

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,[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

Honours
Edgbaston

Men's honours
  • The Hundred – 0

Women's honours
  • The Hundred – 0

Ground
New Road, Worcester
Main articles: Edgbaston Cricket Ground and New Road, Worcester

The Birmingham Phoenix men's side play at the home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Edgbaston Cricket Ground, in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, while the women's side play at the home of Worcestershire County Cricket Club, New Road, Worcester.

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
—Cameron Delport (1989-05-12) 12 May 1989Left-handedRight-arm mediumUK Passport
—Adam Hose (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Kane Williamson (1990-08-08) 8 August 1990Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
All Rounders
—Moeen Ali (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987Left-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain;
Local Icon player
—Ravi Bopara (1985-05-04) 4 May 1985Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Benny Howell (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Liam Livingstone (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Wicketkeepers
—Chris Cooke (1986-05-30) 30 May 1986Right-handed—UK Passport
—Riki Wessels (1985-11-12) 12 November 1985Right-handed—UK Passport
Pace bowlers
—Henry Brookes (1999-08-21) 21 August 1999Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
—Pat Brown (1998-08-23) 23 August 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumLocal Icon player
—Tom Helm (1994-05-07) 7 May 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast
—Shaheen Afridi (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
—Chris Woakes (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumCentrally Contracted player
Spin bowlers
—Adam Zampa (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player

    Women'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
    —Ria Fackrell (1999-09-16) 16 September 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break
    —Evelyn Jones (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992Left-handedLeft-arm medium
    —Marie Kelly (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium
    All Rounders
    —Sophie Devine (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain;
    Overseas player
    —Georgia Elwiss (1991-05-31) 31 May 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumMarquee player
    Wicketkeepers
    —Amy Jones (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993Right-handed—Centrally Contracted player
    Pace bowlers
    —Isabelle Wong (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
    Spin bowlers
    —Ashleigh Gardner (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
    —Kirstie Gordon (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxCentrally Contracted player

    See also

      References
      1. 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.
      2. "The Hundred: Andrew McDonald to coach Birmingham men's side 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.

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