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English limited overs cricket team based in Birmingham, United Kingdom From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 21 July 2021, during the English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's and women's sides play at Edgbaston.
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| Founded | 2019 |
| Home ground | Edgbaston |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
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| No. of titles | 0 |
| Official website | Birmingham Phoenix |
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 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.[5]
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.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| Batters | ||||||
| 2 | Chloe Brewer |  England | 12 July 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 11 | Suzie Bates |  New Zealand | 16 September 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player; Replacement player |
| 22 | Sterre Kalis |  Netherlands | 30 August 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 35 | Fran Wilson | England | 7 November 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Wildcard player |
| 47 | Seren Smale | England | 13 December 2004 | Right-handed | — | |
| — | Ailsa Lister |  Scotland | 8 April 2004 | Right-handed | — | Ruled out |
| — | Alice Macleod | England | 14 May 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Wildcard player |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 8 | Ellyse Perry |  Australia | 3 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player; Captain |
| 77 | Sophie Devine | New Zealand | 1 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| — | Emma Jones | England | 8 August 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Replacement player |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 13 | Richa Ghosh |  India | 28 September 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 40 | Amy Jones | England | 13 June 1993 | Right-handed | — | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 37 | Emily Arlott | England | 23 February 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 95 | Issy Wong | England | 15 May 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 3 | Hannah Baker | England | 3 February 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 23 | Katie Levick | England | 17 July 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 28 | Charis Pavely | England | 25 October 2004 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| 2 | Jacob Bethell | England | 23 October 2003 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 12 | Rishi Patel | England | 26 July 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Wildcard player |
| 17 | Ben Duckett | England | 17 October 1994 | Left-handed | — | |
| 26 | Will Smeed | England | 26 October 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Ruled out |
| 32 | Louis Kimber | England | 24 February 1997 | Right-handed | — | Replacement player |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 13 | Benny Howell | England | 5 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 18 | Moeen Ali | England | 18 June 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| 23 | Liam Livingstone | England | 4 August 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 44 | James Fuller | England | 24 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 80 | Dan Mousley | England | 8 July 2001 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 11 | Jamie Smith | England | 12 July 2000 | Right-handed | — | |
| 21 | Aneurin Donald |  Wales | 20 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Wildcard player |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 7 | Tom Helm | England | 7 May 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 19 | Chris Woakes | England | 2 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Centrally Contracted player; Ruled out |
| 20 | Adam Milne | New Zealand | 13 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas player |
| 25 | Chris Wood | England | 27 June 1990 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Replacement player |
| 38 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 11 December 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player; Replacement player |
| 77 | Sean Abbott | Australia | 29 February 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| — | Naseem Shah |  Pakistan | 15 February 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas player; Ruled out |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| Season | Group stage | Playoff stage | Ref. | |||||||
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| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | Pos | Pld | Pos | ||
| 2021 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1st | 1[lower-alpha 2] | RU | [10] |
| 2022 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4th | Did not progress | [11] | |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6th | Did not progress | [12] | |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2nd | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 3rd | [13] |
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