Birmingham Phoenix

Birmingham Phoenix
Personnel
Captain
Coach
Overseas players
OwnerWarwickshire County Cricket Club (50.4%)
Knighthead Capital Management LLC (48.4%)
Jude Bellingham (1.2%)
Team information
Colours  
Founded2019 (2019)
Home groundEdgbaston
Capacity25,000
History
No. of titles0
Official websiteBirmingham Phoenix

The Hundred kit

2026 Birmingham Phoenix season

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

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

Edgbaston

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
6Emma Lamb England16 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
12Tammy Beaumont England11 March 1991Right-handedRight-arm off breakEngland central contract
22Davina Perrin England8 September 2006Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Meg Austin England7 September 2004Right-handedRight-arm leg breakReplacement player
—Cordelia Griffith England19 September 1995Right-handedRight-arm mediumRuled out through injury
All-rounders
8Ellyse Perry Australia3 November 1990Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain;
Overseas player
14Fatima Sana Pakistan8 November 2001Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player;
Wildcard player
53Kayla Reyneke South Africa21 October 2005Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player;
Replacement player
64Alice Capsey England11 August 2004Right-handedRight-arm off breakEngland central contract
77Annerie Dercksen South Africa26 April 2001Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
Wicket-keepers
67Jemima Spence England6 July 2006Right-handed—
Pace bowlers
9Mary Taylor England7 October 2004Right-handedRight-arm mediumWildcard player
18Eva Gray England24 May 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium
24Lauren Filer England22 December 2000Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumEngland central contract
—Lucy Hamilton Australia8 May 2006Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumRuled out
—Esmae MacGregor England31 July 2004Right-handedRight-arm medium
Spin bowlers
15Phoebe Brett England5 June 2008Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
27Alana King Australia22 November 1995Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player
50Linsey Smith England10 March 1995Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxEngland central contract
—Eve O'Neill England11 May 2008Right-handedRight-arm off break

Men's team

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
5Joe Weatherley England19 January 1997Right-handedRight-arm off breakReplacement player
22Donovan Ferreira South Africa21 July 1998Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain;
Overseas player
26Will Smeed England26 October 2001Right-handedRight-arm off break
32Laurie Evans England12 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium
58Sean Dickson South Africa2 September 1991Right-handedRight-arm mediumUK passport;
Wildcard player
All-rounders
2Jacob Bethell England23 October 2003Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxEngland central contract;
Ruled out through injury
8Jordan Thompson England9 October 1996Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium
16Mitchell Owen Australia16 September 2001Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
53Rehan Ahmed England13 August 2004Right-handedRight-arm leg breakEngland central contract
—Ethan Brookes England23 May 2001Right-handedRight-arm mediumRuled out through injury
—Matt Montgomery Germany10 May 2000Right-handedRight-arm off breakReplacement player
Wicket-keepers
33Joe Clarke England26 May 1996Right-handed—
Pace bowlers
7Saqib Mahmood England25 February 1997Right-handedRight-arm fast
9Tom Helm England7 May 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumWildcard player
25Chris Wood England27 June 1990Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
27Ben Dwarshuis Australia23 June 1994Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas player;
Replacement player
44Scott Currie Scotland2 May 2001Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
—Mustafizur Rahman Bangladesh6 September 1995Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas player;
Ruled out through injury
Spin bowlers
76Usman Tariq Pakistan7 June 1995Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas 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
20218440083rd1[a]3rd[7]
20226330064thDid not progress[8]
20238070118thDid not progress[9]
20248340177thDid not progress[10]
20258260087thDid not progress[11]
202682501107thDid not progress[12]

Men's team

Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
202186200121st1[b]2nd[13]
202285300104thDid not progress[14]
20238240266thDid not progress[15]
202486200122nd1[c]3rd[16]
202583500125thDid not progress[17]
20268170048thDid not progress[18]

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 Women's Competition 2026". espncricinfo.com.
  13. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
  14. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
  15. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
  16. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
  17. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2025". espncricinfo.com.
  18. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2026". espncricinfo.com.

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