Birmingham Phoenix

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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

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 England (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
—Meg Austin England (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004Right-handedRight-arm leg breakReplacement player
—Tammy Beaumont England (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991Right-handedRight-arm off breakEngland central contract
—Cordelia Griffith England (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995Right-handedRight-arm mediumRuled out through injury
—Davina Perrin England (2006-09-08) 8 September 2006Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
8Ellyse Perry Australia (1990-11-03) 3 November 1990Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player;
Captain
—Alice Capsey England (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004Right-handedRight-arm off breakEngland central contract
—Annerie Dercksen South Africa (2001-04-26) 26 April 2001Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
—Fatima Sana Pakistan (2001-11-08) 8 November 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas player;
Wildcard player
Wicket-keepers
—Jemima Spence England (2006-07-06) 6 July 2006Right-handed—
Pace bowlers
9Mary Taylor England (2004-10-07) 7 October 2004Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumWildcard player
—Lauren Filer England (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumEngland central contract
—Eva Gray England (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Lucy Hamilton Australia (2006-05-08) 8 May 2006Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumRuled out
—Esmae MacGregor England (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004Right-handedRight-arm medium
Spin bowlers
15Phoebe Brett England (2008-06-05) 5 June 2008Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
—Alana King Australia (1995-11-22) 22 November 1995Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player
—Eve O'Neill England (2008-05-11) 11 May 2008Right-handedRight-arm off break
—Linsey Smith England (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxEngland central contract

Men's team

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
26Will Smeed England (2001-10-26) 26 October 2001Right-handedRight-arm off break
—Sean Dickson South Africa (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991Right-handedRight-arm mediumUK passport;
Wildcard player
—Laurie Evans England (1987-10-12) 12 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Donovan Ferreira South Africa (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
All-rounders
2Jacob Bethell England (2003-10-23) 23 October 2003Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxCaptain;
England central contract
—Ethan Brookes England (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Mitchell Owen Australia (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
—Rehan Ahmed England (2004-08-13) 13 August 2004Right-handedRight-arm leg breakEngland central contract
—Jordan Thompson England (1996-10-09) 9 October 1996Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
33Joe Clarke England (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996Right-handed—
Pace bowlers
25Chris Wood England (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
—Scott Currie Scotland (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
—Tom Helm England (1994-05-07) 7 May 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumWildcard player
—Saqib Mahmood England (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997Right-handedRight-arm fast
—Mustafizur Rahman Bangladesh (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
Spin bowlers
—Usman Tariq Pakistan (1995-06-07) 7 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]

Men's team

Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
202186200121st1[b]RU[12]
202285300104thDid not progress[13]
20238240266thDid not progress[14]
202486200122nd1[c]3rd[15]
202583500125thDid 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.

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