Birmingham Phoenix

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.

Birmingham Phoenix

Personnel
Captain	Ellyse Perry (women) Liam Livingstone (men)
Coach	Alistair Maiden (women) Daniel Vettori (men)
Overseas player(s)	Ellyse Perry Megan Schutt Georgia Voll (women) Trent Boult Adam Milne Tim Southee (men)
Team information
Colours
Founded	2019; 6 years ago (2019)
Home ground	Edgbaston
Capacity	25,000
History
No. of titles	0
Official website	Birmingham Phoenix
The Hundred

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,^[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]

Grounds

Edgbaston

Main article: Edgbaston Cricket Ground

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.

Current squads

• Bold denotes players with international caps.
•  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

Women's side

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
22	Sterre Kalis	Netherlands	(1999-08-30) 30 August 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
—	Georgie Boyce	England	(1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
—	Marie Kelly	England	(1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
—	Emma Lamb	England	(1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
—	Ailsa Lister	Scotland	(2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 21)	Right-handed	—
—	Georgia Voll	Australia	(2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
All-rounders
8	Ellyse Perry	Australia	(1990-11-03) 3 November 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player; Captain
—	Bethan Ellis	England	(1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
40	Amy Jones	England	(1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	—
Pace bowlers
37	Emily Arlott	England	(1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
—	Megan Schutt	Australia	(1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
Spin bowlers
3	Hannah Baker	England	(2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
28	Charis Pavely	England	(2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 20)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox

Men's side

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
17	Ben Duckett	England	(1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 30)	Left-handed	—	Centrally Contracted player
26	Will Smeed	England	(2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounders
2	Jacob Bethell	England	(2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 (age 21)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
13	Benny Howell	England	(1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
23	Liam Livingstone	England	(1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Captain
80	Dan Mousley	England	(2001-07-08) 8 July 2001 (age 23)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
21	Aneurin Donald	Wales	(1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
—	Joe Clarke	England	(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	—
Pace bowlers
7	Tom Helm	England	(1994-05-07) 7 May 1994 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
20	Adam Milne	New Zealand	(1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Overseas player
25	Chris Wood	England	(1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
38	Tim Southee	New Zealand	(1988-12-11) 11 December 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player
—	Trent Boult	New Zealand	(1989-07-22) 22 July 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	Overseas player
—	Harry Moore	England	(2007-04-26) 26 April 2007 (age 18)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers

Honours

Women's honours

• Third place: 2021

Men's honours

• Runners-up: 2021
• Third place: 2024

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	3rd	1[a]	3rd	[6]
2022	6	3	3	0	0	6	4th	Did not progress		[7]
2023	8	0	7	0	1	1	8th	Did not progress		[8]
2024	8	3	4	0	1	7	7th	Did not progress		[9]

Men's team

Season	Group stage							Playoff stage		Ref.
	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	Pos	Pld	Pos
2021	8	6	2	0	0	12	1st	1[b]	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[c]	3rd	[13]

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

• Cricket portal
• England portal

• List of Birmingham Phoenix cricketers
• List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
• List of Test cricket grounds