Southern Brave

Southern Brave is a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Southampton. The team represents the historic counties of Hampshire and Sussex in the newly founded The Hundred competition,^[1] which took place for the first time during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's side and the women's side play at the Rose Bowl, Hampshire.

Southern Brave

Personnel
Captain	Georgia Adams (women) James Vince (men)
Coach	Luke Williams (women) Adrian Birrell (men)
Overseas player(s)	Sophie Devine Chloe Tryon Laura Wolvaardt (women) Finn Allen Michael Bracewell Hilton Cartwright Faf du Plessis (men)
Team information
Colours
Founded	2019
Home ground	Utilita Bowl
Capacity	15,000 (25,000 with temporary seating)
History
No. of titles	2
Men's title wins	1 (2021)
Women's title wins	1 (2023)
Official website	Southern Brave
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 distinctive format to draw crowds.

In August 2019 the side announced that former Sri Lanka batsman and 2019 IPL winning coach Mahela Jayawardene would be the men's team's first coach, while former England Women captain Charlotte Edwards was appointed coach of the Women's team.^[3] Jayawardene will be assisted by former two former Hampshire players: Former New Zealand international bowler Shane Bond and former opening batsmen and current coach of Hampshire 2nd XI Jimmy Adams, while Richard Halsall will also assist the men's side.

The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Brave claim Jofra Archer as their headline men's draftee, and Anya Shrubsole as the women's headliner. They are joined by England international James Vince and Chris Jordan for the men's team, while Danielle Wyatt joins Shrubsole on the women's side.^[4]

Honours

Men's honours

The Hundred

• Winners: 2021
• Runners-up: 2024
• Third place: 2023

Women's honours

The Hundred

• Winners: 2023
• Runners-up: 2021, 2022

Ground

The Ageas Bowl

Main article: Rose Bowl (cricket ground)

Both the Southern Brave men's and women's sides play at the home in Hampshire County Cricket Club, the Ageas Bowl, in West End, a short distance outside of Southampton. The women's side had been due to play at the home in Sussex County Cricket Club, the County Ground in Hove, 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.

Women's side

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
16	Maia Bouchier	England	(1998-12-05) 5 December 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
26	Laura Wolvaardt	South Africa	(1999-04-26) 26 April 1999 (age 26)	Right-handed	—	Overseas player
28	Danni Wyatt-Hodge	England	(1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounders
1	Georgia Adams	England	(1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Captain
6	Freya Kemp	England	(2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 20)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
25	Chloe Tryon	South Africa	(1994-01-25) 25 January 1994 (age 31)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Overseas player
77	Sophie Devine	New Zealand	(1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
12	Amara Carr	England	(1994-04-17) 17 April 1994 (age 31)	Right-handed	–	Wildcard player
17	Rhianna Southby	England	(2000-10-16) 16 October 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	—
Pace bowlers
23	Phoebe Graham	England	(1991-10-23) 23 October 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
63	Lauren Bell	England	(2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
73	Phoebe Turner	England	(2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Wildcard player
Spin bowlers
5	Josie Groves	England	(2004-09-05) 5 September 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
21	Tilly Corteen-Coleman	England	(2007-08-23) 23 August 2007 (age 17)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
22	Mady Villiers	England	(1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break

Men's side

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
14	James Vince	England	(1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain
20	Jason Roy	England	(1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Replacement Player
32	Laurie Evans	England	(1987-10-12) 12 October 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
35	Hilton Cartwright	Australia	(1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player; Wildcard player
76	Leus du Plooy	South Africa	(1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 30)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	EU passport
—	Faf du Plessis	South Africa	(1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 41)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player; Ruled out through injury
All-rounders
4	Michael Bracewell	New Zealand	(1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 (age 34)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
30	James Coles	England	(2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 21)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
44	Jordan Thompson	England	(1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 28)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
15	Toby Albert	England	(2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Wildcard player
46	Finn Allen	New Zealand	(1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 26)	Right-handed	—	Overseas player
Pace bowlers
7	Craig Overton	England	(1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
17	Reece Topley	England	(1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 31)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
22	Jofra Archer	England	(1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Centrally contracted player
34	Chris Jordan	England	(1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
56	Tymal Mills	England	(1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast
Spin bowlers
19	Danny Briggs	England	(1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 34)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox

Seasons

Women's team

Season	Group stage							Playoff stage		Ref.
	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	Pos	Pld	Pos
2021	8	7	1	0	0	14	1st	1[a]	2nd	[5]
2022	6	5	1	0	0	10	2nd	2[b]	2nd	[6]
2023	8	7	1	0	0	14	1st	1[c]	1st	[7]
2024	8	1	6	1	0	3	8th	Did not progress		[8]

Men's team

Season	Group stage							Playoff stage		Ref.
	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	Pos	Pld	Pos
2021	8	5	2	0	1	11	2nd	2[d]	1st	[9]
2022	8	3	5	0	0	6	7th	Did not progress		[10]
2023	8	4	3	0	1	9	3rd	1[e]	3rd	[11]
2024	8	5	2	0	1	11	3rd	2[f]	2nd	[12]

Notes

1. Southern Brave women finished top of the group stage and qualified automatically for the final in 2021. They lost the final against Oval Invincibles by 48 runs.
2. Southern Brave women qualified for the eliminator in 2022. They played 2 games, winning the eliminator against Trent Rockets by 2 runs, losing the final against Oval Invincibles by 5 wickets.
3. Southern Brave women finished top of the group stage and qualified automatically for the final in 2023. They won the final against Northern Superchargers by 34 runs.
4. Southern Brave men qualified for the eliminator in 2021. They played 2 games, winning the eliminator against Trent Rockets by 7 wickets, winning the final against Birmingham Phoenix by 32 runs.
5. Southern Brave men qualified for the eliminator in 2023. They played 1 game, losing the eliminator against Manchester Originals by 7 wickets.
6. Southern Brave men qualified for the eliminator in 2024. They played 2 games, winning the eliminator against Birmingham Phoenix in the Super Five after a tied match, losing the final against Oval Invincibles by 17 runs.

See also

• Cricket portal
• Hampshire portal
• South East England portal

• List of Southern Brave cricketers
• List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
• List of Test cricket grounds