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Birmingham Phoenix

Birmingham Phoenix

English limited overs cricket team based in Birmingham, United Kingdom

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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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.

Women's side

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Men's side

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    Honours

    Women's honours

    • Third place: 2021

    Men's honours

    • Runners-up: 2021

    Seasons

    Women's team

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    Men's team

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    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.

    See also

    References

    1. [1]
      "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
    2. [2]
      sport, The Guardian (28 August 2018). "Virat Kohli gives ECB's 100-ball 'experiment' the thumbs down". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
    3. [3]
      "The Hundred: Andrew McDonald to coach Birmingham men's side in new ECB competition". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
    4. [4]
      "Australia mentor Ben Sawyer to be Birmingham Women's Team Head Coach for The Hundred". ESPNCricinfo. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
    5. [5]
      "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
    6. [6]
      "The Hundred Women's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
    7. [7]
      "The Hundred Women's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
    8. [8]
      "The Hundred Women's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
    9. [9]
      "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
    10. [10]
      "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
    11. [11]
      "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.

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