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London Spirit

London Spirit

English limited overs cricket team based in London, United Kingdom

London Spirit are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in North London. The team represents the historic counties of Middlesex, Essex and Northamptonshire in The Hundred,[1] which took place for the first time during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's and women's sides play their home games at Lord's.

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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 August 2019 the side announced that former Australian spinner Shane Warne would be the men's team's first coach, while former Australia Women coach Lisa Keightley was appointed coach of the Women's team.[3]

The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Spirit claim Rory Burns as their headline men's draftee, and Heather Knight as the women's headliner. They are joined by England One-Day captain Eoin Morgan and Essex's Dan Lawrence for the men's team, while Freya Davies joins Knight in the women's side.[4]

Honours

Men's honours

The Hundred

Women's honours

The Hundred

  • 4th place: 2021 (highest finish)

Ground

Lord's
Main article: Lord's

Both the London Spirit men's and women's sides play at the home of Cricket, Lord's, in the St. John's Wood area of London. The women's side had been due to play at the home of Essex County Cricket Club, the County Ground in Chelmsford, and the home of Northamptonshire, the County Ground in Northampton 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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Seasons

Women's team

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Men's team

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Notes

  1. London Spirit men qualified for the eliminator in 2022. They played one match, losing the playoff for the final against Manchester Originals by 5 wickets.

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]
      "Shane Warne named as coach of Lord's Hundred team". The Guardian. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
    4. [4]
      "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
    5. [5]
      "The Hundred Women's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
    6. [6]
      "The Hundred Women's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
    7. [7]
      "The Hundred Women's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
    8. [8]
      "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
    9. [9]
      "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
    10. [10]
      "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.

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