Birmingham Phoenix

Birmingham Phoenix
Personnel
Captain
Coach
Overseas players
OwnerWarwickshire County Cricket Club (50.4%)
Knighthead Capital Management LLC (48.4%)
Jude Bellingham (1.2%)
Team information
Colours  
Founded2019; 7 years ago (2019)
Home groundEdgbaston
Capacity25,000
History
No. of titles0
Official websiteBirmingham Phoenix

The Hundred kit

2026 Birmingham Phoenix season

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, 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. In September Ben Sawyer was appointed the first coach of the women's team.

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.

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.

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

Women's team

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
6Emma Lamb England16 December 1997 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break
12Tammy Beaumont England11 March 1991 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm off breakEngland central contract
22Davina Perrin England8 September 2006 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Meg Austin England7 September 2004 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm leg breakReplacement player
—Cordelia Griffith England19 September 1995 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm mediumRuled out through injury
All-rounders
8Ellyse Perry Australia3 November 1990 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain;
Overseas player
14Fatima Sana Pakistan8 November 2001 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player;
Wildcard player
53Kayla Reyneke South Africa21 October 2005 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player;
Replacement player
64Alice Capsey England11 August 2004 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm off breakEngland central contract
77Annerie Dercksen South Africa26 April 2001 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
Wicket-keepers
67Jemima Spence England6 July 2006 (age 20)Right-handed—
Pace bowlers
9Mary Taylor England7 October 2004 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm mediumWildcard player
18Eva Gray England24 May 2000 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
24Lauren Filer England22 December 2000 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumEngland central contract
—Lucy Hamilton Australia8 May 2006 (age 20)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumRuled out
—Esmae MacGregor England31 July 2004 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Spin bowlers
15Phoebe Brett England5 June 2008 (age 18)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
27Alana King Australia22 November 1995 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player
50Linsey Smith England10 March 1995 (age 31)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxEngland central contract
—Eve O'Neill England11 May 2008 (age 18)Right-handedRight-arm off break

Men's team

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
5Joe Weatherley England19 January 1997 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm off breakReplacement player
22Donovan Ferreira South Africa21 July 1998 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain;
Overseas player
26Will Smeed England26 October 2001 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break
32Laurie Evans England12 October 1987 (age 39)Right-handedRight-arm medium
58Sean Dickson South Africa2 September 1991 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm mediumUK passport;
Wildcard player
All-rounders
2Jacob Bethell England23 October 2003 (age 23)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxEngland central contract;
Ruled out through injury
8Jordan Thompson England9 October 1996 (age 30)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium
16Mitchell Owen Australia16 September 2001 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
53Rehan Ahmed England13 August 2004 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm leg breakEngland central contract
—Ethan Brookes England23 May 2001 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm mediumRuled out through injury
—Matt Montgomery Germany10 May 2000 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off breakReplacement player
Wicket-keepers
33Joe Clarke England26 May 1996 (age 30)Right-handed—
Pace bowlers
7Saqib Mahmood England25 February 1997 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast
9Tom Helm England7 May 1994 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumWildcard player
25Chris Wood England27 June 1990 (age 36)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
27Ben Dwarshuis Australia23 June 1994 (age 32)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas player;
Replacement player
44Scott Currie Scotland2 May 2001 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
—Mustafizur Rahman Bangladesh6 September 1995 (age 31)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas player;
Ruled out through injury
Spin bowlers
76Usman Tariq Pakistan7 June 1995 (age 31)Right-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
20218440083rd13rd
20226330064thDid not progress
20238070118thDid not progress
20248340177thDid not progress
20258260087thDid not progress
202682501107thDid not progress

Men's team

Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
202186200121st12nd
202285300104thDid not progress
20238240266thDid not progress
202486200122nd13rd
202583500125thDid not progress
20268170048thDid not progress

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

References

  1. ↑ "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "The Hundred: Andrew McDonald to coach Birmingham men's team in new ECB competition". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Australia mentor Ben Sawyer to be Birmingham Women's Team Head Coach for The Hundred". ESPNCricinfo. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "ECB finalises deals with strategic partners in The Hundred, unlocking hundreds of millions of pounds for game-wide growth". ECB. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Roller, Matt (25 July 2025). "Birmingham Phoenix complete £40 million equity sale with Knighthead Capital". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
  8. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
  9. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
  10. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
  11. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2025". espncricinfo.com.
  12. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2026". espncricinfo.com.
  13. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
  14. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
  15. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
  16. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
  17. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2025". espncricinfo.com.
  18. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2026". espncricinfo.com.

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