London Spirit

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.

London Spirit
Personnel
CaptainDan Lawrence
(Men's team)
Heather Knight
(Women's team)
CoachTrevor Bayliss
(Men's team)
Ashley Noffke
(Women's team)
Overseas player(s)Nathan Ellis
Mitchell Marsh
Glenn Maxwell
(Men's team)
Grace Harris
Amelia Kerr
(Women's team)
Team information
Colours   
Founded2019 (2019)
Home groundLord's
Capacity30,000
History
No. of titles0
The Hundred title wins0
The Hundred game wins12
(Women's team: 6)
(Men's team: 6)
Official websiteLondon Spirit

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
Lord's

Men's honours

The Hundred

Women's honours

The Hundred

  • 4th place: 2021 (highest finish)

Ground
The County Ground, Chelmsford
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.

Players

Men's side
  • Bold denotes players with international caps.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
15Zak CrawleyEngland (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm off break
28Dan LawrenceEngland (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
All Rounders
8Liam DawsonEngland (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
25Ravi BoparaEngland (1985-05-04) 4 May 1985Right-handedRight-arm medium
32Glenn MaxwellAustralia (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
44Jordan ThompsonEngland (1996-10-09) 9 October 1996Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium
—Mitchell MarshAustralia (1991-10-20) 20 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
Wicketkeepers
17Adam RossingtonEngland (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993Right-handed—
—Michael PepperEngland (1998-06-25) 25 June 1998Right-handed—
Pace bowlers
27Chris WoodEngland (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
72Nathan EllisAustralia (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
—Olly StoneEngland (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast
—Mark WoodEngland (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990Right-handedRight-arm fastCentrally Contracted player
Spin bowlers
5Mason CraneEngland (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997Right-handedRight-arm leg break

      Men's captains
      • Italics denote a temporary captain when the main captain was unavailable.
      Name Period
      England Eoin Morgan2021–2022

      Women's side
      • Bold denotes players with international caps.
      •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
      S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
      Batters
      5Heather KnightEngland (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
      63Sophie LuffEngland (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium
      All Rounders
      3Charlie DeanEngland (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000Right-handedRight-arm off break
      28Danielle GibsonEngland (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium
      29Grace ScrivensEngland (2003-11-13) 13 November 2003Left-handedRight-arm off break
      48Amelia KerrNew Zealand (2000-10-13) 13 October 2000Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player
      —Grace HarrisAustralia (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
      —Niamh HollandEngland (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004Right-handedRight-arm medium
      Wicketkeepers
      Pace bowlers
      22Sophie MunroEngland (2001-08-31) 31 August 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium
      —Tara NorrisUnited States (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998Left-handedLeft-arm mediumUK passport
      Spin bowlers
      —Sarah GlennEngland (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999Right-handedRight-arm leg break

      Women's captains
      • Italics denote a temporary captain when the main captain was unavailable.
      Name Period
      England Heather Knight2021, 2023–
      England Charlie Dean2022

      Seasons

      Group stages
      Season Women's team Men's team
      Pos Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Pos Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
      20214th8440080.0468th816013−0.641
      20227th624004−0.5573rd85300100.338

      Knockout rounds
      Season Women's team Men's team
      Pos Pld W L Pos Pld W L
      2022Did not progress3rd101

      See also

        References
        1. "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
        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. "Shane Warne named as coach of Lord's Hundred team". The Guardian. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
        4. "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

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