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
CaptainEoin Morgan
(Men's team)
Heather Knight
(Women's team)
CoachTrevor Bayliss
(Men's team)
Trevor Griffin
(Women's team)
Overseas player(s)Glenn Maxwell
Riley Meredith
Kieron Pollard
(Men's team)
Amelia Kerr
Beth Mooney
Megan Schutt
(Women's team)
Team information
Colours   
Founded2019
Home groundLord's
Capacity30,000
History
No. of titles0
The Hundred title wins0
The Hundred game wins5
(Women's team: 4)
(Men's team: 1)
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

  • 8th place: 2021 (highest finish)

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 Crawley (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm off breakCentrally Contracted player
16Eoin Morgan[lower-alpha 1] (1986-09-10) 10 September 1986Left-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
28Dan Lawrence (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
—Daniel Bell-Drummond (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium
All Rounders
25Ravi Bopara (1985-05-04) 4 May 1985Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Liam Dawson (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
—Glenn Maxwell (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
—Kieron Pollard (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
—Jordan Thompson (1996-10-09) 9 October 1996Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Wicketkeepers
17Adam Rossington (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993Right-handed—
Pace bowlers
8Chris Wood (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
19Blake Cullen (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
58Brad Wheal (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
—Riley Meredith (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
—Mark Wood (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990Right-handedRight-arm fastCentrally Contracted player
Spin bowlers
32Mason Crane (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997Right-handedRight-arm leg break
  1. Morgan has also played international cricket for Ireland.

    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 Knight (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain;
    Centrally Contracted player
    —Sophie Luff (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium
    All Rounders
    3Charlie Dean (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000Right-handedRight-arm off break
    8Danielle Gibson (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium
    11Naomi Dattani (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994Left-handedLeft-arm medium
    88Alice Monaghan (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium
    —Amelia Kerr (2000-10-13) 13 October 2000Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player
    Wicketkeepers
    17Amara Carr (1994-04-17) 17 April 1994Right-handed—
    —Beth Mooney (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994Left-handed—Overseas player
    Pace bowlers
    61Freya Davies (1995-10-27) 27 October 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
    —Megan Schutt (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
    Spin bowlers
    29Grace Scrivens (2003-11-10) 10 November 2003Left-handedRight-arm off break

    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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