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.
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Personnel | |
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Captain | Eoin Morgan (Men's team) Heather Knight (Women's team) |
Coach | Trevor 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 | |
Founded | 2019 |
Home ground | Lord's |
Capacity | 30,000 |
History | |
No. of titles | 0 |
The Hundred title wins | 0 |
The Hundred game wins | 5 (Women's team: 4) (Men's team: 1) |
Official website | London Spirit |
History
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
- 8th place: 2021 (highest finish)
Women's honours
The Hundred
- 4th place: 2021 (highest finish)
Ground

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 |
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Batters | ||||||
15 | Zak Crawley | ![]() | 3 February 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Centrally Contracted player |
16 | Eoin Morgan | ![]() | 10 September 1986 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
28 | Dan Lawrence | ![]() | 12 July 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
— | Daniel Bell-Drummond | ![]() | 4 August 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
All Rounders | ||||||
25 | Ravi Bopara | ![]() | 4 May 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
— | Liam Dawson | ![]() | 1 March 1990 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
— | Glenn Maxwell | ![]() | 14 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
— | Kieron Pollard | ![]() | 12 May 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
— | Jordan Thompson | ![]() | 9 October 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Wicketkeepers | ||||||
17 | Adam Rossington | ![]() | 5 May 1993 | Right-handed | — | |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
8 | Chris Wood | ![]() | 27 June 1990 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
19 | Blake Cullen | ![]() | 19 February 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
58 | Brad Wheal | ![]() | 28 August 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
— | Riley Meredith | ![]() | 21 June 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
— | Mark Wood | ![]() | 11 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Centrally Contracted player |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
32 | Mason Crane | ![]() | 18 February 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
- 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 |
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Batters | ||||||
5 | Heather Knight | ![]() | 26 December 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain; Centrally Contracted player |
— | Sophie Luff | ![]() | 6 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
All Rounders | ||||||
3 | Charlie Dean | ![]() | 22 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
8 | Danielle Gibson | ![]() | 30 April 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
11 | Naomi Dattani | ![]() | 28 April 1994 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
88 | Alice Monaghan | ![]() | 20 March 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
— | Amelia Kerr | ![]() | 13 October 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
Wicketkeepers | ||||||
17 | Amara Carr | ![]() | 17 April 1994 | Right-handed | — | |
— | Beth Mooney | ![]() | 14 January 1994 | Left-handed | — | Overseas player |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
61 | Freya Davies | ![]() | 27 October 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
— | Megan Schutt | ![]() | 15 January 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
29 | Grace Scrivens | ![]() | 10 November 2003 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break |
See also
- List of London Spirit cricketers
- List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
- List of Test cricket grounds
References
- "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- 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.
- "Shane Warne named as coach of Lord's Hundred team". The Guardian. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
Further reading
- BBC: The Hundred player draft – covering the first draft signings for each region's team