# 2021 Southern Brave season

The 2021 season was Southern Brave's first season of the new franchise 100 ball cricket, The Hundred. As a franchise, Southern Brave were the most successful in the 2021 season with both the men's and women's teams playing in the finals. The women's team eventually finished as runners-up while the men's team won their competition.

## Players
### Men's side

* Bold denotes players with international caps.
| S/N | Name | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 14 | James Vince | (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain; Local Icon player |
| 39 | Paul Stirling | (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player; Replacement player |
| 44 | Ross Whiteley | (1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 (age 36) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| 88 | Devon Conway | (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 97 | Delray Rawlins | (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| All Rounders |||||||
| 8 | Liam Dawson | (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Local Icon player |
| 15 | George Garton | (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | |
| 16 | Tim David | (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player; Replacement player |
| 77 | Colin de Grandhomme | (1986-07-22) 22 July 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 13 | Quinton de Kock | (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31) | Left-handed | — | Overseas player |
| 17 | Alex Davies | (1994-08-23) 23 August 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | — | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 22 | Jofra Archer | (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Centrally Contracted player |
| 32 | Craig Overton | (1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 34 | Chris Jordan | (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Local Icon player |
| 37 | Gus Atkinson | (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Replacement player |
| 56 | Tymal Mills | (1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 7 | Max Waller | (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 19 | Danny Briggs | (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 23 | Jake Lintott | (1993-04-22) 22 April 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | Wildcard pick |
| — | Archie Lenham | (2004-07-23) 23 July 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Replacement player |

### Women's side

* Bold denotes players with international caps.
| S/N | Name | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||||
| 16 | Maia Bouchier | (1998-12-05) 5 December 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 18 | Smriti Mandhana | (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| 28 | Danni Wyatt | (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Centrally Contracted player |
| — | Ella McCaughan | (2002-09-26) 26 September 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| All Rounders |||||||
| 7 | Stafanie Taylor | (1991-06-11) 11 June 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Marquee player; Overseas player |
| 47 | Sophia Dunkley | (1998-07-16) 16 July 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 66 | Gaby Lewis | (2001-03-27) 27 March 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player; Replacement player |
| — | Paige Scholfield | (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 59 | Carla Rudd | (1993-12-30) 30 December 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 14 | Lauren Bell | (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 41 | Anya Shrubsole | (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain; Centrally Contracted player |
| 46 | Tara Norris | (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| — | Sonia Odedra | (1988-06-03) 3 June 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 10 | Amanda-Jade Wellington | (1997-05-29) 29 May 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| 26 | Charlotte Taylor | (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 88 | Fi Morris | (1994-01-31) 31 January 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |

## Regular season
### Fixtures (Men)
#### July

* 24 July 2021 14:30 Scorecard
| Southern Brave 126/8 (100 balls) | v | Trent Rockets (H) 127/1 (82 balls) |
| Ross Whiteley 39* (29) Marchant de Lange 5/20 (20 balls) | | Dawid Malan 62* (43) George Garton 1/29 (15 balls) |
* Trent Rockets won by 9 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Attendance: 12,783 Umpires: David Millns and Russell Warren Player of the match: Marchant de Lange (Trent Rockets)
* Southern Brave won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Trent Rockets 2, Southern Brave 0.
* 27 July 2021 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Welsh Fire 165/4 (100 balls) | v | Southern Brave 147/7 (100 balls) |
| Jonny Bairstow 72 (39) Danny Briggs 2/33 (15 balls) | | James Vince 40 (27) James Neesham 3/5 (15 balls) |
* Welsh Fire won by 18 runs Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Attendance: 3,021 Umpires: Rob Bailey and Nigel Llong Player of the match: Jonny Bairstow (Welsh Fire)
* Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Welsh Fire 2, Southern Brave 0.
* 30 July 2021 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Birmingham Phoenix 151/3 (100 balls) | v | Southern Brave (H) 152/6 (97 balls) |
| Liam Livingstone 68* (44) Jake Lintott 2/13 (15 balls) | | James Vince 60 (38) Adam Milne 3/15 (20 balls) |
* Southern Brave won by 4 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: David Millns and Martin Saggers Player of the match: James Vince (Southern Brave)
* Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Brave 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

#### August

* 1 August 2021 18:00 (N) Scorecard
| Southern Brave 145/6 (100 balls) | v | London Spirit (H) 141/7 (100 balls) |
| Alex Davies 50 (40) Blake Cullen 2/27 (20 balls) | | Josh Inglis 55 (43) George Garton 2/30 (20 balls) |
* Southern Brave won by 4 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Russell Warren Player of the match: Chris Jordan (Southern Brave)
* London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Brave 2, London Spirit 0.
* 5 August 2021 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Manchester Originals 98/3 (71 balls) | v | Southern Brave |
| Colin Munro 41* (28) Tymal Mills 1/9 (11 balls) | | |
* No result Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Tim Robinson
* Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
* No further play was possible due to rain.
* Points: Manchester Originals 1, Southern Brave 1.
* 7 August 2021 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Northern Superchargers 128/6 (100 balls) | v | Southern Brave (H) 131/5 (95 balls) |
| Dane Vilas 35* (24) Danny Briggs 2/28 (20 balls) | | Quinton de Kock 72* (45) Adil Rashid 2/19 (20 balls) |
* Southern Brave won by 5 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (Southern Brave)
* Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Brave 2, Northern Superchargers 0.
* 11 August 2021 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Welsh Fire 144/5 (100 balls) | v | Southern Brave (H) 147/2 (87 balls) |
| Tom Banton 36 (20) Danny Briggs 2/17 (20 balls) | | Quinton de Kock 57* (32) Luke Fletcher 1/24 (15 balls) |
* Southern Brave won by 8 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: David Millns and Russell Warren Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (Southern Brave)
* Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Brave 2, Welsh Fire 0.
* 16 August 2021 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Oval Invincibles 134/7 (100 balls) | v | Southern Brave (H) 135/4 (95 balls) |
| Alex Blake 44* (28) Jake Lintott 3/14 (20 balls) | | Colin de Grandhomme 40* (28) Tom Curran 1/8 (15 balls) |
* Southern Brave won by 6 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Rob Bailey and Martin Saggers Player of the match: Alex Davies (Southern Brave)
* Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Brave 2, Oval Invincibles 0.

### Fixtures (Women)
#### July

* 24 July 2021 11:00 Scorecard
| Southern Brave 133/5 (100 balls) | v | Trent Rockets (H) 110/7 (100 balls) |
| Stafanie Taylor 45* (31) Nat Sciver 2/33 (20 balls) | | Nat Sciver 44 (29) Anya Shrubsole 4/13 (20 balls) |
* Southern Brave won by 23 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Nick Cook and Sue Redfern Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Southern Brave)
* Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Brave 2, Trent Rockets 0.
* 27 July 2021 15:00 Scorecard
| (H) Welsh Fire 110/7 (100 balls) | v | Southern Brave 112/2 (84 balls) |
| Hayley Matthews 33 (20) Lauren Bell 2/19 (20 balls) Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/19 (20 balls) | | Smriti Mandhana 61* (39) Nicole Harvey 1/23 (15 balls) |
* Southern Brave won by 8 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Alex Wharf Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Southern Brave)
* Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Brave 2, Welsh Fire 0.
* 30 July 2021 15:00 Scorecard
| Birmingham Phoenix 140/4 (100 balls) | v | Southern Brave (H) 141/2 (82 balls) |
| Amy Jones 42* (26) Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/16 (20 balls) | | Danni Wyatt 69* (40) Erin Burns 1/28 (15 balls) |
* Southern Brave won by 8 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Russell Warren Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Southern Brave)
* Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Brave 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

#### August

* 1 August 2021 14:30 Scorecard
| (H) London Spirit 93 (96 balls) | v | Southern Brave 97/3 (92 balls) |
| Tammy Beaumont 34 (45) Amanda-Jade Wellington 4/14 (20 balls) | | Stafanie Taylor 29* (32) Deepti Sharma 2/10 (20 balls) |
* Southern Brave won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Peter Hartley Player of the match: Amanda-Jade Wellington (Southern Brave)
* Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Brave 2, London Spirit 0.
* 5 August 2021 15:30 Scorecard
| Southern Brave 123/7 (100 balls) | v | Manchester Originals (H) 97/1 (70 balls) |
| Sophia Dunkley 28 (25) Hannah Jones 3/17 (20 overs) | | Lizelle Lee 43* (32) |
* Manchester Originals won by 17 runs (DLS Method) Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Anna Harris and Alex Wharf Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Manchester Originals)
* Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field.
* No further play was possible due to rain. Manchester Originals were 17 runs ahead of the DLS par score of 80 runs from 70 balls.
* Points: Manchester Originals 2, Southern Brave 0.
* 7 August 2021 15:30 Scorecard
| Northern Superchargers 76/3 (73 balls) | v | Southern Brave (H) 89/3 (62 balls) |
| Laura Wolvaardt 21* (22) Lauren Bell 2/19 (15 balls) | | Sophia Dunkley 50* (28) Kalea Moore 2/9 (15 balls) |
* Southern Brave won by 7 wickets (DLS Method) Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Nick Cook and Anna Harris Player of the match: Sophia Dunkley (Southern Brave)
* Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain stopped play during Northern Superchargers innings. Southern Brave were set a revised target of 89 runs from 75 balls.
* Points: Southern Brave 2, Northern Superchargers 0.
* 11 August 2021 15:00 Scorecard
| (H) Southern Brave 166/3 (100 balls) | v | Welsh Fire 127/4 (100 balls) |
| Smriti Mandhana 78 (52) Hayley Matthews 2/27 (20 balls) | | Georgia Redmayne 35* (27) Danni Wyatt 1/10 (5 balls) |
* Southern Brave won by 39 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Jasmine Naeem Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Southern Brave)
* Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Brave 2, Welsh Fire 0.
* 16 August 2021 15:30 Scorecard
| (H) Southern Brave 115/3 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 85 (94 balls) |
| Sophia Dunkley 58* (39) Tash Farrant 2/22 (20 balls) | | Dane van Niekerk 31 (32) Amanda-Jade Wellington 4/12 (20 balls) |
* Southern Brave won by 30 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Nick Cook and Jasmine Naeem Player of the match: Sophia Dunkley (Southern Brave)
* Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Brave 2, Oval Invincibles 0.

## Standings
### Men

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Birmingham Phoenix | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.087 |
| 2 | Southern Brave | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.034 |
| 3 | Trent Rockets | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.035 |
| 4 | Oval Invincibles | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.123 |
| 5 | Northern Superchargers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.510 |
| 6 | Manchester Originals | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | −0.361 |
| 7 | Welsh Fire | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.827 |
| 8 | London Spirit | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.641 |
advances to the Final  advances to the Eliminator

### Women

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Southern Brave | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.056 |
| 2 | Oval Invincibles | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.015 |
| 3 | Birmingham Phoenix | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.186 |
| 4 | London Spirit | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.046 |
| 5 | Manchester Originals | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.016 |
| 6 | Northern Superchargers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −0.041 |
| 7 | Trent Rockets | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −0.293 |
| 8 | Welsh Fire | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.017 |
advances to the Final  advances to the Eliminator

## Knockout stages
### Men
#### Eliminator

* 20 August 2021 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Trent Rockets 96 (91 balls) | v | Southern Brave 97/3 (68 balls) |
| Samit Patel 20 (21) Tymal Mills 3/8 (16 balls) | | James Vince 45* (27) Marchant de Lange 2/16 (20 balls) |
* Southern Brave won by 7 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: David Millns and Russell Warren Player of the match: George Garton (Southern Brave)
* Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.

#### Final

* 21 August 2021 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Southern Brave 168/5 (100 balls) | v | Birmingham Phoenix 136/5 (100 balls) |
| Paul Stirling 61 (36) Adam Milne 2/8 (20 balls) | | Liam Livingstone 46 (19) Tymal Mills 1/13 (20 balls) |
* Southern Brave won by 32 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Martin Saggers and Alex Wharf Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Southern Brave)
* Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.

### Women
#### Final

* 21 August 2021 15:00 Scorecard
| Oval Invincibles 121/6 (100 balls) | v | Southern Brave 73 (98 balls) |
| Marizanne Kapp 26 (14) Anya Shrubsole 2/16 (20 balls) | | Fi Morris 23 (26) Marizanne Kapp 4/9 (18 balls) |
* Oval Invincibles won by 48 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Sue Redfern Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Oval Invincibles)
* Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.