# 2022 London Spirit season

The 2022 season was the London Spirit's second season of the 100 ball franchise cricket, The Hundred. The season was an improvement from the previous season, with the franchise reaching the knockout stages for the first time, and the men's side finishing third overall.

## Players
### Men's side

* Bold denotes players with international caps.
| S/N | Name | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||||
| 15 | Zak Crawley | (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Centrally Contracted player |
| 16 | Eoin Morgan | (1986-09-10) 10 September 1986 (age 38) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| 28 | Dan Lawrence | (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 45 | Daniel Bell-Drummond | (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All Rounders |||||||
| 8 | Liam Dawson | (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 25 | Ravi Bopara | (1985-05-04) 4 May 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell | (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player; Ruled out |
| 44 | Jordan Thompson | (1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 55 | Kieron Pollard | (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player; Ruled out |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 11 | Jamie Smith | (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | — | Wildcard player |
| 17 | Adam Rossington | (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | — | |
| 47 | Ben McDermott | (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | — | Overseas player |
| 95 | Josh Inglis | (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | — | Overseas player; Replacement player; Ruled out |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 19 | Blake Cullen | (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Ruled out through injury |
| 22 | Toby Roland-Jones | (1988-01-29) 29 January 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Replacement player |
| 27 | Chris Wood | (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 58 | Brad Wheal | (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 72 | Nathan Ellis | (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player; Replacement player |
| — | Riley Meredith | (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player; Ruled out through injury |
| — | Mark Wood | (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Centrally Contracted player; Ruled out through injury |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 5 | Mason Crane | (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
* ↑ Morgan has also played international cricket for Ireland.

### Women's side

* Bold denotes players with international caps.
| S/N | Name | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||||
| 2 | Chloe Brewer | (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Replacement player |
| 5 | Heather Knight | (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Centrally Contracted player; Ruled out through injury |
| 63 | Sophie Luff | (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All Rounders |||||||
| 3 | Charlie Dean | (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| 11 | Naomi Dattani | (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| 24 | Jess Kerr | (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 28 | Danielle Gibson | (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 29 | Grace Scrivens | (2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 (age 20) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 48 | Amelia Kerr | (2000-10-13) 13 October 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| 88 | Alice Monaghan | (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 6 | Beth Mooney | (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | — | Overseas player |
| 17 | Amara Carr | (1994-04-17) 17 April 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | — | |
| 37 | Nat Wraith | (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | — | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 8 | Grace Ballinger | (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| 27 | Megan Schutt | (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| 61 | Freya Davies | (1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 25 | Nancy Harman | (1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |

## Group fixtures
### Fixtures (Men)

* 4 August 2022 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| London Spirit 171/6 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles (H) 168/7 (100 balls) |
| Eoin Morgan 47 (29) Sunil Narine 2/25 (20 balls) | | Hilton Cartwright 42 (23) Nathan Ellis 3/28 (20 balls) |
* London Spirit won by 3 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and David Millns (Eng) Player of the match: Nathan Ellis (London Spirit)
* Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: London Spirit 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
* 8 August 2022 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) London Spirit 160/6 (100 balls) | v | Manchester Originals 108 (98 balls) |
| Zak Crawley 41 (34) Paul Walter 2/18 (20 balls) | | Phil Salt 36 (34) Jordan Thompson 4/21 (20 balls) |
* London Spirit won by 52 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Neil Mallender (Eng) and Russell Warren (Eng) Player of the match: Jordan Thompson (London Spirit)
* London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: London Spirit 2, Manchester Originals 0.
* 12 August 2022 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| London Spirit 147/6 (100 balls) | v | Southern Brave (H) 138/7 (100 balls) |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond 46 (33) Michael Hogan 2/31 (20 balls) | | Ross Whiteley 52 (33) Jordan Thompson 2/32 (20 balls) |
* London Spirit won by 9 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and Ben Debenham (Eng) Player of the match: Daniel Bell-Drummond (London Spirit)
* London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: London Spirit 2, Southern Brave 0.
* 14 August 2022 14:30 Scorecard
| (H) Northern Superchargers 143/5 (100 balls) | v | London Spirit 147/3 (82 balls) |
| Faf du Plessis 56 (35) Mason Crane 2/23 (20 balls) | | Adam Rossington 66 (25) Adil Rashid 1/29 (15 balls) |
* London Spirit won by 7 wickets Headlingley, Leeds Umpires: Graham Lloyd (Eng) and Robert White (Eng) Player of the match: Adam Rossington (London Spirit)
* Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: London Spirit 2, Northern Superchargers 0.
* 20 August 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| London Spirit 122 (93 balls) | v | Trent Rockets (H) 127/4 (79 balls) |
| Ben McDermott 30 (25) Rashid Khan 3/25 (20 balls) | | Colin Munro 67* (37) Chris Wood 1/19 (15 balls) |
* Trent Rockets won by 6 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Paul Pollard (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Colin Munro (Trent Rockets)
* Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Trent Rockets 2, London Spirit 0.
* 24 August 2022 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) London Spirit 156/6 (100 balls) | v | Welsh Fire 139/9 (100 balls) |
| Dan Lawrence 43 (26) Ish Sodhi 2/19 (20 balls) | | Ben Duckett 34 (19) Dan Lawrence 4/20 (20 balls) |
* London Spirit won by 17 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Hassan Adnan (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Dan Lawrence (London Spirit)
* Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: London Spirit 2, Welsh Fire 0.
* 27 August 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| (H) London Spirit 122/7 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 124/4 (86 overs) |
| Adam Rossington 36 (22) Sam Curran 3/16 (20 balls) | | Will Jacks 54 (38) Jordan Thompson 2/22 (16 balls) |
* Oval Invincibles won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Sam Curran (Oval Invincibles)
* London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.
* 30 August 2022 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) London Spirit 139/6 (100 balls) | v | Birmingham Phoenix 140/9 (100 balls) |
| Ravi Bopara 45 (20) Tom Helm 4/17 (20 balls) | | Matthew Wade 81 (42) Mason Crane 4/24 (20 balls) |
* Birmingham Phoenix won by 1 wicket Lord's, London Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Birmingham Phoenix)
* Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, London Spirit 0.

### Fixtures (Women)

Due to the shortened women's competition, London Spirit didn't play against Manchester Originals.
* 12 August 2022 15:00 Scorecard
| London Spirit 155/4 (100 balls) | v | Southern Brave (H) 159/4 (94 balls) |
| Beth Mooney 97* (55) Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/30 (20 balls) | | Danni Wyatt 65 (34) Danielle Gibson 2/27 (20 balls) |
* Southern Brave won by 6 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Tom Lungley (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Southern Brave)
* London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Brave 2, London Spirit 0.
* 14 August 2022 11:00 Scorecard
| (H) Northern Superchargers 127/4 (100 balls) | v | London Spirit 122/7 (100 balls) |
| Bess Heath 57 (34) Amelia Kerr 2/27 (20 balls) | | Sophie Luff 39* (30) Alice Davidson-Richards 2/20 (20 balls) |
* Northern Superchargers won by 5 runs Headlingley, Leeds Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Neil Pratt (Eng) Player of the match: Bess Heath (Northern Superchargers)
* London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Superchargers 2, London Spirit 0.
* 20 August 2022 15:30 Scorecard
| (H) Trent Rockets 142/4 (100 balls) | v | London Spirit 124/6 (100 balls) |
| Bryony Smith 63 (44) Amelia Kerr 2/23 (20 balls) | | Naomi Dattani 38* (34) Nat Sciver 2/20 (15 balls) |
* Trent Rockets won by 18 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Neil Bainton (Eng) and Sarah Bartlett (Eng) Player of the match: Bryony Smith (Trent Rockets)
* London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Trent Rockets 2, London Spirit 0.
* 24 August 2022 15:00 Scorecard
| Welsh Fire 119/9 (100 balls) | v | London Spirit (H) 122/2 (86 balls) |
| Sarah Bryce 33 (25) Freya Davies 3/25 (20 balls) | | Beth Mooney 61* (39) Claire Nicholas 1/18 (15 balls) |
* London Spirit won by 8 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and Billy Taylor (Eng) Player of the match: Beth Mooney (London Spirit)
* Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: London Spirit 2, Welsh Fire 0.
* 27 August 2022 15:30 Scorecard
| (H) London Spirit 80 (97 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 82/1 (58 balls) |
| Amelia Kerr 31 (31) Mady Villiers 4/12 (20 balls) | | Lauren Winfield-Hill 44* (28) Grace Scrivens 1/23 (18 balls) |
* Oval Invincibles won by 9 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match: Mady Villiers (Oval Invincibles)
* Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.
* 30 August 2022 15:00 Scorecard
| Birmingham Phoenix 82 (94 balls) | v | London Spirit (H) 83/6 (97 balls) |
| Evelyn Jones 24 (30) Danielle Gibson 2/12 (15 balls) | | Naomi Dattani 28* (29) Emily Arlott 2/9 (20 balls) |
* London Spirit won by 4 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Ben Debenham (Eng) and Anna Harris (Eng) Player of the match: Naomi Dattani (London Spirit)
* London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: London Spirit 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

## Standings
### Women

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Oval Invincibles | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.098 |
| 2 | Southern Brave | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.806 |
| 3 | Trent Rockets | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.101 |
| 4 | Birmingham Phoenix | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.031 |
| 5 | Northern Superchargers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.119 |
| 6 | Manchester Originals | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.478 |
| 7 | London Spirit | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.557 |
| 8 | Welsh Fire | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.681 |
advances to Final  advances to the Eliminator

### Men

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Trent Rockets | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.576 |
| 2 | Manchester Originals | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.908 |
| 3 | London Spirit | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.338 |
| 4 | Birmingham Phoenix | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.172 |
| 5 | Oval Invincibles | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.385 |
| 6 | Northern Superchargers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.009 |
| 7 | Southern Brave | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.593 |
| 8 | Welsh Fire | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.442 |
advances to Final  advances to the Eliminator

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

* 2 September 2022 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| London Spirit 150/7 (100 balls) | v | Manchester Originals 151/5 (89 balls) |
| Ben McDermott 59 (38) Paul Walter 3/29 (20 balls) | | Laurie Evans 72 (34) Nathan Ellis 2/32 (19 balls) |
* Manchester Originals won by 5 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Russell Warren (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Laurie Evans (Manchester Originals)
* London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.