# Birmingham Phoenix

Birmingham Phoenix are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Birmingham. The team represents the historic counties of Warwickshire and Worcestershire in the newly founded The Hundred competition, which began its inaugural season on 21 July 2021, during the English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's and women's sides play at Edgbaston.

## 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, 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 July 2019, the side announced that former Australian batsman Andrew McDonald would be the men's team's first coach. McDonald will be assisted by Daniel Vettori, Jim Troughton, and Alex Gidman. In September Ben Sawyer was appointed the first coach of the women's side.
The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Phoenix claim Amy Jones as the women's headline draftee and Chris Woakes as their headline men's player. They were joined by England internationals Kirstie Gordon and Moeen Ali and Worcestershire's Pat Brown.

## Grounds

Both the Birmingham Phoenix men's side and women's sides play at the home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Edgbaston Cricket Ground, in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham. The women's side had been due to play at the home of Worcestershire County Cricket Club, New Road, Worcester but both teams were brought together at the same ground as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Current squads

* Bold denotes players with international caps.
* * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

### Women's side

| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||||
| 22 | Sterre Kalis | Netherlands | (1999-08-30) 30 August 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| — | Georgie Boyce | England | (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| — | Marie Kelly | England | (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| — | Emma Lamb | England | (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| — | Ailsa Lister | Scotland | (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | — | |
| — | Georgia Voll | Australia | (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 8 | Ellyse Perry | Australia | (1990-11-03) 3 November 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player; Captain |
| — | Bethan Ellis | England | (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 40 | Amy Jones | England | (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | — | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 37 | Emily Arlott | England | (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| — | Megan Schutt | Australia | (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 3 | Hannah Baker | England | (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 28 | Charis Pavely | England | (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 20) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |

### Men's side

| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||||
| 17 | Ben Duckett | England | (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | — | Centrally Contracted player |
| 26 | Will Smeed | England | (2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 2 | Jacob Bethell | England | (2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 (age 21) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 13 | Benny Howell | England | (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 23 | Liam Livingstone | England | (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 80 | Dan Mousley | England | (2001-07-08) 8 July 2001 (age 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 21 | Aneurin Donald | Wales | (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| — | Joe Clarke | England | (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | — | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 7 | Tom Helm | England | (1994-05-07) 7 May 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 20 | Adam Milne | New Zealand | (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas player |
| 25 | Chris Wood | England | (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 38 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | (1988-12-11) 11 December 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| — | Trent Boult | New Zealand | (1989-07-22) 22 July 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| — | Harry Moore | England | (2007-04-26) 26 April 2007 (age 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||

## Honours
### Women's honours

* Third place: 2021

### Men's honours

* Runners-up: 2021
* Third place: 2024

## Seasons
### Women's team

| Season | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Playoff stage | Playoff stage | Ref. |
| Season | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | Pos | Pld | Pos | Ref. |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3rd | 1 | 3rd | |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |

### Men's team

| Season | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Playoff stage | Playoff stage | Ref. |
| Season | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | Pos | Pld | Pos | Ref. |
| 2021 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1st | 1 | RU | |
| 2022 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2nd | 1 | 3rd | |
Notes
* ↑ Birmingham Phoenix women qualified for the eliminator in 2021. They played one match, losing the playoff for the final against Oval Invincibles by 20 runs.
* ↑ Birmingham Phoenix men finished top of the group stage and qualified automatically for the final in 2021. They lost the final against Southern Brave by 32 runs.
* ↑ Birmingham Phoenix men finished second in the group stage. They lost the eliminator against Southern Brave in the Super Five after a tied match.