2021 Birmingham Phoenix season
- Ben Sawyer (women)
- Daniel Vettori (men)
- Amy Jones (women)
- Moeen Ali (men)
- Erin Burns
- Katie Mack
- Shafali Verma
- (women)
- Finn Allen
- David Bedingham
- Imran Tahir
- Adam Milne
- (men)
- Evelyn Jones: 233 (women)
- Liam Livingstone: 348 (men)
- Kirstie Gordon: 15 (women)
- Adam Milne: 12 (men)
- Kirstie Gordon: 4 (women)
- Will Smeed & Imran Tahir: 5 (men)
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The 2021 season was Birmingham Phoenix's first season in the newly established competition The Hundred. Both the men's and women's teams performed well in the competition, qualifying for the knockout stages. Both teams, however, lost their knockout games, the women's team losing in the eliminator match and finishing 3rd overall, while the men's team lost in the final, finishing as runners-up.
Players
- Bold denotes players with international caps
- Ages given as of 21 August 2021, the date of the first match played in the tournament
Women's side
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batters | ||||||
2 | Katie Mack | ![]() | (1993-09-14)14 September 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
10 | Phoebe Franklin | ![]() | (1998-02-18)18 February 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
11 | Evelyn Jones | ![]() | (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
17 | Shafali Verma | ![]() | (2004-01-28)28 January 2004 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
54 | Marie Kelly | ![]() | (1996-02-09)9 February 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
— | Ria Fackrell | ![]() | (1999-09-16)16 September 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
All-rounders | ||||||
29 | Erin Burns | ![]() | (1988-06-22)22 June 1988 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
34 | Georgia Elwiss | ![]() | (1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
— | Thea Brookes | ![]() | (1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
40 | Amy Jones | ![]() | (1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | — | Captain; Centrally contracted player |
79 | Gwenan Davies | ![]() | (1994-05-12)12 May 1994 (aged 27) | Left-handed | — | |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
37 | Emily Arlott | ![]() | (1998-02-23)23 February 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
95 | Issy Wong | ![]() | (2002-05-15)15 May 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
9 | Abtaha Maqsood | ![]() | (1999-06-11)11 June 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
48 | Kirstie Gordon | ![]() | (1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Men's side
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batters | ||||||
8 | Miles Hammond | ![]() | (1996-01-11)11 January 1996 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
26 | Will Smeed | ![]() | (2001-10-26)26 October 2001 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
32 | Finn Allen | ![]() | (1999-04-22)22 April 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | — | Overseas player |
45 | Daniel Bell-Drummond | ![]() | (1993-08-04)4 August 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
— | David Bedingham | ![]() | (1994-04-22)22 April 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | — | Overseas player; Replacement player |
— | Adam Hose | ![]() | (1992-10-25)25 October 1992 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
— | Dom Sibley | ![]() | (1995-09-05)5 September 1995 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Centrally contracted player |
All-rounders | ||||||
13 | Benny Howell | ![]() | (1988-10-05)5 October 1988 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
18 | Moeen Ali | ![]() | (1987-06-18)18 June 1987 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain; Local Icon player |
23 | Liam Livingstone | ![]() | (1993-08-04)4 August 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
28 | Tom Abell | ![]() | (1994-03-05)5 March 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
12 | Chris Benjamin | ![]() | (1999-04-29)29 April 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | — | Replacement player; UK passport |
46 | Chris Cooke | ![]() | (1986-05-30)30 May 1986 (aged 35) | Right-handed | — | UK passport |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
7 | Tom Helm | ![]() | (1994-05-07)7 May 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
20 | Adam Milne | ![]() | (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas player |
22 | Dillon Pennington | ![]() | (1999-02-26)26 February 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Wildcard pick |
36 | Pat Brown | ![]() | (1998-08-23)23 August 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Local Icon player |
— | Chris Woakes | ![]() | (1989-03-02)2 March 1989 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Centrally contracted player |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
99 | Imran Tahir | ![]() | (1979-03-27)27 March 1979 (aged 42) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
Standings
advanced to the Final
advanced to the Eliminator
Women
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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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 |
Men
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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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 |
League stage
Women's fixtures
July
23 July 2021 | Birmingham Phoenix 128/6 (100 balls) | v | London Spirit 132/7 (96 balls) | London Spirit won by 3 wickets | |
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15:00 Scorecard | Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jasmine Naeem Player of the match: Evelyn Jones (Birmingham Phoenix) | ||||
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25 July 2021 | Birmingham Phoenix 113/9 (100 balls) | v | Manchester Originals 93/8 (100 balls) | Birmingham Phoenix won by 20 runs | |
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14:30 Scorecard | Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Neil Mallender and Jasmine Naeem Player of the match: Kirstie Gordon (Birmingham Phoenix) | ||||
Amy Jones 31 (17) Emma Lamb 3/16 (20 balls) | |||||
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30 July 2021 | Birmingham Phoenix 140/4 (100 balls) | v | Southern Brave 141/2 (82 balls) | Southern Brave won by 8 wickets | |
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15:00 Scorecard | Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Russell Warren Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Southern Brave) | ||||
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August
1 August 2021 | Trent Rockets 145/5 (100 balls) | v | Birmingham Phoenix 134/9 (100 balls) | Trent Rockets won by 11 runs | |
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11:00 Scorecard | Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jasmine Naeem Player of the match: Heather Graham (Trent Rockets) | ||||
Heather Graham 44 (21) Kirstie Gordon 1/20 (20 balls) | |||||
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4 August 2021 | Birmingham Phoenix 129/9 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 133/2 (97 balls) | Oval Invincibles won by 8 wickets | |
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15:30 Scorecard | Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Martin Saggers Player of the match: Tash Farrant (Oval Invincibles) | ||||
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9 August 2021 | Welsh Fire 127/9 (100 balls) | v | Birmingham Phoenix 131/0 (76 balls) | Birmingham Phoenix won by 10 wickets | |
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15:00 Scorecard | Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Russell Warren Player of the match: Shafali Verma (Birmingham Phoenix) | ||||
Shafali Verma 76* (42) | |||||
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13 August 2021 | Trent Rockets 125/7 (100 balls) | v | Birmingham Phoenix 129/7 (94 balls) | Birmingham Phoenix won by 3 wickets | |
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15:30 Scorecard | Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jasmine Naeem Player of the match: Erin Burns (Birmingham Phoenix) | ||||
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17 August 2021 | Birmingham Phoenix 147/4 (100 balls) | v | Northern Superchargers 133/6 (100 balls) | Birmingham Phoenix won by 14 runs | |
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15:00 Scorecard | Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Anna Harris and Steve O'Shaughnessy Player of the match: Evelyn Jones (Birmingham Phoenix) | ||||
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Men's fixtures
July
23 July 2021 | London Spirit 144/6 (100 balls) | v | Birmingham Phoenix 148/7 (97 balls) | Birmingham Phoenix won by 3 wickets | |
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18:30 Scorecard | Edgbaston, Birmingham Attendance: 12,137[5] Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Zak Crawley (London Spirit) | ||||
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25 July 2021 | Birmingham Phoenix 87 (84 balls) | v | Manchester Originals 89/4 (73 balls) | Manchester Originals won by 6 wickets | |
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18:00 Scorecard | Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 7,855[6] Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Alex Wharf Player of the match: Matt Parkinson (Manchester Originals) | ||||
Moeen Ali 15 (18) Matt Parkinson 4/9 (19 balls) | |||||
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30 July 2021 | Birmingham Phoenix 151/3 (100 balls) | v | Southern Brave 152/6 (97 balls) | Southern Brave won by 4 wickets | |
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18:30 Scorecard | Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: David Millns and Martin Saggers Player of the match: James Vince (Southern Brave) | ||||
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August
1 August 2021 | Trent Rockets 144/6 (100 balls) | v | Birmingham Phoenix 145/4 (74 balls) | Birmingham Phoenix won by 6 wickets | |
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14:30 Scorecard | Edgbaston, Birmingham Attendance: 17,479[7] Umpires: Nigel Llong and Steve O'Shaughnessy Player of the match: Will Smeed (Birmingham Phoenix) | ||||
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4 August 2021 | Oval Invincibles 172/3 (100 balls) | v | Birmingham Phoenix 174/4 (94 balls) | Birmingham Phoenix won by 6 wickets | |
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19:00 Scorecard | Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Peter Hartley and Russell Warren Player of the match: Chris Benjamin (Birmingham Phoenix) | ||||
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9 August 2021 | Birmingham Phoenix 184/5 (100 balls) | v | Welsh Fire 91 (74 balls) | Birmingham Phoenix won by 93 runs | |
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18:30 Scorecard | Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Imran Tahir (Birmingham Phoenix) | ||||
Ian Cockbain 32 (25) Imran Tahir 5/25 (19 balls) | |||||
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13 August 2021 | Birmingham Phoenix 166/6 (100 balls) | v | Trent Rockets 150/9 (100 balls) | Birmingham Phoenix won by 16 runs | |
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19:00 Scorecard | Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Peter Hartley and David Millns Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Birmingham Phoenix) | ||||
Liam Livingstone 50 (31) Sam Cook 2/32 (20 balls) | Steven Mullaney 49 (33) Pat Brown 3/27 (20 balls) | ||||
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17 August 2021 | Northern Superchargers 143/8 (100 balls) | v | Birmingham Phoenix 147/2 (74 balls) | Birmingham Phoenix won by 8 wickets | |
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18:30 Scorecard | Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Neil Mallender and Russell Warren Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Birmingham Phoenix) | ||||
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Knockout stages
Women
After finishing in third position after the group stage, the women's team qualified for the eliminator against second placed Oval Invincibles. They lost the match and did not progress to the final.
20 August 2021 15:00 Scorecard |
Oval Invincibles 114/7 (100 balls) | v | Birmingham Phoenix 94 (94 balls) |
Amy Jones 35 (25) Tash Farrant 4/10 (19 balls) |
Oval Invincibles won by 20 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Rob Bailey and Anna Harris Player of the match: Tash Farrant (Oval Invincibles) |
- Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Men
The men's team finished first in the group stage and, as a result, qualified directly for the final against Southern Brave. They lost the final by 32 runs.
Southern Brave 168/5 (100 balls) | v | Birmingham Phoenix 136/5 (100 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.
References
- ^ The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
- ^ The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports
- ^ The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
- ^ The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports
- ^ "The Hundred: Phoenix vs Spirit". espncricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "The Hundred: Originals vs Phoenix". cricketworld. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "The Hundred: Phoenix vs Rockets". espncricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2021.