2021 London Spirit season

London Spirit
2021 season
Coach	Trevor Griffin (women); Shane Warne (men);
Captain	Heather Knight (women); Eoin Morgan (men);
Overseas	Deandra Dottin; Deepti Sharma; Chloe Tryon; (women); Josh Inglis; Mohammad Amir; Mohammad Nabi; David Wiese; (men);
Ground(s)	Lord's
Women	4th
Men	8th
Most runs	Heather Knight: 214 (women); Josh Inglis: 173 (men);
Most wickets	Deepti Sharma: 10 (women); Blake Cullen: 10 (men);
Most catches	Danielle Gibson: 6 (women); Ravi Bopara: 6 (men);
	2022 →

The 2021 season was London Spirit's first season of the new franchise 100 ball cricket, The Hundred.

Players

Bold denotes players with international caps
Ages given as of 21 July 2021, the date the first match was played in the tournament

Women's side

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
4	Susie Rowe	England	(1987-04-13)13 April 1987 (aged 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
5	Heather Knight	England	(1990-12-26)26 December 1990 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Captain; Centrally contracted player
28	Aylish Cranstone	England	(1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 26)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
All-rounders
3	Charlie Dean	England	(2000-12-22)22 December 2000 (aged 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
6	Deepti Sharma	India	(1997-08-24)24 August 1997 (aged 23)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
8	Danielle Gibson	England	(2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
11	Naomi Dattani	England	(1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 27)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
15	Deandra Dottin	West Indies	(1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Marquee player; Overseas player
25	Chloe Tryon	South Africa	(1994-01-25)25 January 1994 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Overseas player
88	Alice Monaghan	England	(2000-03-20)20 March 2000 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
12	Tammy Beaumont	England	(1991-03-11)11 March 1991 (aged 30)	Right-handed	—
17	Amara Carr	England	(1994-04-17)17 April 1994 (aged 27)	Right-handed	—
Pace bowlers
22	Sophie Munro	England	(2001-08-31)31 August 2001 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
61	Freya Davies	England	(1995-10-27)27 October 1995 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
29	Grace Scrivens	England	(2003-11-10)10 November 2003 (aged 17)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break

Men's side

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
6	Joe Denly	England	(1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
15	Zak Crawley	England	(1998-02-03)3 February 1998 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Centrally contracted player
16	Eoin Morgan	England^[a]	(1986-09-10)10 September 1986 (aged 34)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain
24	Joe Cracknell	England	(2000-03-16)16 March 2000 (aged 21)	Right-handed	—	Replacement player
28	Dan Lawrence	England	(1997-07-12)12 July 1997 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Local Icon player
All-rounders
7	Mohammad Nabi	Afghanistan	(1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
10	Luis Reece	England	(1990-08-04)4 August 1990 (aged 30)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
25	Ravi Bopara	England	(1985-05-04)4 May 1985 (aged 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
52	Roelof van der Merwe	Netherlands^[b]	(1984-12-31)31 December 1984 (aged 36)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
96	David Wiese	South Africa	(1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player; Replacement player
Wicket-keepers
17	Adam Rossington	England	(1993-05-05)5 May 1993 (aged 28)	Right-handed	—
95	Josh Inglis	Australia	(1995-03-04)4 March 1995 (aged 26)	Right-handed	—	Overseas player
Pace bowlers
1	Jade Dernbach	England	(1986-03-03)3 March 1986 (aged 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
5	Mohammad Amir	Pakistan	(1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 29)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast	Overseas player
8	Chris Wood	England	(1990-06-27)27 June 1990 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
19	Blake Cullen	England	(2002-02-19)19 February 2002 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Wildcard pick
58	Brad Wheal	Scotland	(1996-08-28)28 August 1996 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Replacement player
—	Mark Wood	England	(1990-01-11)11 January 1990 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
Spin bowlers
32	Mason Crane	England	(1997-02-18)18 February 1997 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break

^ Morgan also played international cricket for Ireland
^ Van der Merwe has also played international cricket for South Africa

League stage

Women's fixtures

23 July 2021
15:00
Scorecard

Birmingham Phoenix 128/6 (100 balls)	v	London Spirit 132/7 (96 balls)
Evelyn Jones 47 (41) Deandra Dottin 2/28 (20 balls)		Naomi Dattani 34 (19) Erin Burns 2/15 (20 balls)

London Spirit won by 3 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jasmine Naeem
Player of the match: Evelyn Jones (Birmingham Phoenix)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
Points: London Spirit 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

25 July 2021
11:00
Scorecard

Oval Invincibles 132/7 (100 balls)	v	London Spirit 117/7 (100 balls)
Alice Capsey 59 (41) Naomi Dattani 2/23 (15 balls)		Heather Knight 40 (29) Dane van Niekerk 3/30 (20 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 15 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Anna Harris and Graham Lloyd
Player of the match: Alice Capsey (Oval Invincibles)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.

29 July 2021
15:00
Scorecard

Trent Rockets 151/4 (100 balls)	v	London Spirit 133/7 (100 balls)
Rachel Priest 76 (42) Freya Davies 1/19 (20 balls)		Heather Knight 31 (25) Lucy Higham 2/12 (15 balls)

Trent Rockets won by 18 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Trent Rockets)

Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, London Spirit 0.

1 August 2021
14:30
Scorecard

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.

3 August 2021
15:00
Scorecard

Northern Superchargers 126/5 (100 balls)	v	London Spirit 129/3 (98 balls)
Jemimah Rodrigues 57 (44) Sophie Munro 2/20 (15 balls)		Deandra Dottin 50* (34) Linsey Smith 2/15 (20 balls)

London Spirit won by 7 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Anna Harris
Player of the match: Deandra Dottin (London Spirit)

Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: London Spirit 2, Northern Superchargers 0.

10 August 2021
15:00
Scorecard

Manchester Originals 127/5 (100 balls)	v	London Spirit 131/5 (98 balls)
Emma Lamb 39 (30) Deepti Sharma 2/10 (20 balls)		Heather Knight 35 (26) Alex Hartley 3/32 (20 balls)

London Spirit won by 5 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Deepti Sharma (London Spirit)

Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: London Spirit 2, Manchester Originals 0.

14 August 2021
15:30
Scorecard

London Spirit 103/9 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles 107/2 (87 balls)
Tammy Beaumont 42 (34) Marizanne Kapp 2/12 (20 balls)		Georgia Adams 37* (34) Charlie Dean 1/24 (17 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 8 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Anna Harris and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Georgia Adams (Oval Invincibles)

Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.

18 August 2021
15:00
Scorecard

Welsh Fire 95/9 (100 balls)	v	London Spirit 96/3 (58 balls)
Georgia Redmayne 35 (28) Danielle Gibson 2/10 (15 balls)		Heather Knight 34* (19) Danielle Gibson 34* (19) Hayley Matthews 2/28 (18 balls)

London Spirit won by 7 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and David Millns
Player of the match: Danielle Gibson (London Spirit)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
Points: London Spirit 2, Welsh Fire 0.

Men's fixtures

23 July 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

London Spirit 144/6 (100 balls)	v	Birmingham Phoenix 148/7 (97 balls)
Zak Crawley 64 (40) Adam Milne 2/18 (20 balls)		Moeen Ali 40 (30) Mohammad Amir 2/34 (17 balls)

Birmingham Phoenix won by 3 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Attendance: 12,137^[1]
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Zak Crawley (London Spirit)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, London Spirit 0.

25 July 2021
14:30
Scorecard

Oval Invincibles	v	London Spirit

No result
Lord's, London
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Peter Hartley

London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
No play was possible due to rain.
Points: London Spirit 1, Oval Invincibles 1.

29 July 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

Trent Rockets 123/4 (100 balls)	v	London Spirit 116/8 (100 balls)
D'Arcy Short 69* (47) Mohammad Nabi 2/20 (20 balls)		Roelof van der Merwe 25* (18) Matt Carter 3/17 (20 balls)

Trent Rockets won by 7 runs
Lord's, London
Attendance: 23,892^[2]
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Alex Wharf
Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Trent Rockets)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, London Spirit 0.

1 August 2021
18:00 (N)
Scorecard

Southern Brave 145/6 (100 balls)	v	London Spirit 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.

3 August 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

Northern Superchargers 155/3 (100 balls)	v	London Spirit 92/9 (100 balls)
David Willey 81* (45) Mohammad Nabi 1/19 (15 balls)		Eoin Morgan 27 (22) Ben Raine 3/20 (20 balls)

Northern Superchargers won by 63 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: David Willey (Northern Superchargers)

Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Northern Superchargers 2, London Spirit 0.

10 August 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

London Spirit 142/6 (100 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 136/9 (100 balls)
Adam Rossington 46 (29) Tom Hartley 3/27 (20 balls)		Colin Ackermann 53 (40) Brad Wheal 4/17 (20 balls)

London Spirit won by 6 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Martin Saggers
Player of the match: Brad Wheal (London Spirit)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: London Spirit 2, Manchester Originals 0.

14 August 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

London Spirit 146/7 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles 147/8 (95 balls)
Eoin Morgan 41 (20) Tabraiz Shamsi 3/25 (20 balls)		Laurie Evans 67* (37) Brad Wheal 2/23 (20 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 2 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Nick Cook and Neil Mallender
Player of the match: Laurie Evans (Oval Invincibles)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.

18 August 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

London Spirit 163/5 (100 balls)	v	Welsh Fire 165/7 (98 balls)
Josh Inglis 72 (45) Ryan Higgins 3/21 (20 balls)		Glenn Phillips 80 (35) Brad Wheal 3/30 (18 balls)

Welsh Fire won by 3 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Attendance: 9,261^[3]
Umpires: Nick Cook and Nigel Llong
Player of the match: Glenn Phillips (Welsh Fire)

Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Welsh Fire 2, London Spirit 0.

Standings

advanced to the final
advanced to the eliminator

Women

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

Source: ESPN Cricinfo,^[4] Sky Sports^[5]

Men

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

Source: ESPN Cricinfo,^[6] Sky Sports^[7]

References

^ "The Hundred: Phoenix vs Spirit". espncricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "The Hundred: Spirit vs Rockets". BBC. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^ "The Hundred: Fire vs Spirit". espncricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^ 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

[1] Morgan also played international cricket for Ireland

[2] Van der Merwe has also played international cricket for South Africa

[3] "The Hundred: Phoenix vs Spirit". espncricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[4] "The Hundred: Spirit vs Rockets". BBC. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

[5] "The Hundred: Fire vs Spirit". espncricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

[6] The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo

[7] The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports

[8] The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo

[9] The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports

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