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London Spirit
Personnel
Captain
Coach
Overseas player(s)
Team information
Colours  
Founded2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Home groundLord's
Capacity30,000
History
No. of titles1
Women's title wins1 (2024)
Official websiteLondon Spirit

London Spirit are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in North London. The team represents the historic counties of Middlesex, Essex and Northamptonshire in The Hundred,[1] which took place for the first time during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's and women's sides play their home games at Lord's.

History

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See also: The Hundred (cricket)

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,[2] 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 August 2019 the side announced that former Australian spinner Shane Warne would be the men's team's first coach, while former Australia Women coach Lisa Keightley was appointed coach of the Women's team.[3]

The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Spirit claim Rory Burns as their headline men's draftee, and Heather Knight as the women's headliner. They are joined by England One-Day captain Eoin Morgan and Essex's Dan Lawrence for the men's team, while Freya Davies joins Knight in the women's side.[4]

Honours

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Men's honours

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The Hundred

Women's honours

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The Hundred

Ground

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Lord's
Main article: Lord's

Both the London Spirit men's and women's sides play at the home of Cricket, Lord's, in the St. John's Wood area of London. The women's side had been due to play at the home of Essex County Cricket Club, the County Ground in Chelmsford, and the home of Northamptonshire, the County Ground in Northampton but both teams were brought together at the same ground as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Current squads

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

Women's side

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No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
5 Heather Knight  England (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain
6 Cordelia Griffith  England (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
7 Meg Lanning  Australia (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
All-rounders
3 Charlie Dean  England (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
17 Grace Harris  Australia (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player;
Ruled out
20 Erin Burns  Australia (1988-06-22) 22 June 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player;
Replacement player
27 Niamh Holland  England (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
28 Danielle Gibson  England (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
42 Deepti Sharma  India (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player;
Replacement player
Wicket-keepers
8 Georgia Redmayne  Australia (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 30) Left-handed — Overseas player
15 Abigail Freeborn  England (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 27) Right-handed — Wildcard player
Pace bowlers
18 Eva Gray  England (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
24 Tara Norris  United States (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 26) Left-handed Left-arm medium UK passport
44 Sophie Munro  England (2001-08-31) 31 August 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
45 Ellie Anderson  England (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium Wildcard player
Spin bowlers
29 Hannah Jones  England (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 25) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
33 Sarah Glenn  England (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break

Men's side

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No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
1 Keaton Jennings  England (1992-06-19) 19 June 1992 (age 32) Left-handed Right-arm medium Replacement player
2 Shimron Hetmyer  West Indies (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 27) Left-handed — Overseas player
15 Zak Crawley  England (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break Ruled out
28 Dan Lawrence  England (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain
45 Daniel Bell-Drummond  England (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium
80 Ollie Pope  England (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 26) Right-handed — Ruled out
— Tom Prest  England (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break Replacement player
All-rounders
8 Liam Dawson  England (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
12 Andre Russell  West Indies (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
20 Matt Critchley  England (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
25 Ravi Bopara  England (1985-05-04) 4 May 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm medium Wildcard player
29 Ryan Higgins  England (1995-01-06) 6 January 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium Wildcard player
— James Neesham  New Zealand (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 34) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player;
Replacement player
Wicket-keepers
17 Adam Rossington  England (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 31) Right-handed —
19 Michael Pepper  England (1998-06-25) 25 June 1998 (age 26) Right-handed —
Pace bowlers
9 Olly Stone  England (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast
33 Richard Gleeson  England (1987-12-02) 2 December 1987 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
36 Matthew Taylor  England (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium Replacement player
38 Daniel Worrall  Australia (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium UK passport
72 Nathan Ellis  Australia (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
Spin bowlers

Seasons

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Women's team

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Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
2021 8 4 4 0 0 8 4th Did not progress [5]
2022 6 2 4 0 0 4 7th Did not progress [6]
2023 8 2 4 0 2 6 6th Did not progress [7]
2024 8 4 3 1 0 9 3rd 2[a] 1st [8]

Men's team

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Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
2021 8 1 6 0 1 3 8th Did not progress [9]
2022 8 5 3 0 0 10 3rd 1[b] 3rd [10]
2023 8 2 4 0 2 6 7th Did not progress [11]
2024 8 1 7 0 0 2 8th Did not progress [12]

Notes

  1. ^ London Spirit women qualified for the eliminator in 2024. They played 2 games, winning the eliminator against Oval Invincibles by 8 wickets, and winning the final against Welsh Fire by 4 wickets.
  2. ^ London Spirit men qualified for the eliminator in 2022. They played one match, losing the playoff for the final against Manchester Originals by 5 wickets.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ sport, The Guardian (28 August 2018). "Virat Kohli gives ECB's 100-ball 'experiment' the thumbs down". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Shane Warne named as coach of Lord's Hundred team". The Guardian. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. ^ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
  6. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
  7. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
  8. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
  9. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
  10. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
  11. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
  12. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.

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