Southern Brave is a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Southampton. The team represents the historic counties of Hampshire and Sussex in the newly founded The Hundred competition, which took place for the first time during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's side and the women's side play at the Rose Bowl, Hampshire.
History
In May 2019, the England and Wales Cricket Board applied to trademark six of the Hundred's eight team names, including Southern Brave. While the tournament had often been described as "city-based" in early reports, or that the names would have no geographical element, Southern Brave were not the only team to have a regional name.
In August 2019 the side announced that former Sri Lanka batsman and 2019 IPL winning coach Mahela Jayawardene would be the men's team's first coach, while former England Women captain Charlotte Edwards was appointed coach of the Women's team. Jayawardene will be assisted by former two former Hampshire players: Former New Zealand international bowler Shane Bond and former opening batsmen and current coach of Hampshire 2nd XI Jimmy Adams, while Richard Halsall will also assist the men's side.
The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Brave claim Jofra Archer as their headline men's draftee, and Anya Shrubsole as the women's headliner. They were joined by England international James Vince and Chris Jordan for the men's team, while Danielle Wyatt joined Shrubsole on the women's side.
As part of the 2025 Hundred sale, the ECB gave Hampshire County Cricket Club a 51% stake in the franchise with the remaining 49% sold in an auction process. India's GMR Group purchased 49% of the franchise with Hampshire County Cricket Club retaining their stake. They took operational control on 1 October 2025.
Honours
Men's honours
The Hundred Winners: 2021 Runners-up: 2024 Third place: 2023
Women's honours
The Hundred Winners: 2023 Runners-up: 2021, 2022, 2025 Third place: 2026
Ground
Both the Southern Brave men's and women's sides play at the home in Hampshire County Cricket Club, the Utilita Bowl, in West End, a short distance outside of Southampton. The women's side had been due to play at the home in Sussex County Cricket Club, the County Ground in Hove, 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.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batters5 Jemimah Rodrigues Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player; Ruled out through injury9 Jodi Grewcock Left-handed Right-arm leg break 14 Laura Wolvaardt Right-handed — Overseas player22 Maia Bouchier Right-handed Right-arm medium England central contract All-rounders10 Phoebe Franklin Right-handed Right-arm medium 11 Naomi Dattani Left-handed Left-arm medium Wildcard player70 Katherine Fraser Right-handed Right-arm off break Wildcard player88 Charli Knott Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player; Replacement player Wicket-keepers18 Rebecca Odgers Right-handed Right-arm off break 67 Lizelle Lee Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player Pace bowlers 15 Daisy Gibb Right-handed Right-arm medium 45 Ellie Anderson Right-handed Right-arm medium 63 Lauren Bell Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium England central contract95 Issy Wong Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Spin bowlers3 Sarah Glenn Right-handed Right-arm leg break England central contract21 Tilly Corteen-Coleman Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 23 Sophie Molineux Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin Captain; Overseas player
Men's side No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batters7 Ben McKinney Left-handed Right-arm off break 10 David Miller Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player18 Saif Zaib Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Wildcard player28 Tom Abell Right-handed Right-arm medium 30 Tristan Stubbs Right-handed Right-arm off break All-rounders1 Moeen Ali Left-handed Right-arm off break Replacement player4 Nikhil Chaudhary Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player17 Marcus Stoinis Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player34 Chris Jordan Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Captain44 Caleb Falconer Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wicket-keepers19 Michael Pepper Right-handed — 39 Jamie Smith Right-handed — England central contract45 Thomas Rew Right-handed — Ruled out through injury Pace bowlers8 Daniel Worrall Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium UK passport14 Luke Wood Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 22 Jofra Archer Right-handed Right-arm fast England central contract43 Manny Lumsden Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wildcard player Spin bowlers95 Adil Rashid Right-handed Right-arm leg break England central contract
Seasons Women's team SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef. Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos202187100141st12nd202265100102nd22nd202387100141st11st20248161038thDid not progress202588000321st12nd202685300203rd13rd
Men's team SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef. Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos202185201112nd21st20228350067thDid not progress20238430193rd13rd202485201113rd22nd202584400164thDid not progress202683500126thDid not progress
Notes
See also
List of Southern Brave cricketers List of cricket grounds in England and Wales List of Test cricket grounds
References
Further reading
BBC: The Hundred player draft – covering the first draft signings for each region's team
External links
Official web page