Birmingham Phoenix are a franchise 100-ball cricket team 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 teams play at Edgbaston.
History
In July 2019, it was announced the Edgbaston-based franchise would be known as Birmingham Phoenix. The team revealed that former Australian batsman Andrew McDonald would be the men's team's first coach, and would be 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 team.
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.
As part of the 2025 Hundred sale, the ECB gave Warwickshire County Cricket Club a 51% stake in the franchise with the remaining 49% sold in an auction process. Knighthead Capital Management LLC purchased 49% of the franchise with Warwickshire County Cricket Club retaining their stake. They took operational control on 1 October 2025.
Grounds
Both the Birmingham Phoenix men's and women's teams play at the home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Edgbaston Cricket Ground, in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham. The women's team 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 team No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batters6 Emma Lamb Right-handed Right-arm off break 12 Tammy Beaumont Right-handed Right-arm off break England central contract22 Davina Perrin Right-handed Right-arm medium — Meg Austin Right-handed Right-arm leg break Replacement player— Cordelia Griffith Right-handed Right-arm medium Ruled out through injury All-rounders8 Ellyse Perry Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain; Overseas player14 Fatima Sana Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player; Wildcard player53 Kayla Reyneke Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player; Replacement player64 Alice Capsey Right-handed Right-arm off break England central contract77 Annerie Dercksen Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player Wicket-keepers67 Jemima Spence Right-handed — Pace bowlers 9 Mary Taylor Right-handed Right-arm medium Wildcard player18 Eva Gray Right-handed Right-arm medium 24 Lauren Filer Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium England central contract— Lucy Hamilton Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Ruled out— Esmae MacGregor Right-handed Right-arm medium Spin bowlers15 Phoebe Brett Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 27 Alana King Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player50 Linsey Smith Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox England central contract— Eve O'Neill Right-handed Right-arm off break
Men's team No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batters5 Joe Weatherley Right-handed Right-arm off break Replacement player22 Donovan Ferreira Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain; Overseas player26 Will Smeed Right-handed Right-arm off break 32 Laurie Evans Right-handed Right-arm medium 58 Sean Dickson Right-handed Right-arm medium UK passport; Wildcard player All-rounders2 Jacob Bethell Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox England central contract; Ruled out through injury8 Jordan Thompson Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 16 Mitchell Owen Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player53 Rehan Ahmed Right-handed Right-arm leg break England central contract— Ethan Brookes Right-handed Right-arm medium Ruled out through injury— Matt Montgomery Right-handed Right-arm off break Replacement player Wicket-keepers33 Joe Clarke Right-handed — Pace bowlers7 Saqib Mahmood Right-handed Right-arm fast 9 Tom Helm Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wildcard player25 Chris Wood Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 27 Ben Dwarshuis Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Overseas player; Replacement player44 Scott Currie Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium — Mustafizur Rahman Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Overseas player; Ruled out through injury Spin bowlers76 Usman Tariq Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
Honours Women's honours Third place: 2021
Men's honours Runners-up: 2021 Third place: 2024
Seasons Women's team SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef. Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos20218440083rd13rd20226330064thDid not progress20238070118thDid not progress20248340177thDid not progress20258260087thDid not progress202682501107thDid not progress
Men's team SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef. Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos202186200121st12nd202285300104thDid not progress20238240266thDid not progress202486200122nd13rd202583500125thDid not progress20268170048thDid not progress
Notes
See also
List of Birmingham Phoenix 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