London Spirit are a franchise 100-ball cricket team based in North London. The team represents the historic counties of Middlesex, Essex and Northamptonshire in The Hundred, which took place for the first time during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's and women's teams play their home games at Lord's.
History
In May 2019, it was revealed that the Hundred franchise based at Lord's would be known as the London Spirit. In August 2019 the team 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. By September 2019, it was known that the franchise would represent Middlesex, Essex and Northamptonshire.
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 team.
As part of the 2025 Hundred sale, the ECB gave Marylebone Cricket Club a 51% stake in the franchise with the remaining 49% sold in an auction process. Cricket Investor Holdings Limited (known as Tech Titans) purchased 49% of the franchise with Marylebone Cricket Club retaining their stake. They took operational control on 1 October 2025.
Honours
Men's honours
The Hundred Third place: 2022
Women's honours
The Hundred Winners: 2024 Third place: 2025
Ground
Both the London Spirit men's and women's teams play at the home of Cricket, Lord's, in the St. John's Wood area of London. The women's team 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 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 Batters22 Sterre Kalis Right-handed Right-arm medium 23 Marie Kelly Right-handed Right-arm off break 47 Seren Smale Right-handed — All-rounders5 Deandra Dottin Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player7 Marizanne Kapp Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player14 Trudy Johnson Right-handed Right-arm medium Wildcard player17 Grace Harris Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player24 Charlie Dean Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain; England central contract32 Nadine de Klerk Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player99 Katie George Right-handed Left-arm medium Replacement player Wicket-keepers40 Amy Jones Right-handed — England central contract Pace bowlers 26 Hannah Rainey Right-handed Right-arm medium Replacement player— Mahika Gaur Right-handed Left-arm medium England central contract; Ruled out through injury— Phoebe Turner Right-handed Right-arm medium Ruled out through injury Spin bowlers21 Josie Groves Right-handed Right-arm leg break 28 Charis Pavely Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 54 Lucy Higham Right-handed Right-arm off break — Olivia Barnes Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Wildcard player
Men's team No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batters50 Kiran Carlson Right-handed Right-arm off break Wildcard player52 Dewald Brevis Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player— Adam Hose Right-handed Right-arm medium Ruled out through injury All-rounders8 Jamie Overton Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium England central contract15 David Willey Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 23 Liam Livingstone Right-handed Right-arm leg break Captain30 James Coles Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Wicket-keepers24 Joe Moores Left-handed — Replacement player27 Lhuan-dre Pretorius Right-handed — Overseas player51 Jonny Bairstow Right-handed — 55 James Rew Left-handed — Pace bowlers 9 Matthew Fisher Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 14 Henry Crocombe Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wildcard player19 Andrew Tye Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium UK passport; Replacement player20 Adam Milne Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas player56 Tymal Mills Right-handed Left-arm fast Ruled out through injury Spin bowlers3 Mason Crane Right-handed Right-arm leg break 88 Adam Zampa Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
Seasons Women's team SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef. Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos20218440084thDid not progress20226240047thDid not progress20238240266thDid not progress20248431093rd21st202585300203rd13rd202682510106thDid not progress
Men's team SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef. Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos20218160138thDid not progress202285300103rd13rd20238240267thDid not progress20248170028thDid not progress202583500127thDid not progress202683500127thDid not progress
Notes
See also
List of London Spirit 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