London Spirit

London Spirit
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Personnel
CaptainEngland Eoin Morgan
(Men's team)
TBC
(Women's team)
CoachAustralia Shane Warne
(Men's team)
Australia Lisa Keightley
(Women's team)
Overseas player(s)Australia Glenn Maxwell
Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi
Pakistan Mohammad Amir
(Men's team)
TBC
(Women's team)
Team information
Colours            
Founded2019
Home groundLord's (Men's team)
County Ground, Chelmsford &
County Ground, Northampton
(Women's team)
Capacity30,000 (Lord's)
6,500 (County Ground, Chelmsford)
6,500 (County Ground, Northampton)
History
No. of titles0
The Hundred title wins0
The Hundred game wins0
Official website:London Spirit

London Spirit are a franchise 100-ball cricket side representing the historic counties of Middlesex, Essex and Northamptonshire in the newly founded The Hundred competition for the 2020 English and Welsh cricket season. The men's side will play at Lord's, while the women's side will play at the County Ground, Chelmsford and the County Ground, Northampton.

History

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,[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

Honours

Lord's

Men's honours

  • The Hundred – 0

Women's honours

  • The Hundred – 0

Ground

The County Ground, Chelmsford

The London Spirit men's side play at the home of Cricket, Lord's, in the St. John's Wood area of London, while the women's side will play at the home of Essex County Cricket Club, the County Ground in Chelmsford, and the home of Northamptonshire, the County Ground in Northampton.

Players

Current squad

Men's side

  • Bold denotes players with international caps.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Rory Burns England (1990-08-26) 26 August 1990 (age 29) Left-handed Centrally Contracted player
Zak Crawley England (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Joe Denly England (1986-03-16) 16 March 1986 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Dan Lawrence England (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 22) Left-handed Right-arm leg break Local Icon player
Eoin Morgan England[a] (1986-09-10) 10 September 1986 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm medium Captain;
Local Icon player
All Rounders
Glenn Maxwell Australia (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
Mohammad Nabi Afghanistan (1985-01-01) 1 January 1985 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
Luis Reece England (1990-08-04) 4 August 1990 (age 29) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
Roelof van der Merwe Netherlands[b] (1984-12-31) 31 December 1984 (age 34) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicketkeepers
Adam Rossington England (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 26) Right-handed
Pace bowlers
Kyle Abbott South Africa (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Kolpak registration
Mohammad Amir Pakistan (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 27) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Overseas player
Jade Dernbach England (1986-03-03) 3 March 1986 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Mark Wood England (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast
Spin bowlers
Mason Crane England (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
  1. ^ Morgan has also played international cricket for Ireland.
  2. ^ Van der Merwe has also played international cricket for South Africa.

Women's side

  • Bold denotes players with international caps.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
5 Heather Knight England (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break Centrally Contracted player
Tammy Beaumont England (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 28) Right-handed Centrally Contracted player
All Rounders
Wicketkeepers
Pace bowlers
Freya Davies England (1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Centrally Contracted player
Spin bowlers

See also


References

  1. ^ sport, Guardian (28 August 2018). "Virat Kohli gives ECB's 100-ball 'experiment' the thumbs down". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Shane Warne named as coach of Lord's Hundred team". The Guardian. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. ^ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

Further reading

External links


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