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.

London Spirit
Personnel
Captain Eoin Morgan
(Men's team)
Heather Knight
(Women's team)
Coach Shane Warne
(Men's team)
Trevor Griffin
(Women's team)
Overseas player(s) Mohammad Amir
Glenn Maxwell
Mohammad Nabi
(Men's team)
Deandra Dottin
Chloe Tryon
(Women's team)
Team information
Colours   
Founded2019
Home groundLord's
Capacity30,000
History
No. of titles0
The Hundred title wins0
The Hundred game wins0
Official websiteLondon Spirit

History
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,[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
Main articles: Lord's; County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford; and County Cricket Ground, Northampton

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

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
—Zak Crawley (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm off breakCentrally Contracted player
—Joe Denly (1986-03-16) 16 March 1986Right-handedRight-arm leg break
—Dan Lawrence (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997Right-handedRight-arm off breakLocal Icon player
—Glenn Maxwell (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
—Eoin Morgan[lower-alpha 1] (1986-09-10) 10 September 1986Left-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
All Rounders
—Mohammad Nabi (1985-01-01) 1 January 1985Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
—Luis Reece (1990-08-04) 4 August 1990Left-handedLeft-arm medium
—Roelof van der Merwe[lower-alpha 2] (1984-12-31) 31 December 1984Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Wicketkeepers
—Adam Rossington (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993Right-handed—
Pace bowlers
—Mohammad Amir (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992Left-handedLeft-arm fastOverseas player
—Jade Dernbach (1986-03-03) 3 March 1986Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
—Mark Wood (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990Right-handedRight-arm fast
Spin bowlers
—Mason Crane (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997Right-handedRight-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
    —Aylish Cranstone (1994-08-28) 28 August 1994Left-handedLeft-arm medium
    —Danielle Gibson (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001Right-handedRight-arm mediumCentrally Contracted player
    —Heather Knight (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
    —Susie Rowe (1987-04-13) 13 April 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium
    All Rounders
    —Naomi Dattani (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994Left-handedLeft-arm medium
    —Charlie Dean (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000Right-handedRight-arm off break
    —Deandra Dottin (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumMarquee player;
    Overseas player
    —Hannah Jones (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
    —Chloe Tryon (1994-01-25) 25 January 1994Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOverseas player
    Wicketkeepers
    —Amara Carr (1994-04-17) 17 April 1994Right-handed—
    Pace bowlers
    —Freya Davies (1995-10-27) 27 October 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
    —Sophie Munro (2001-08-31) 31 August 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium
    Spin bowlers

    See also

      References
      1. 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.
      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.

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