Birmingham Phoenix


Birmingham Phoenix are a franchise 100-ball cricket side representing the historic counties of Warwickshire and Worcestershire in the newly founded The Hundred competition for the 2020 English and Welsh cricket season. The men's side will play at Edgbaston, while the women's side will play at New Road, Worcester.

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, 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 July 2019 the side announced that former Australian batsman Andrew McDonald would be the men's team's first coach. 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 side.
The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Phoenix claim Chris Woakes as their headline men's draftee, and Amy Jones as the women's headliner. They are joined by England international Moeen Ali and Worcestershire's Pat Brown for the men's team, while Kirstie Gordon joins Jones in the women's side.

Honours

Men's honours

The Birmingham Phoenix men's side play at the home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Edgbaston Cricket Ground, in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, while the women's side play at the home of Worcestershire County Cricket Club, New Road, Worcester.

Players

Current squad

Men's side