2021 Birmingham Phoenix season

The 2021 season was Birmingham Phoenix's first season of the new franchise 100 ball cricket, The Hundred. Both the men's and women's teams performed well in the competition qualifying for the knockout stages. However both teams lost their knockout games, the women's team losing in the eliminator match, finishing 3rd overall, while the men's team lost in the final, finishing as runners-up.

Birmingham Phoenix
2021 season
Coach Daniel Vettori
(Men's team)
Ben Sawyer
(Women's team)
Captain Moeen Ali
(Men's team)
Amy Jones
(Women's team)
Overseas player Finn Allen
David Bedingham
Imran Tahir
Adam Milne
(Men's team)
Erin Burns
Katie Mack
Shafali Verma (Women's team)
Ground(s)Edgbaston
The Hundred (Men's)2nd
The Hundred (Women's)3rd
Most runsLiam Livingstone: 348 (Men's team)
Evelyn Jones: 233 (Women's team)
Most wicketsKirstie Gordon: 15 (Women's team)
Adam Milne: 12 (Men's team)
Most catchesWill Smeed & Imran Tahir: 5 (Men's team)
Kirstie Gordon: 4 (Women's team)

Players

Men's side
  • Bold denotes players with international caps.
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
8Miles Hammond (1996-01-11) 11 January 1996Left-handedRight-arm off break
26Will Smeed (2001-10-26) 26 October 2001Right-handedRight-arm off break
32Finn Allen (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999Right-handed—Overseas player
45Daniel Bell-Drummond (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium
—David Bedingham (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994Right-handed—Overseas player;
Replacement player
—Adam Hose (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Dom Sibley (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995Right-handedRight-arm leg breakCentrally Contracted player
All Rounders
13Benny Howell (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium
18Moeen Ali (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987Left-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain;
Local Icon player
23Liam Livingstone (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break
28Tom Abell (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicketkeepers
12Chris Benjamin (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999Right-handed—Replacement player;
UK Passport
46Chris Cooke (1986-05-30) 30 May 1986Right-handed—UK Passport
Pace bowlers
7Tom Helm (1994-05-07) 7 May 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
20Adam Milne (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992Right-handedRight-arm fastOverseas player
22Dillon Pennington (1999-02-26) 26 February 1999Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumWildcard pick
36Pat Brown (1998-08-23) 23 August 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumLocal Icon player
—Chris Woakes (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumCentrally Contracted player
Spin bowlers
99Imran Tahir (1979-03-27) 27 March 1979Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player

    Women's side
    • Bold denotes players with international caps.
    S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
    Batters
    2Katie Mack (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player
    10Phoebe Franklin (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
    11Evelyn Jones (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992Left-handedLeft-arm medium
    17Shafali Verma (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
    54Marie Kelly (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium
    —Ria Fackrell (1999-09-16) 16 September 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break
    All Rounders
    29Erin Burns (1988-06-22) 22 June 1988Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
    34Georgia Elwiss (1991-05-31) 31 May 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
    —Thea Brookes (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break
    Wicketkeepers
    40Amy Jones (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993Right-handed—Captain;
    Centrally Contracted player
    79Gwenan Davies (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994Left-handed—
    Pace bowlers
    37Emily Arlott (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
    95Issy Wong (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002Right-handedRight-arm fast
    Spin bowlers
    9Abtaha Maqsood (1999-06-11) 11 June 1999Right-handedRight-arm leg break
    48Kirstie Gordon (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox

    Regular season

    Fixtures (Men)
    All times are in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

    July
    23 July 2021
    18:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    London Spirit
    144/6 (100 balls)
    v
    Birmingham Phoenix
    148/7 (97 balls)
    Zak Crawley 64 (40)
    Adam Milne 2/18 (20 balls)
    Moeen Ali 40 (30)
    Mohammad Amir 2/34 (17 balls)
    Birmingham Phoenix won by 3 wickets
    Edgbaston, Birmingham
    Attendance: 12,137[1]
    Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Tim Robinson
    Player of the match: Zak Crawley (London Spirit)
    • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, London Spirit 0.
    25 July 2021
    18:00 (N)
    Scorecard
    Birmingham Phoenix
    87 (84 balls)
    v
    Manchester Originals
    89/4 (73 balls)
    Moeen Ali 15 (18)
    Matt Parkinson 4/9 (19 balls)
    Jos Buttler 30 (31)
    Moeen Ali 1/15 (20 balls)
    Manchester Originals won by 6 wickets
    Old Trafford, Manchester
    Attendance: 7,855[2]
    Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Alex Wharf
    Player of the match: Matt Parkinson (Manchester Originals)
    • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Points: Manchester Originals 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.
    30 July 2021
    18:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    Birmingham Phoenix
    151/3 (100 balls)
    v
    Southern Brave
    152/6 (97 balls)
    Liam Livingstone 68* (44)
    Jake Lintott 2/13 (15 balls)
    James Vince 60 (38)
    Adam Milne 3/15 (20 balls)
    Southern Brave won by 4 wickets
    Rose Bowl, Southampton
    Umpires: David Millns and Martin Saggers
    Player of the match: James Vince (Southern Brave)
    • Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Southern Brave 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

    August
    1 August 2021
    14:30
    Scorecard
    Trent Rockets
    144/6 (100 balls)
    v
    Birmingham Phoenix
    145/4 (74 balls)
    Dawid Malan 51 (41)
    Adam Milne 2/13 (20 balls)
    Finn Allen 43 (23)
    Rashid Khan 3/26 (20 balls)
    Birmingham Phoenix won by 6 wickets
    Edgbaston, Birmingham
    Attendance: 17,479[3]
    Umpires: Nigel Llong and Steve O'Shaughnessy
    Player of the match: Will Smeed (Birmingham Phoenix)
    • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Trent Rockets 0.
    4 August 2021
    19:00 (N)
    Scorecard
    Oval Invincibles
    172/3 (100 balls)
    v
    Birmingham Phoenix
    174/4 (94 balls)
    Colin Ingram 81* (43)
    Pat Brown 2/34 (20 balls)
    Moeen Ali 49 (26)
    Saqib Mahmood 2/34 (20 balls)
    Birmingham Phoenix won by 6 wickets
    Edgbaston, Birmingham
    Umpires: Peter Hartley and Russell Warren
    Player of the match: Chris Benjamin (Birmingham Phoenix)
    • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
    9 August 2021
    18:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    Birmingham Phoenix
    184/5 (100 balls)
    v
    Welsh Fire
    91 (74 balls)
    Will Smeed 65* (38)
    David Payne 3/38 (20 balls)
    Ian Cockbain 32 (25)
    Imran Tahir 5/25 (19 balls)
    Birmingham Phoenix won by 93 runs
    Edgbaston, Birmingham
    Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Tim Robinson
    Player of the match: Imran Tahir (Birmingham Phoenix)
    • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
    • Imran Tahir (Birmingham Phoenix) took a hat-trick.
    • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Welsh Fire 0.
    10 August 2021
    18:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    London Spirit
    142/6 (100 balls)
    v
    Manchester Originals
    136/9 (100 balls)
    Adam Rossington 46 (29)
    Tom Hartley 3/27 (20 balls)
    Colin Ackermann 53 (40)
    Brad Wheal 4/17 (20 balls)
    London Spirit won by 6 runs
    Old Trafford, Manchester
    Umpires: Rob Bailey and Martin Saggers
    Player of the match: Brad Wheal (London Spirit)
    • London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Points: London Spirit 2, Manchester Originals 0.
    13 August 2021
    19:00 (N)
    Scorecard
    Birmingham Phoenix
    166/6 (100 balls)
    v
    Trent Rockets
    150/9 (100 balls)
    Liam Livingstone 50 (31)
    Sam Cook 2/32 (20 balls)
    Steven Mullaney 49 (33)
    Pat Brown 3/27 (20 balls)
    Birmingham Phoenix won by 16 runs
    Trent Bridge, Nottingham
    Umpires: Peter Hartley and David Millns
    Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Birmingham Phoenix)
    • Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Trent Rockets 0.
    17 August 2021
    18:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    Northern Superchargers
    143/8 (100 balls)
    v
    Birmingham Phoenix
    147/2 (74 balls)
    Tom Kohler-Cadmore 71 (44)
    Liam Livingstone 3/25 (20 balls)
    Liam Livingstone 92* (40)
    David Willey 1/26 (10 balls)
    Birmingham Phoenix won by 8 wickets
    Headingley, Leeds
    Umpires: Neil Mallender and Russell Warren
    Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Birmingham Phoenix)
    • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Northern Superchargers 0.

    Fixtures (Women)
    All times are in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

    July
    23 July 2021
    15:00
    Scorecard
    Birmingham Phoenix
    128/6 (100 balls)
    v
    London Spirit
    132/7 (96 balls)
    Evelyn Jones 47 (41)
    Deandra Dottin 2/28 (20 balls)
    Naomi Dattani 34 (19)
    Erin Burns 2/15 (20 balls)
    London Spirit won by 3 wickets
    Edgbaston, Birmingham
    Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jasmine Naeem
    Player of the match: Evelyn Jones (Birmingham Phoenix)
    • London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: London Spirit 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.
    25 July 2021
    14:30
    Scorecard
    Birmingham Phoenix
    113/9 (100 balls)
    v
    Manchester Originals
    93/8 (100 balls)
    Amy Jones 31 (17)
    Emma Lamb 3/16 (20 balls)
    Harmanpreet Kaur 49* (47)
    Kirstie Gordon 3/14 (20 balls)
    Birmingham Phoenix won by 20 runs
    Old Trafford, Manchester
    Umpires: Neil Mallender and Jasmine Naeem
    Player of the match: Kirstie Gordon (Birmingham Phoenix)
    • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Manchester Originals 0.
    30 July 2021
    15:00
    Scorecard
    Birmingham Phoenix
    140/4 (100 balls)
    v
    Southern Brave
    141/2 (82 balls)
    Amy Jones 42* (26)
    Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/16 (20 balls)
    Danni Wyatt 69* (40)
    Erin Burns 1/28 (15 balls)
    Southern Brave won by 8 wickets
    Rose Bowl, Southampton
    Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Russell Warren
    Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Southern Brave)
    • Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Southern Brave 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

    August
    1 August 2021
    11:00
    Scorecard
    Trent Rockets
    145/5 (100 balls)
    v
    Birmingham Phoenix
    134/9 (100 balls)
    Heather Graham 44 (21)
    Kirstie Gordon 1/20 (20 balls)
    Issy Wong 27 (11)
    Sammy-Jo Johnson 3/28 (20 balls)
    Trent Rockets won by 11 runs
    Edgbaston, Birmingham
    Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jasmine Naeem
    Player of the match: Heather Graham (Trent Rockets)
    • Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Points: Trent Rockets 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.
    4 August 2021
    15:30
    Scorecard
    Birmingham Phoenix
    129/9 (100 balls)
    v
    Oval Invincibles
    133/2 (97 balls)
    Erin Burns 45 (28)
    Tash Farrant 3/23 (20 balls)
    Dane van Niekerk 67* (51)
    Kirstie Gordon 2/20 (20 balls)
    Oval Invincibles won by 8 wickets
    Edgbaston, Birmingham
    Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Martin Saggers
    Player of the match: Tash Farrant (Oval Invincibles)
    • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.
    9 August 2021
    15:00
    Scorecard
    Welsh Fire
    127/9 (100 balls)
    v
    Birmingham Phoenix
    131/0 (76 balls)
    Bryony Smith 38 (36)
    Kirstie Gordon 2/30 (20 balls)
    Birmingham Phoenix won by 10 wickets
    Edgbaston, Birmingham
    Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Russell Warren
    Player of the match: Shafali Verma (Birmingham Phoenix)
    • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Welsh Fire 0.
    13 August 2021
    15:30
    Scorecard
    Trent Rockets
    125/7 (100 balls)
    v
    Birmingham Phoenix
    129/7 (94 balls)
    Abigail Freeborn 30 (23)
    Kirstie Gordon 3/26 (20 balls)
    Erin Burns 38 (26)
    Sammy-Jo Johnson 3/22 (19 balls)
    Birmingham Phoenix won by 3 wickets
    Trent Bridge, Nottingham
    Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jasmine Naeem
    Player of the match: Erin Burns (Birmingham Phoenix)
    • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Trent Rockets 0.
    17 August 2021
    15:00
    Scorecard
    Birmingham Phoenix
    147/4 (100 balls)
    v
    Northern Superchargers
    133/6 (100 balls)
    Evelyn Jones 64 (47)
    Katie Levick 2/23 (20 balls)
    Lauren Winfield-Hill 64 (38)
    Issy Wong 2/23 (20 balls)
    Birmingham Phoenix won by 14 runs
    Headingley, Leeds
    Umpires: Anna Harris and Steve O'Shaughnessy
    Player of the match: Evelyn Jones (Birmingham Phoenix)
    • Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Northern Superchargers 0.

    Standings

    Men
    Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
    1 Birmingham Phoenix 8 6 2 0 0 12 1.087
    2 Southern Brave 8 5 2 0 1 11 0.034
    3 Trent Rockets 8 5 3 0 0 10 0.035
    4 Oval Invincibles 8 4 3 0 1 9 0.123
    5 Northern Superchargers 8 3 4 0 1 7 0.510
    6 Manchester Originals 8 2 4 0 2 6 −0.361
    7 Welsh Fire 8 3 5 0 0 6 −0.827
    8 London Spirit 8 1 6 0 1 3 −0.641
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo,[4] Sky Sports[5]

      advances to the Final
      advances to the Eliminator

    Women
    Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
    1 Southern Brave 8 7 1 0 0 14 1.056
    2 Oval Invincibles 8 4 3 0 1 9 0.015
    3 Birmingham Phoenix 8 4 4 0 0 8 0.186
    4 London Spirit 8 4 4 0 0 8 0.046
    5 Manchester Originals 8 3 4 0 1 7 0.016
    6 Northern Superchargers 8 3 4 0 1 7 −0.041
    7 Trent Rockets 8 3 4 0 1 7 −0.293
    8 Welsh Fire 8 2 6 0 0 4 −1.017
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo,[6] Sky Sports[7]

      advances to the Final
      advances to the Eliminator

    Knockout stages

    Final
    21 August 2021
    18:30 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Southern Brave
    168/5 (100 balls)
    v
    Birmingham Phoenix
    136/5 (100 balls)
    Paul Stirling 61 (36)
    Adam Milne 2/8 (20 balls)
    Liam Livingstone 46 (19)
    Tymal Mills 1/13 (20 balls)
    Southern Brave won by 32 runs
    Lord's, London
    Umpires: Martin Saggers and Alex Wharf
    Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Southern Brave)
    • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.

    Eliminator
    20 August 2021
    15:00
    Scorecard
    Oval Invincibles
    114/7 (100 balls)
    v
    Birmingham Phoenix
    94 (94 balls)
    Marizanne Kapp 37 (37)
    Kirstie Gordon 2/22 (20 balls)
    Amy Jones 35 (25)
    Tash Farrant 4/10 (19 balls)
    Oval Invincibles won by 20 runs
    The Oval, London
    Umpires: Rob Bailey and Anna Harris
    Player of the match: Tash Farrant (Oval Invincibles)
    • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.

    References
    1. "The Hundred: Phoenix vs Spirit". espncricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
    2. "The Hundred: Originals vs Phoenix". cricketworld. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
    3. "The Hundred: Phoenix vs Rockets". espncricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
    4. The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
    5. The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports
    6. The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
    7. The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports
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