Draft:2023 Birmingham Phoenix season

Birmingham Phoenix
2023 season
Coach	Ben Sawyer (women); Daniel Vettori (men);
Captain	Evelyn Jones (women); Moeen Ali (men);
Overseas player	Erin Burns; Sophie Devine; Tess Flintoff; Ellyse Perry; (women); Adam Milne; Kane Richardson; Tanveer Sangha; Shadab Khan; (men);
Ground(s)	Edgbaston
Women	8th
Men	6th
← 2022

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The 2023 season was the Birmingham Phoenix's third season of the 100 ball franchise cricket, The Hundred.

Players[edit]

Bold denotes players with international caps
Ages given as of 1 August 2023, the date of the first match played in the tournament

Women's side[edit]

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
11	Evelyn Jones	England	(1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 30)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium	Captain
28	Charis Pavely	England	(2004-10-24)24 October 2004 (aged 18)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
—	Chloe Brewer	England	(2002-07-12)12 July 2002 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
—	Sterre Kalis	Netherlands	(1999-08-30)30 August 1999 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
—	Davina Perrin	England	(2006-09-08)8 September 2006 (aged 16)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
All-rounders
8	Ellyse Perry	Australia	(1990-11-03)3 November 1990 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player; Ruled out through injury
29	Erin Burns	Australia	(1988-06-22)22 June 1988 (aged 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
77	Sophie Devine	New Zealand	(1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
27	Abigail Freeborn	England	(1996-11-12)12 November 1996 (aged 26)	Right-handed	—
40	Amy Jones	England	(1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 30)	Right-handed	—
Pace bowlers
25	Tess Flintoff	Australia	(2003-03-31)31 March 2003 (aged 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player; Replacement player
37	Emily Arlott	England	(1998-02-23)23 February 1998 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
95	Issy Wong	England	(2002-05-15)15 May 2002 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
Spin bowlers
3	Hannah Baker	England	(2004-02-03)3 February 2004 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
9	Abtaha Maqsood	Scotland	(1999-06-11)11 June 1999 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
23	Katie Levick	England	(1991-07-17)17 July 1991 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break

Men's side[edit]

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
8	Miles Hammond	England	(1996-01-11)11 January 1996 (aged 27)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
17	Ben Duckett	England	(1994-10-17)17 October 1994 (aged 28)	Left-handed	—
26	Will Smeed	England	(2001-10-26)26 October 2001 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
80	Dan Mousley	England	(2001-07-08)8 July 2001 (aged 22)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
All-rounders
2	Jacob Bethell	England	(2003-10-23)23 October 2003 (aged 19)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Wildcard player
13	Benny Howell	England	(1988-10-05)5 October 1988 (aged 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
18	Moeen Ali	England	(1987-06-18)18 June 1987 (aged 36)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Captain
23	Liam Livingstone	England	(1993-08-04)4 August 1993 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
49	Shadab Khan	Pakistan	(1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
11	Jamie Smith	England	(2000-07-12)12 July 2000 (aged 23)	Right-handed	—
12	Chris Benjamin	South Africa	(1999-04-29)29 April 1999 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	UK passport
Pace bowlers
7	Tom Helm	England	(1994-05-07)7 May 1994 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
10	Henry Brookes	England	(1999-08-21)21 August 1999 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Wildcard player
20	Adam Milne	New Zealand	(1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Overseas player
55	Kane Richardson	Australia	(1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player
—	Chris Woakes	England	(1989-03-02)2 March 1989 (aged 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Centrally contracted player
Spin bowlers
—	Tanveer Sangha	Australia	(2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player; Replacement player

League stage[edit]

Women's fixtures[edit]

3 August 2023	Birmingham Phoenix 110/8 (100 balls)	v	Northern Superchargers 112/3 (78 balls)	Northern Superchargers won by 7 wickets
15:00 Scorecard	Birmingham Phoenix 110/8 (100 balls)	v	Northern Superchargers 112/3 (78 balls)	Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Neil Pratt (Eng) and Sophie McLelland (Eng) Player of the match: Alice Davidson-Richards (Northern Superchargers)
15:00 Scorecard	Sophie Devine 46 (36) Alice Davidson-Richards 3/20 (20 balls)		Phoebe Litchfield 42* (29) Issy Wong 1/9 (5 balls)
Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to field. Points: Northern Superchargers 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

5 August 2023	Birmingham Phoenix	v	Trent Rockets	Match abandoned
14:30 Scorecard	Birmingham Phoenix	v	Trent Rockets	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson (Eng) and Neil Pratt (Eng)
14:30 Scorecard
No toss. No play was possible due to rain. Points: Birmingham Phoenix 1, Trent Rockets 1.

7 August 2023	Birmingham Phoenix 87 (96 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 91/5 (99 balls)	Manchester Originals won by 5 wickets
15:00 Scorecard	Birmingham Phoenix 87 (96 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 91/5 (99 balls)	Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Naeem Ashraf (Eng) and Jasmine Naeem (Eng) Player of the match: Fi Morris (Manchester Originals)
15:00 Scorecard	Sophie Devine 27 (25) Fi Morris 5/7 (16 balls)		Laura Wolvaardt 38 (34) Katie Levick 2/12 (20 balls)
Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field. Points: Manchester Originals 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

10 August 2023	Birmingham Phoenix	v	Welsh Fire	Edgbaston, Birmingham
15:00 Scorecard	Birmingham Phoenix	v	Welsh Fire
15:00 Scorecard

13 August 2023	Birmingham Phoenix	v	Oval Invincibles	Edgbaston, Birmingham
14:30 Scorecard	Birmingham Phoenix	v	Oval Invincibles
14:30 Scorecard

16 August 2023	Southern Brave	v	Birmingham Phoenix	Rose Bowl, Southampton
15:00 Scorecard	Southern Brave	v	Birmingham Phoenix
15:00 Scorecard

19 August 2023	Trent Rockets	v	Birmingham Phoenix	Trent Bridge, Nottingham
11:00 Scorecard	Trent Rockets	v	Birmingham Phoenix
11:00 Scorecard

24 August 2023	Birmingham Phoenix	v	London Spirit	Edgbaston, Birmingham
15:00 Scorecard	Birmingham Phoenix	v	London Spirit
15:00 Scorecard

Men's fixtures[edit]

3 August 2023	Birmingham Phoenix 84/5 (62 balls)	v	Northern Superchargers	No result
18:30 Scorecard	Birmingham Phoenix 84/5 (62 balls)	v	Northern Superchargers	Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Russell Warren (Eng)
18:30 Scorecard	Ben Duckett 34* (26) Matthew Short 2/9 (10 balls)
Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to field. No further play was possible due to rain. Points: Birmingham Phoenix 1, Northern Superchargers 1.

5 August 2023	Birmingham Phoenix	v	Trent Rockets	Match abandoned
18:30 Scorecard	Birmingham Phoenix	v	Trent Rockets	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Paul Pollard (Eng) and Russell Warren (Eng)
18:30 Scorecard
No toss. No play was possible due to rain. Points: Birmingham Phoenix 1, Trent Rockets 1.

7 August 2023	Manchester Originals 160/8 (100 balls)	v	Birmingham Phoenix 111 (98 balls)	Manchester Originals won by 49 runs
18:30 Scorecard	Manchester Originals 160/8 (100 balls)	v	Birmingham Phoenix 111 (98 balls)	Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Hassan Adnan (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Usama Mir (Manchester Originals)
18:30 Scorecard	Jos Buttler 43 (33) Benny Howell 3/21 (20 balls)		Liam Livingstone 27 (25) Tom Hartley 3/13 (20 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field. Points: Manchester Originals 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

10 August 2023	Birmingham Phoenix	v	Welsh Fire	Edgbaston, Birmingham
18:30 Scorecard	Birmingham Phoenix	v	Welsh Fire
18:30 Scorecard

13 August 2023	Birmingham Phoenix	v	Oval Invincibles	Edgbaston, Birmingham
18:00 Scorecard	Birmingham Phoenix	v	Oval Invincibles
18:00 Scorecard

16 August 2023	Southern Brave	v	Birmingham Phoenix	Rose Bowl, Southampton
18:30 Scorecard	Southern Brave	v	Birmingham Phoenix
18:30 Scorecard

19 August 2023	Trent Rockets	v	Birmingham Phoenix	Trent Bridge, Nottingham
14:30 Scorecard	Trent Rockets	v	Birmingham Phoenix
14:30 Scorecard

24 August 2023	Birmingham Phoenix	v	London Spirit	Edgbaston, Birmingham
18:30 Scorecard	Birmingham Phoenix	v	London Spirit
18:30 Scorecard

References[edit]