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| Owner | Marylebone Cricket Club (51%) Cricket Investor Holdings Limited (49%) | |
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| Colours | Dark blue and black | |
| Founded | 2019 | |
| Home ground | Lord's | |
| Capacity | 30,000 | |
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| No. of titles | 1 | |
| Women's title wins | 1 (2024) | |
| Official website | London Spirit | |
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London Spirit are a franchise 100-ball cricket team based in North London. The team represents the historic counties of Middlesex, Essex and Northamptonshire in The Hundred,[1] which took place for the first time during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's and women's teams play their home games at Lord's.
History
[edit]In May 2019, it was revealed that the Hundred franchise based at Lord's would be known as the London Spirit. In August 2019 the team 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] By September 2019, it was known that the franchise would represent Middlesex, Essex and Northamptonshire.[3]
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 team.[4]
As part of the 2025 Hundred sale, the ECB gave Marylebone Cricket Club a 51% stake in the franchise with the remaining 49% sold in an auction process. Cricket Investor Holdings Limited (known as Tech Titans) purchased 49% of the franchise with Marylebone Cricket Club retaining their stake. They took operational control on 1 October 2025.[5][6]
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Honours
[edit]Men's honours
[edit]The Hundred
- Third place: 2022
Women's honours
[edit]The Hundred
Ground
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Both the London Spirit men's and women's teams play at the home of Cricket, Lord's, in the St. John's Wood area of London. The women's team had been due to play at the home of Essex County Cricket Club, the County Ground in Chelmsford, and the home of Northamptonshire, the County Ground in Northampton but both teams were brought together at the same ground as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Current squads
[edit]- Bold denotes players with international caps.
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
Women's team
[edit]| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| 3 | Charlie Dean |  England |
22 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain; England central contract |
| 17 | Grace Harris |  Australia |
18 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| — | Marizanne Kapp |  South Africa |
4 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
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| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| — | Mahika Gaur | England[a] |
9 March 2006 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | England central contract |
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- ^ Gaur has also played international cricket for the United Arab Emirates.
Men's team
[edit]| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| — | Dewald Brevis | South Africa |
29 April 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
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| 88 | Jamie Overton | England |
10 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | England central contract |
| — | Liam Livingstone | England |
4 August 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
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| — | Adam Zampa | Australia |
31 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
Seasons
[edit]Women's team
[edit]| Season | Group stage | Playoff stage | Ref. | |||||||
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| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | Pos | Pld | Pos | ||
| 2021 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4th | Did not progress | [7] | |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7th | Did not progress | [8] | |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6th | Did not progress | [9] | |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3rd | 2[a] | 1st | [10] |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3rd | 1[b] | 3rd | [11] |
Men's team
[edit]| Season | Group stage | Playoff stage | Ref. | |||||||
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| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | Pos | Pld | Pos | ||
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8th | Did not progress | [12] | |
| 2022 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3rd | 1[c] | 3rd | [13] |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7th | Did not progress | [14] | |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8th | Did not progress | [15] | |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7th | Did not progress | [16] | |
Notes
- ^ London Spirit women qualified for the eliminator in 2024. They played 2 games, winning the eliminator against Oval Invincibles by 8 wickets, and winning the final against Welsh Fire by 4 wickets.
- ^ London Spirit women qualified for the eliminator in 2025. They played 1 game, losing the eliminator against Northern Superchargers by 42 runs.
- ^ London Spirit men qualified for the eliminator in 2022. They played one match, losing the playoff for the final against Manchester Originals by 5 wickets.
See also
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- List of London Spirit cricketers
- List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
- List of Test cricket grounds
References
[edit]- ^ "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Shane Warne named as coach of Lord's Hundred team". The Guardian. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "The inside story of The Hundred". The Independent. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "ECB finalises deals with strategic partners in The Hundred, unlocking hundreds of millions of pounds for game-wide growth". ECB. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ Roan, Dan (31 January 2025). "Tech consortium agrees £145m stake in London Spirit". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2025". espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2025". espncricinfo.com.
Further reading
[edit]- BBC: The Hundred player draft – covering the first draft signings for each region's team
