2022 London Spirit season

London Spirit
2022 season
Coach	Trevor Bayliss ; (Men's team) ; Trevor Griffin ; (Women's team)
Captain	Eoin Morgan ; (Men's team) ; Charlie Dean ; (Women's team)
Overseas	Josh Inglis ; Nathan Ellis ; Glenn Maxwell ; Ben McDermott ; Riley Meredith ; Kieron Pollard ; (Men's team) ; Amelia Kerr ; Jess Kerr ; Beth Mooney ; Megan Schutt ; (Women's team)
Ground(s)	Lord's
The Hundred (Men's)	3rd
The Hundred (Women's)	7th
Most runs	Beth Mooney: 205 (Women's team); Adam Rossington: 164 (Men's team)
Most wickets	Jordan Thompson: 14 (Men's team); Amelia Kerr: 9 (Women's team)
← 2021	2023 →

The 2022 season was the London Spirit's second season of the 100 ball franchise cricket, The Hundred. The season was an improvement from the previous season, with the franchise reaching the knockout stages for the first time, and the men's side finishing third overall.

Players[edit]

Men's side[edit]

Bold denotes players with international caps.

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
15	Zak Crawley		(1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Centrally Contracted player
16	Eoin Morgan	^[a]	(1986-09-10) 10 September 1986 (age 37)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain
28	Dan Lawrence		(1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
45	Daniel Bell-Drummond		(1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All Rounders
8	Liam Dawson		(1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
25	Ravi Bopara		(1985-05-04) 4 May 1985 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
32	Glenn Maxwell		(1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player; Ruled out
44	Jordan Thompson		(1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 27)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
55	Kieron Pollard		(1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player; Ruled out
Wicketkeepers
11	Jamie Smith		(2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 23)	Right-handed	—	Wildcard player
17	Adam Rossington		(1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	—
47	Ben McDermott		(1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 29)	Right-handed	—	Overseas player
95	Josh Inglis		(1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	—	Overseas player; Replacement player; Ruled out
Pace bowlers
19	Blake Cullen		(2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Ruled out through injury
22	Toby Roland-Jones		(1988-01-29) 29 January 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Replacement player
27	Chris Wood		(1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
58	Brad Wheal		(1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
72	Nathan Ellis		(1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player; Replacement player
—	Riley Meredith		(1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player; Ruled out through injury
—	Mark Wood		(1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Centrally Contracted player; Ruled out through injury
Spin bowlers
5	Mason Crane		(1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break

^ Morgan has also played international cricket for Ireland.

Women's side[edit]

Bold denotes players with international caps.

S/N	Name	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
2	Chloe Brewer	(2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Replacement player
5	Heather Knight	(1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Centrally Contracted player; Ruled out through injury
63	Sophie Luff	(1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All Rounders
3	Charlie Dean	(2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Captain
11	Naomi Dattani	(1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 29)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
24	Jess Kerr	(1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
28	Danielle Gibson	(2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
29	Grace Scrivens	(2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 (age 20)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
48	Amelia Kerr	(2000-10-13) 13 October 2000 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player
88	Alice Monaghan	(2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicketkeepers
6	Beth Mooney	(1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 30)	Left-handed	—	Overseas player
17	Amara Carr	(1994-04-17) 17 April 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	—
37	Nat Wraith	(2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 22)	Right-handed	—
Pace bowlers
8	Grace Ballinger	(2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 22)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
27	Megan Schutt	(1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player
61	Freya Davies	(1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
25	Nancy Harman	(1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break

Group fixtures[edit]

Fixtures (Men)[edit]

4 August 2022
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

London Spirit 171/6 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles (H) 168/7 (100 balls)
Eoin Morgan 47 (29) Sunil Narine 2/25 (20 balls)		Hilton Cartwright 42 (23) Nathan Ellis 3/28 (20 balls)

London Spirit won by 3 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and David Millns (Eng)
Player of the match: Nathan Ellis (London Spirit)

Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
Points: London Spirit 2, Oval Invincibles 0.

8 August 2022
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

(H) London Spirit 160/6 (100 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 108 (98 balls)
Zak Crawley 41 (34) Paul Walter 2/18 (20 balls)		Phil Salt 36 (34) Jordan Thompson 4/21 (20 balls)

London Spirit won by 52 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Neil Mallender (Eng) and Russell Warren (Eng)
Player of the match: Jordan Thompson (London Spirit)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: London Spirit 2, Manchester Originals 0.

12 August 2022
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

London Spirit 147/6 (100 balls)	v	Southern Brave (H) 138/7 (100 balls)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 46 (33) Michael Hogan 2/31 (20 balls)		Ross Whiteley 52 (33) Jordan Thompson 2/32 (20 balls)

London Spirit won by 9 runs
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and Ben Debenham (Eng)
Player of the match: Daniel Bell-Drummond (London Spirit)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: London Spirit 2, Southern Brave 0.

14 August 2022
14:30
Scorecard

(H) Northern Superchargers 143/5 (100 balls)	v	London Spirit 147/3 (82 balls)
Faf du Plessis 56 (35) Mason Crane 2/23 (20 balls)		Adam Rossington 66 (25) Adil Rashid 1/29 (15 balls)

London Spirit won by 7 wickets
Headlingley, Leeds
Umpires: Graham Lloyd (Eng) and Robert White (Eng)
Player of the match: Adam Rossington (London Spirit)

Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: London Spirit 2, Northern Superchargers 0.

20 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

London Spirit 122 (93 balls)	v	Trent Rockets (H) 127/4 (79 balls)
Ben McDermott 30 (25) Rashid Khan 3/25 (20 balls)		Colin Munro 67* (37) Chris Wood 1/19 (15 balls)

Trent Rockets won by 6 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Paul Pollard (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Colin Munro (Trent Rockets)

Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, London Spirit 0.

24 August 2022
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

(H) London Spirit 156/6 (100 balls)	v	Welsh Fire 139/9 (100 balls)
Dan Lawrence 43 (26) Ish Sodhi 2/19 (20 balls)		Ben Duckett 34 (19) Dan Lawrence 4/20 (20 balls)

London Spirit won by 17 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Hassan Adnan (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: Dan Lawrence (London Spirit)

Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
Points: London Spirit 2, Welsh Fire 0.

27 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

(H) London Spirit 122/7 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles 124/4 (86 overs)
Adam Rossington 36 (22) Sam Curran 3/16 (20 balls)		Will Jacks 54 (38) Jordan Thompson 2/22 (16 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 6 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Sam Curran (Oval Invincibles)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.

30 August 2022
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

(H) London Spirit 139/6 (100 balls)	v	Birmingham Phoenix 140/9 (100 balls)
Ravi Bopara 45 (20) Tom Helm 4/17 (20 balls)		Matthew Wade 81 (42) Mason Crane 4/24 (20 balls)

Birmingham Phoenix won by 1 wicket
Lord's, London
Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Birmingham Phoenix)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, London Spirit 0.

Fixtures (Women)[edit]

Due to the shortened women's competition, London Spirit didn't play against Manchester Originals.

12 August 2022
15:00
Scorecard

London Spirit 155/4 (100 balls)	v	Southern Brave (H) 159/4 (94 balls)
Beth Mooney 97* (55) Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/30 (20 balls)		Danni Wyatt 65 (34) Danielle Gibson 2/27 (20 balls)

Southern Brave won by 6 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Tom Lungley (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Southern Brave)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Southern Brave 2, London Spirit 0.

14 August 2022
11:00
Scorecard

(H) Northern Superchargers 127/4 (100 balls)	v	London Spirit 122/7 (100 balls)
Bess Heath 57 (34) Amelia Kerr 2/27 (20 balls)		Sophie Luff 39* (30) Alice Davidson-Richards 2/20 (20 balls)

Northern Superchargers won by 5 runs
Headlingley, Leeds
Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Neil Pratt (Eng)
Player of the match: Bess Heath (Northern Superchargers)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Northern Superchargers 2, London Spirit 0.

20 August 2022
15:30
Scorecard

(H) Trent Rockets 142/4 (100 balls)	v	London Spirit 124/6 (100 balls)
Bryony Smith 63 (44) Amelia Kerr 2/23 (20 balls)		Naomi Dattani 38* (34) Nat Sciver 2/20 (15 balls)

Trent Rockets won by 18 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Neil Bainton (Eng) and Sarah Bartlett (Eng)
Player of the match: Bryony Smith (Trent Rockets)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, London Spirit 0.

24 August 2022
15:00
Scorecard

Welsh Fire 119/9 (100 balls)	v	London Spirit (H) 122/2 (86 balls)
Sarah Bryce 33 (25) Freya Davies 3/25 (20 balls)		Beth Mooney 61* (39) Claire Nicholas 1/18 (15 balls)

London Spirit won by 8 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and Billy Taylor (Eng)
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (London Spirit)

Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: London Spirit 2, Welsh Fire 0.

27 August 2022
15:30
Scorecard

(H) London Spirit 80 (97 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles 82/1 (58 balls)
Amelia Kerr 31 (31) Mady Villiers 4/12 (20 balls)		Lauren Winfield-Hill 44* (28) Grace Scrivens 1/23 (18 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 9 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Mady Villiers (Oval Invincibles)

Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.

30 August 2022
15:00
Scorecard

Birmingham Phoenix 82 (94 balls)	v	London Spirit (H) 83/6 (97 balls)
Evelyn Jones 24 (30) Danielle Gibson 2/12 (15 balls)		Naomi Dattani 28* (29) Emily Arlott 2/9 (20 balls)

London Spirit won by 4 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Ben Debenham (Eng) and Anna Harris (Eng)
Player of the match: Naomi Dattani (London Spirit)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
Points: London Spirit 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

Standings[edit]

Women[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	Oval Invincibles	6	5	1	10	1.098
2	Southern Brave	6	5	1	10	0.806
3	Trent Rockets	6	3	3	6	0.101
4	Birmingham Phoenix	6	3	3	6	−0.031
5	Northern Superchargers	6	3	3	6	−0.119
6	Manchester Originals	6	2	4	4	−0.478
7	London Spirit	6	2	4	4	−0.557
8	Welsh Fire	6	1	5	2	−0.681

Source: BBC Sport,^[1] ESPN Cricinfo^[2]

advances to Final
advances to the Eliminator

Men[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	Trent Rockets	8	6	2	12	0.576
2	Manchester Originals	8	5	3	10	0.908
3	London Spirit	8	5	3	10	0.338
4	Birmingham Phoenix	8	5	3	10	−0.172
5	Oval Invincibles	8	4	4	8	0.385
6	Northern Superchargers	8	4	4	8	0.009
7	Southern Brave	8	3	5	6	−0.593
8	Welsh Fire	8	0	8	0	−1.442

Source: BBC Sport,^[3] ESPN Cricinfo^[4]

advances to Final
advances to the Eliminator

Knockout stages[edit]

Men[edit]

Eliminator[edit]

2 September 2022
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

London Spirit 150/7 (100 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 151/5 (89 balls)
Ben McDermott 59 (38) Paul Walter 3/29 (20 balls)		Laurie Evans 72 (34) Nathan Ellis 2/32 (19 balls)

Manchester Originals won by 5 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Russell Warren (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Laurie Evans (Manchester Originals)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.

References[edit]

^ The Hundred Women tables, BBC Sport.
^ The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
^ The Hundred Men tables, BBC Sport.
^ The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo

[1] Morgan has also played international cricket for Ireland.

[2] The Hundred Women tables, BBC Sport.

[3] The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo

[4] The Hundred Men tables, BBC Sport.

[5] The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo

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