New Zealand trio Rachin Ravindra, Lockie Ferguson and Michael Bracewell earned big deals after Jamie Overton was picked up for £200,000 as the first signing
12/03/2025 | Nick Friend | Welsh Fire | Trent Rockets | The Hundred | Southern Brave | Premium | Oval Invincibles | Northern Superchargers | News | Manchester Originals | London Spirit | Birmingham Phoenix |
Twenty-nine players are added across the eight squads, with Heather Knight and Sophia Dunkley finding familiar homes
12/03/2025 | Oscar Ress | Women's Cricket | Welsh Fire | Trent Rockets | The Hundred | Southern Brave | All Members-Only | Premium | Oval Invincibles | Northern Superchargers | News | Manchester Originals | London Spirit | Birmingham Phoenix |
The draft will take place on Wednesday, March 12, as the eight teams fill their remaining men's and women's spots after last month's retentions
05/03/2025 | Oscar Ress | Women's Cricket | Welsh Fire | Trent Rockets | The Hundred | Southern Brave | All Members-Only | Premium | Oval Invincibles | Oscar Ress | Northern Superchargers | News | Manchester Originals | London Spirit | Birmingham Phoenix |
GEORGE DOBELL: James Thomas, who has previously worked in similar roles for British Gymnastics and British Judo, will oversee Warwickshire men, Bears women and both Birmingham Phoenix teams
28/02/2025 | George Dobell | Women's Cricket | Warwickshire Men | The Hundred | All Members-Only | Premium | News | George Dobell | County Cricket | Birmingham Phoenix | Bears |
Jamie Smith and Chris Woakes will both play for new teams next season after being signed by London Spirit and Welsh Fire, respectively, in the England Men's central contract draft
27/02/2025 | Oscar Ress | Welsh Fire | The Hundred | All Members-Only | Premium | Oscar Ress | News | London Spirit | England | England Men | Birmingham Phoenix |
Meg Lanning moves from London Spirit to Oval Invincibles while Ellyse Perry, Alana King, Annabel Sutherland, Beth Mooney and Ash Gardner are all scheduled to return
25/02/2025 | Nick Howson | Welsh Fire | Trent Rockets | The Hundred | Southern Brave | All Members-Only | Premium | Oval Invincibles | Northern Superchargers | News | Manchester Originals | London Spirit | Birmingham Phoenix |
A tranche of recent internationals will be looking for new teams when the draft takes place on March 12. Meanwhile, a host of new overseas players have been confirmed in the new £200,000 salary band
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Knighthead Capital, which includes former NFL quarterback Tom Brady, have bought into Edgbaston-based Birmingham Phoenix, following Oval Invincibles being bought into by Reliance Industries
31/01/2025 | Oscar Ress | The Hundred | All Members-Only | Premium | Oscar Ress | News | Birmingham Phoenix |
JAMES COYNE: The coach who brought Jacob Bethell from Barbados to Warwickshire says his work ethic is what has taken him on to the next level
26/08/2024 | James Coyne | Warwickshire Men | Schools | All Members-Only | Premium | News | England | Birmingham Phoenix | Australia |
NICK HOWSON AT THE KIA OVAL: The men's Hundred has felt detached from the elite competition promised by the authorities. But the 2024 Eliminator delivered a special contest between two of the best
17/08/2024 | Nick Howson | The Hundred | Southern Brave | All Members-Only | Premium | Nick Howson | News | Birmingham Phoenix |
Birmingham Phoenix looked destined to return to Lord's to face Oval Invincibles but Akeal Hosein and Jofra Archer had other ideas
17/08/2024 | ECB Media | The Hundred | Southern Brave | News | Birmingham Phoenix |
OSCAR RESS: Liam Livingstone, Luke Wells, Stephen Fleming and Matthew Potts have all given their opinion but what style of cricket makes the Hundred entertaining for the fans
16/08/2024 | Oscar Ress | Trent Rockets | The Hundred | Southern Brave | All Members-Only | Features | Premium | Oscar Ress | Northern Superchargers | News | Birmingham Phoenix |
GEORGE DOBELL AT EDGBASTON: With Chris Woakes and James Fuller missing this week through injury, Moeen Ali revealed he would have drafted in James Anderson as injury cover if another had been required
15/08/2024 | George Dobell | The Hundred | All Members-Only | Premium | News | Manchester Originals | Birmingham Phoenix |
Birmingham Phoenix comfortably beat Manchester Originals by nine wickets in a 52-ball contest as they booked their spot to face Southern Brave in the Eliminator
15/08/2024 | ECB Media | The Hundred | News | Manchester Originals | Birmingham Phoenix |
Both teams knew they had missed out on qualification before Birmingham Phoenix and Manchester Originals's game was abandoned
15/08/2024 | ECB Media | Women's Cricket | The Hundred | News | Manchester Originals | Birmingham Phoenix |
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