Birmingham Phoenix — The Hundred Team Guide 2026

About Birmingham Phoenix

Birmingham Phoenix represent the Midlands in The Hundred, playing home fixtures at Edgbaston — England's most atmospheric cricket ground for one-day cricket. Phoenix play in vibrant orange and gold colours and have assembled squads that reflect the city's cosmopolitan cricketing culture. Edgbaston's tight, enclosed stands and passionate Midlands support make Phoenix home games among the loudest in the competition.

Edgbaston: A Fortress for Batting

Edgbaston consistently produces high-scoring matches in white-ball cricket. The short square boundaries and flat central strips have seen record white-ball scores set here. For The Hundred, this translates into batting-friendly conditions where totals of 150+ are regularly chased. Phoenix have benefited from this home advantage by loading their squads with expansive hitters who can exploit the short square dimensions.

Squad and Key Players

Phoenix have featured some of the most destructive T20-format batters in the world across their Hundred campaigns. South African and Caribbean power-hitters have been regular overseas picks. The women's side has also drawn strong England internationals from the Midlands region and has developed a core of wicket-taking spinners who turn it square on Edgbaston's used pitches in evening matches.

The Phoenix Style of Play

Phoenix typically adopt an aggressive batting philosophy from ball one. They rarely play for a platform, preferring to push the run rate from the opening set of five. Their bowling plans tend to be spin-heavy at Edgbaston, where slower pitches assist finger spin and wrist spin from the first 25-ball powerplay. Under the lights, the dew factor can assist batting in later sessions, so Phoenix often prefer to field first when they win the toss.