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Posted: 3 February 2021
four more England players will represent london spirit in this year’s inaugural season of The Hundred with Mark Wood, Joe Denly, Freya Davies and Mason Crane all signing up for the Lord’s-based side.
They will be joined by Australian star all-rounder
Glenn Maxwell as well as Somerset and Netherlands spinner
Roelof Van Der Merwe, who was part of the historic MCC tour of Pakistan last year
London Spirit has also retained three domestic players with all-rounder
Charlie Dean, spinner
Sophie Munro staying with the team.
One of eight new teams taking part in The Hundred, a new 100-ball competition that is designed to throw open cricket’s doors to everyone, London Spirit men’s and women’s teams will be captained by Eoin Morgan and Heather Knight respectively.
Posted: 19 January 2021
London Spirit have confirmed the signing of a trio of overseas players ahead of the launch of The Hundred at this summer.
Pakistan seamer Mohammad Amir will line up for the Lord’s-based side as well as Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi and South Africa’s Chloe Tryon, both all-rounders.
Nabi has already featured for a Lord’s-based outfit, having spent two seasons as part of the MCC Young Cricketers programme in 2006 and 2007. He made his MCC debut against the Netherlands prior to his time with the YCs.
Tryon will line up alongside a host of domestic talent with Aylish Cranstone, Amara Carr, Danielle Gibson and former England international Susie Rowe all staying at London Spirit. England captain Heather Knight and the West Indies’ Deandra Dottin are among the names already confirmed.