Southern Brave is a franchise

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side based in the city of Southampton. The team represents the historic counties of Hampshire and

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in the newly founded

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competition, which took place for the first time during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's side and the women's side play at the Rose Bowl, Hampshire.

History

The announcement of the new eight-team men's and women's tournament series in 2019 was not without controversy, with the likes of Virat Kohli criticising the England and Wales Cricket Board for pursuing a shift away from Test cricket, while others argued the format should have followed the established and successful Twenty20 format. The ECB, however, decided it needed a more distinctive format to draw crowds. In August 2019 the side announced that former Sri Lanka batsman and

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winning coach Mahela Jayawardene would be the men's team's first coach, while former

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captain Charlotte Edwards was appointed coach of the Women's team. Jayawardene will be assisted by former two former Hampshire players: Former New Zealand international bowler Shane Bond and former opening batsmen and current coach of Hampshire 2nd XI

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, while Richard Halsall will also assist the men's side. The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Brave claim Jofra Archer as their headline men's draftee, and Anya Shrubsole as the women's headliner. They are joined by England international James Vince and Chris Jordan for the men's team, while Danielle Wyatt joins Shrubsole on the women's side.

Honours

Men's honours

The Hundred *Winners:

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Women's honours

The Hundred *Runners-up:

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Ground

Both the Southern Brave men's and women's sides play at the home in

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, the Ageas Bowl, in West End, a short distance outside of Southampton. The women's side had been due to play at the home in

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, the County Ground in Hove, but both teams were brought together at the same ground as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Players

Current squad

Men's side

* Bold denotes players with international caps. * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

Men's captains

* ''Italics'' denote a temporary captain when the main captain was unavailable.

Women's side

* Bold denotes players with international caps. * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

Women's captains

* ''Italics'' denote a temporary captain when the main captain was unavailable.

Seasons

Group stages

Knockout rounds

References

External links

Official web page
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