The Hundred 2023 will start on August 1, 2023. Defending champion Trent Rockets will face inaugural winner Southern Brave in the season’s opener at the Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Eight different teams will compete in this tournament and play 34 games. The tournament will end on August 27, with the final at Lord’s. After ending at the last spot in 2021, London Spirit made progress.
They finished the last edition in third place, winning five out of eight group matches. This team is based on the English city of North London and represents the most iconic county trio of Middlesex, Essex, and Northamptonshire. The franchise has made some big moves in the recently concluded draft 2023 to make this team stronger and rectify the issues. They will play their first game against the Oval Invincibles on August 2 at Lord’s.
London Spirit Complete Squad 2023
London Spirit will be led by Dan Lawrence, just like the last season of the Hundred competition. Trevor Bayliss is the head coach of the team, and they will play home matches at the home of cricket, Lord’s. London Spirit has not been able to win a title yet and will look to do well this time around. English pacer Mark Wood is the central contracted player in the team.
After his retirement, Eoin Morgan has been released from the team. Kieron Pollard, Josh Inglis, and Riley Meredith are some other big names that have been released. Though they have picked Mitchell Marsh to replace Pollard in the team. Glenn Maxwell and Ravi Bopara are some veterans in the team. A total of 14 players are there in current squad.
Squad: Mark Wood (central contract), Glenn Maxwell, Ravi Bopara, Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Marsh, Olly Stone, Michael Pepper, Liam Dawson, Dan Lawrence, Zak Crawley, Jordan Thompson, Mason Crane, Adam Rossington, Chris Wood
Retained Plyers: Mark Wood (central contract), Glenn Maxwell, Ravi Bopara, Nathan Ellis, Liam Dawson, Zak Crawley, Dan Lawrence, Jordan Thompson, Mason Crane, Adam Rossington, Chris Wood
Draft Picks: Mitchell Marsh, Olly Stone, Michael Pepper
Released: Kieron Pollard, Josh Inglis, Eoin Morgan (retired), Daniel Bell-Drummond, Riley Meredith, Ben McDermott, Toby Roland-Jones, Brad Wheal, Jamie Smith, Blake Cullen
London Spirit: Top Performers (Batting)
London Spirit struggled with their batting order last season. Adam Rossington and Ben McDermott were the top scorers for them with 164 and 157 runs, respectively, in 2022. Maxwell and Marsh will add an extra dimension to their batting order this season. But it is still unknown whether they will take part or not because of the upcoming ODI World Cup in India.
| Batter | Span | Mts | Runs | Hs | Avg | 50/100 |
| Adam Rossington | 2021-2022 | 15 | 304 | 66 | 20.26 | 1/0 |
| Eoin Morgan | 2021-2022 | 17 | 281 | 47 | 20.07 | 0/0 |
| Zak Crawley | 2021-2022 | 7 | 195 | 64 | 32.50 | 1/0 |
| Josh Inglis | 2021-2022 | 9 | 176 | 72 | 22.00 | 2/0 |
| Ravi Bopara | 2021-2022 | 12 | 172 | 45 | 17.50 | 0/0 |
London Spirit: Top Performers (Bowling)
Jordan Thompson was the third highest wicket-taker last season with 14 wickets. Mason Crane was also among the top wicket-takers with 12 wickets in 2022.
| Bowler | Span | Mts | Wkts | BBI | Econ | 4/5 |
| Mason Crane | 2021-2022 | 15 | 18 | 4/24 | 8.56 | 1/0 |
| Jordan Thompson | 2021-2022 | 9 | 14 | 4/21 | 9.14 | 1/0 |
| Brad Wheal | 2021-2022 | 6 | 10 | 4/17 | 8.44 | 1/0 |
| Blake Cullen | 2021-2021 | 8 | 10 | 3/37 | 10.20 | 0/0 |
| Liam Dawson | 2021-2022 | 9 | 9 | 3/15 | 8.41 | 0/0 |
The Hundred all Team Squad
| Trent Rockets Squad | Oval Invincibles Squad |
| Northern Superchargers Squad | Manchester Originals Squad |
| London Spirit Squad | Welsh Fire Squad |
| Birmingham Phoenix Squad | Southern Brave Squad |