Luke Williams has been appointed as the head coach of Southern Brave for the Women’s Hundred 2025. He will be taking over from Charlotte Edwards, who has been appointed head coach of England Women.

Williams has a good record as a coach, being Edwards’ assistant at Southern Brave since the inaugural edition of the Women’s Hundred.

The franchise has finished as runners-up in 2021 and 2022 before winning the title in the 2023 season.

He has also coached Adelaide Strikers to WBBL back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023. He was also the head coach of Royal Challengers Bengaluru while the club claimed their first title in WPL 2024 season.

He was one of the consultant coaches for the home series against West Indies last month. Speaking on his appointment, “It’s a privilege to take charge of Southern Brave this year from Charlotte Edwards,” Williams said in a statement.

“Having worked with the team since for a number of years, we have an excellent group of players and staff and recruited well in the draft earlier this year, so hopefully we can get back to Finals Day and lift the trophy this summer.”

On the other hand, former England opener Marcus Trescothick has been appointed as the batting coach for the Men’s Hundred 2025. He replaced Jimmy Adams, who will be coaching Hampshire in the Men’s One-Day Cup in August.

Trescothick is also the batting coach for England men and was the interim coach for the team in white-ball cricket last July.

The Women’s Hundred Competition 2025 is set to begin on August 05 and Southern Brave will play their first match against Manchester Originals Women on August 06 at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester.