Castore appointed Official Technical Kit Partner of Warwickshire CCC and Birmingham Phoenix

Warwickshire County Cricket Club and Birmingham Phoenix are delighted to confirm Castore will be the Official Technical Kit Partner of the men’s and women’s teams for the 2026 season and beyond.

joshstacey

2025-12-15T12:01:00.000Z

The British sportswear brand will provide playing kit, training kit and travel wear for the Rothesay County Championship, Metro Bank One Day Cup, Warwickshire Bears Men and Women and Birmingham Phoenix Men and Women, in a deal which runs to the end of 2031. Castore will oversee kit manufacturing for all Bears and Phoenix teams, as well as providing the Edgbaston retail store with all technical wear for supporters to purchase.

The landmark agreement, which sees Birmingham Phoenix become the first The Hundred franchise teams to agree a deal with a kit supplier for 2026, enhances Castore’s continued investment in cricket, with existing partnerships with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), New Zealand Cricket and several English first-class counties among their impressive portfolio across a diverse range of sports.

The new partnership coincides with an exciting new era at Edgbaston Stadium, with the Vitality Blast teams returning to their heritage of carrying the Warwickshire name, while the Birmingham Phoenix will enter the 2026 season under a new ownership structure with Knighthead Capital Management LLC joining the club as minority investors.

Tom Beahon, Founder and Co-CEO of Castore, said:

“We’re hugely proud to be partnering with Warwickshire County Cricket Club and Birmingham Phoenix, two teams with incredible ambition. With Phoenix becoming the first The Hundred franchise to secure a kit deal for 2026, there’s real momentum at Edgbaston, with both teams now united under one technical partnership in one of the country’s great sporting cities. We’re already proud to be working with England opening batter Ben Duckett, who has represented the Phoenix for the last three years, as a Castore athlete and ambassador.

“At Castore, we’re focused on blending innovation with the heritage that makes cricket so special, and this partnership gives us the opportunity to bring that approach to both teams. Our aim is to deliver kit engineered for elite performance and designed with supporters firmly in mind, reflecting the identity and ambition that make these teams so distinctive.”