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Trent Rockets
Personnel
Captain Lewis Gregory
(Men's team)
Nat Sciver-Brunt
(Women's team)
Coach Andy Flower
(Men's team)
Jon Lewis
(Women's team)
Overseas player(s) Imad Wasim
Rashid Khan
Rovman Powell
(Men's team)
Ashleigh Gardner
Heather Graham
Alana King
(Women's team)
Team information
Colours   
Founded2019
Home ground Trent Bridge
Capacity17,500
History
No. of titles1
Men's title wins1 (2022)
The Hundred game wins24
(Men's team: 15)
(Women's team: 9)
Official website Trent Rockets

Trent Rockets are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Nottingham. The team represents the historic counties of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire in the newly founded The Hundred competition, [1] which took place for the first time in the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's and women's sides play at Trent Bridge.

History

See also: The Hundred (cricket)

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, [2] while others argued the format should have followed the established and successful Twenty20 format. The ECB however decided it needed a unique format to draw crowds.

In February 2021 the side announced that former Zimbabwe cricketer Andy Flower would be the men's team's first coach, while former Yorkshire women's player Salliann Briggs was appointed coach of the Women's team. [3]

The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Rockets claim Joe Root as their headline men's draftee, and Natalie Sciver as the women's headliner. They are joined by England internationals Alex Hales and Dawid Malan for the men's team, while Katherine Brunt joins Sciver in the women's side. [4]

Honours

Men's honours

The Hundred

  • Winners: 2022
  • Third place: 2021

Women's honours

The Hundred

  • Third place: 2022

Ground

Trent Bridge
Main article: Trent Bridge

Both the Trent Rockets men's and women's sides play at the home of Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire. The women's side had been due to play at the home of Derbyshire County Cricket Club, the County Ground in Derby, and the home of Leicestershire, Grace Road but both teams were brought together at the same ground as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Current squads

  • Bold denotes players with international caps.

Women's side

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
— Grace Scrivens   England (2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 (age 20) Left-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
4 Bryony Smith   England (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break
10 Nat Sciver-Brunt   England (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
— Ashleigh Gardner   Australia (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
— Katie George   England (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Left-arm medium
— Heather Graham   Australia (1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
— Kira Chathli   England (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 24) Right-handed —
Pace bowlers
6 Cassidy McCarthy   England (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
9 Grace Potts   England (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
22 Alexa Stonehouse   England (2004-05-12) 12 May 2004 (age 19) Right-handed Left-arm medium
Spin bowlers
12 Alana King   Australia (1995-11-22) 22 November 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
48 Kirstie Gordon   England (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
— Josie Groves   England (2004-09-05) 5 September 2004 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm leg break

Men's side

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
10 Alex Hales   England (1989-01-03) 3 January 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium
48 Sam Hain   England (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break
66 Joe Root   England (1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break Centrally contracted player
— Adam Lyth   England (1987-09-25) 25 September 1987 (age 36) Left-handed Right-arm off break
— Rovman Powell   West Indies (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
All-rounders
9 Imad Wasim   Pakistan (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 35) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player
24 Lewis Gregory   England (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Captain
— Jordan Thompson   England (1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
— Tom Banton   England (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 25) Right-handed —
Pace bowlers
6 John Turner   South Africa (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium UK passport
14 Luke Wood   England (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 28) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
16 Sam Cook   England (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
19 Rashid Khan   Afghanistan (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
— Calvin Harrison   England (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break

Seasons

Women's team

Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
2021 8 4 4 0 0 8 7th Did not progress [5]
2022 6 3 3 0 0 6 3rd 1 [a] 3rd [6]
2023 8 3 4 0 1 7 4th Did not progress [7]

Men's team

Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
2021 8 5 3 0 0 10 3rd 1 [b] 3rd [8]
2022 8 6 2 0 0 12 1st 1 [c] 1st [9]
2023 8 3 4 0 1 7 5th Did not progress [10]

Notes

  1. ^ Trent Rockets women qualified for the eliminator in 2022. They played one match, losing the playoff for the final against Southern Brave by 2 runs.
  2. ^ Trent Rockets men qualified for the eliminator in 2022. They played one match, losing the playoff for the final against Southern Brave by 7 wickets.
  3. ^ Trent Rockets men finished top of the group stage and qualified automatically for the final in 2021. They won the final against Manchester Originals by 2 wickets.

See also


References

  1. ^ "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ sport, The Guardian (28 August 2018). "Virat Kohli gives ECB's 100-ball 'experiment' the thumbs down". The Guardian. ISSN  0261-3077. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Stephen Fleming steps down as Trent Rockets coach, Andy Flower confirmed as replacement". ESPNcricinfo. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
  6. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
  7. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
  8. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
  9. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
  10. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.

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