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The Hundred

Northern Superchargers are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the English city of Leeds. The team represents the areas of North East England and Yorkshire in The Hundred competition,[1] which first took place during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both sides play at Headingley Cricket Ground.

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 more unique format to draw crowds.

In August 2019 the side announced that former former England Women player Danielle Hazell had been appointed coach of the women's team, while former Australian batsman Darren Lehmann would be the men's team's first coach.[3]

The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Superchargers claim Lauren Winfield-Hill as their headline women's draftee, and Ben Stokes as the men's headliner. They were joined by England internationals Linsey Smith, Adil Rashid and David Willey.[4]

Ground

Headingley

Main article: Headingley Cricket Ground

Both men's and women's sides play at Headingley Cricket Ground, the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club in the Headingley area of Leeds. The women's side was originally due to play matches at York Cricket Club and South Northumberland Cricket Club, but the team's matches were brought together at the same ground as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Current squads

Women's side

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
5 Jemimah Rodrigues  India (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player;
Replacement player
8 Georgie Boyce  England (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium
10 Leah Dobson  England (2001-10-06) 6 October 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium Replacement player
18 Phoebe Litchfield  Australia (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 20) Left-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player;
Replacement player
23 Marie Kelly  England (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
28 Aylish Cranstone  England (1994-08-28) 28 August 1994 (age 29) Left-handed Left-arm medium
57 Hollie Armitage  England (1997-06-14) 14 June 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Captain
All-rounders
7 Lucy Higham  England (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break
11 Heather Graham  Australia (1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player;
Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
12 Grace Hall  England (2002-12-24) 24 December 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
24 Alice Davidson-Richards  England (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Phoebe Franklin  England (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
Wicket-keepers
25 Bess Heath  England (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 22) Right-handed —
77 Alyssa Healy  Australia (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990 (age 33) Right-handed — Overseas player;
Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
Pace bowlers
3 Grace Ballinger  England (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 21) Left-handed Left-arm medium
16 Kate Cross  England (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Spin bowlers
32 Georgia Wareham  Australia (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
50 Linsey Smith  England (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 28) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

Men's side

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
2 Matthew Short  Australia (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player;
Replacement player
9 Adam Lyth  England (1987-09-25) 25 September 1987 (age 36) Left-handed Right-arm off break
21 Adam Hose  England (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium
88 Harry Brook  England (1999-02-22) 22 February 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
4 Michael Bracewell  New Zealand (1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player;
Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
16 Saif Zaib  England (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 25) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Wildcard player
55 Ben Stokes  England (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991 (age 32) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Centrally contracted player;
Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
96 David Wiese  Namibia[a] (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
— Bas de Leede  Netherlands (1999-11-15) 15 November 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
18 Tom Banton  England (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 25) Right-handed —
45 Ollie Robinson  England (1998-12-01) 1 December 1998 (age 25) Right-handed — Wildcard player
Pace bowlers
8 Wayne Parnell  South Africa (1989-07-30) 30 July 1989 (age 34) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Overseas player;
Captain
23 Reece Topley  England (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium
35 Matthew Potts  England (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
99 Brydon Carse  England (1995-07-31) 31 July 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
10 Callum Parkinson  England (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
95 Adil Rashid  England (1988-02-17) 17 February 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
  1. ^ Wiese has also played international cricket for South Africa

Honours

Women's honours

Seasons

Women's team

Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
2021 8 3 4 0 1 7 6th Did not progress [5]
2022 6 3 3 0 0 6 5th Did not progress [6]
2023 8 6 2 0 0 12 2nd 2[a] RU [7]

Men's team

Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
2021 8 3 4 0 1 7 5th Did not progress [8]
2022 8 4 4 0 0 8 6th Did not progress [9]
2023 8 2 5 0 1 5 8th Did not progress [10]
Notes
  1. ^ Northern Superchargers women qualified for the playoffs in 2023. In the eliminator against Welsh Fire, rain caused the game to be abandoned after the first innings. As Northern Superchargers had finished in 2nd, they progressed to the final due to a better finishing position in the group stage. In the final the team played Southern Brave, losing by 34 runs.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Virat Kohli gives ECB's 100-ball 'experiment' the thumbs down". The Guardian. 28 August 2018. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ "The Hundred: Darren Lehmann & Danielle Hazell to coach Leeds-based sides". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  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.

Further reading

External links

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Northern Superchargers seasons
The Hundred (cricket competition)
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