Trent Rockets
Personnel
CaptainLewis Gregory
(Men's team)
Nat Sciver-Brunt
(Women's team)
CoachAndy Flower
(Men's team)
Jon Lewis
(Women's team)
Overseas player(s)Colin Munro
Imad Wasim
Rashid Khan
Daniel Sams
Ish Sodhi
(Men's team)
Harmanpreet Kaur
Alana King
Lizelle Lee
(Women's team)
Team information
Colours   
Founded2019
Home groundTrent 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 websiteTrent 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

Women's honours

The Hundred

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

Women's side

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
7 Harmanpreet Kaur  India (1989-03-08) 8 March 1989 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
11 Naomi Dattani  England (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 29) Left-handed Left-arm medium
35 Fran Wilson  England (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break
67 Lizelle Lee  South Africa (1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
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
14 Jo Gardner  England (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break
— Emma Jones  England (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
Wicket-keepers
— Nat Wraith  England (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 22) Right-handed —
Pace bowlers
2 Katherine Sciver-Brunt  England (1985-07-02) 2 July 1985 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
6 Cassidy McCarthy  England (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium Replacement player
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
29 Dawid Malan  England (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987 (age 36) Left-handed Right-arm leg break
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
82 Colin Munro  New Zealand (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 36) Left-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;
Replacement player;
Ruled out of the 2023 season
21 Samit Patel  England (1984-11-30) 30 November 1984 (age 39) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
24 Lewis Gregory  England (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Captain
Wicket-keepers
7 Tom Moores  England (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 27) Left-handed — Wildcard player
32 Tom Kohler-Cadmore  England (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Pace bowlers
6 John Turner  South Africa (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium UK passport;
Wildcard player
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
95 Daniel Sams  Australia (1992-10-27) 27 October 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium Overseas player
— Brad Wheal  Scotland (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 27) 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;
Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
20 Matt Carter  England (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
61 Ish Sodhi  New Zealand (1992-10-31) 31 October 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player;
Replacement player

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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