Trent Rockets

Trent Rockets
Personnel
Captain	Lewis Gregory ; (Men's team) ; Nat Sciver ; (Women's team)
Coach	Andy Flower ; (Men's team) ; Salliann Briggs ; (Women's team)
Overseas player(s)	Marchant de Lange ; Rashid Khan ; D'Arcy Short ; Wahab Riaz ; (Men's team) ; Heather Graham ; Sammy-Jo Johnson ; Rachel Priest ; (Women's team)
Team information
Colours
Founded	2019
Home ground	Trent Bridge
Capacity	17,500
History
The Hundred title wins	0
The Hundred game wins	8; (Men's team: 5); (Women's team: 3)
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 will take place for the first time during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's and women's sides will play at Trent Bridge.

History[]

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[]

Trent Bridge

Men's honours[]

The Hundred

Third place: 2021

Women's honours[]

The Hundred

7th place: 2021 (highest finish)

Ground[]

The County Ground, Derby

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

Players[]

Current squad[]

Men's side[]

Bold denotes players with international caps.
* denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

S/N	Name	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
6	Luke Wright	(1985-03-07) 7 March 1985 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
10	Alex Hales	(1989-01-03) 3 January 1989 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Local Icon player
23	D'Arcy Short	(1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 31)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm unorthodox	Overseas player
29	Dawid Malan	(1987-09-03) 3 September 1987 (age 34)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break
66	Joe Root	(1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Centrally Contracted player
—	Jack Leaning	(1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Replacement player
All Rounders
5	Steven Mullaney	(1986-11-19) 19 November 1986 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
21	Samit Patel	(1984-11-30) 30 November 1984 (age 36)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
24	Lewis Gregory	(1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Captain
Wicketkeepers
7	Tom Moores	(1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 25)	Left-handed	—
9	Ben Cox	(1992-02-02) 2 February 1992 (age 29)	Right-handed	—
Pace bowlers
14	Luke Wood	(1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 26)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
16	Sam Cook	(1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Wildcard pick
47	Wahab Riaz	(1985-06-28) 28 June 1985 (age 36)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast	Overseas player
64	Timm van der Gugten	(1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
90	Marchant de Lange	(1990-10-13) 13 October 1990 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Overseas player; Replacement player
—	Sonny Baker	(2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 18)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Replacement player
Spin bowlers
19	Rashid Khan	(1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player
20	Matt Carter	(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break

Women's side[]

Bold denotes players with international caps.
* denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

S/N	Name	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
44	Emily Windsor	(1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
—	Ella Claridge		Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All Rounders
10	Nat Sciver	(1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain; Centrally Contracted player
11	Heather Graham	(1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
17	Kathryn Bryce	(1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
22	Teresa Graves	(1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
25	Michaela Kirk	(1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	UK passport
—	Alicia Presland	(1999-09-28) 28 September 1999 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicketkeepers
13	Rachel Priest	(1985-06-13) 13 June 1985 (age 36)	Right-handed	—	Overseas player
27	Abigail Freeborn	(1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 24)	Right-handed	–
Pace bowlers
2	Katherine Brunt	(1985-07-02) 2 July 1985 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
58	Sammy-Jo Johnson	(1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
Spin bowlers
3	Sarah Glenn	(1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
7	Lucy Higham	(1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
16	Nancy Harman	(1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
64	Georgia Davis	(1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Replacement player

References[]

^ "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ 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.
^ "Stephen Fleming steps down as Trent Rockets coach, Andy Flower confirmed as replacement". ESPNcricinfo. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

External links[]

Official web page

[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.

[Coaches-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.

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