Northern Superchargers

Northern Superchargers are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Leeds. The team represents the traditional areas of North East and Yorkshire in The Hundred competition,[1] which first took place during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's and women's side will play their home match at Headingley.

Northern Superchargers
Personnel
CaptainTBA
(Men's team)
Hollie Armitage
(Women's team)
CoachJames Foster
(Men's team)
Danielle Hazell
(Women's team)
Overseas player(s)Michael Bracewell
Wayne Parnell
David Wiese
(Men's team)
Heather Graham
Alyssa Healy
Georgia Wareham
(Women's team)
Team information
Colours   
Founded2019
Home groundHeadingley
Capacity18,350
History
No. of titles0
The Hundred title wins0
The Hundred game wins13
(Men's team: 7)
(Women's team: 6)
Official websiteNorthern Superchargers

The Hundred

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 Australian batsman Darren Lehmann would be the men's team's first coach, while former England Women player Danielle Hazell was appointed coach of the Women's team.[3]

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

Honours

Men's honours

The Hundred

  • 5th place: 2021 (highest finish)

Women's honours

The Hundred

  • 5th place: 2022 (highest finish)

Ground
Headingley
Main article: Headingley Cricket Ground

Both the Northern Superchargers men's and women's sides will play at the home of Yorkshire, Headingley Cricket Ground, in the Headingley area of Leeds. The women's side had originally intended to play matches at York Cricket Club and South Northumberland Cricket Club but both teams were brought together at the same ground following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Players

Men's side
  • Bold denotes players with international caps.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
9Adam LythEngland (1987-09-25) 25 September 1987Left-handedRight-arm off break
21Adam HoseEngland (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
88Harry BrookEngland (1999-02-22) 22 February 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
All Rounders]]
55Ben StokesEngland (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991Left-handedRight-arm fast-mediumCentrally Contracted player
96David WieseNamibia[lower-alpha 1] (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
—Michael Bracewell New Zealand (1991-02-14) 14 February 1991Left-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
—Bas de LeedeNetherlands (1999-11-15) 15 November 1999Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Wicketkeepers
—Tom BantonEngland (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998Right-handed—
Pace bowlers
8Wayne ParnellSouth Africa (1989-07-30) 30 July 1989Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
35Matthew PottsEngland (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
99Brydon CarseEngland (1995-07-31) 31 July 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
—Reece TopleyEngland (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
10Callum ParkinsonEngland (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
95Adil RashidEngland (1988-02-17) 17 February 1988Right-handedRight-arm leg break
  1. Wiese has also played international cricket for South Africa.

    Men's captains
    • Italics denote a temporary captain when the main captain was unavailable.
    Name Period
    England Ben Stokes2021
    England David Willey2021
    South Africa Faf du Plessis2022

    Women's side
    • Bold denotes players with international caps.
    •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
    S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
    Batters
    57Hollie ArmitageEngland (1997-06-14) 14 June 1997Right-handedRight-arm leg breakCaptain
    —Aylish CranstoneEngland (1994-08-28) 28 August 1994Left-handedLeft-arm medium
    —Marie KellyEngland (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium
    All Rounders
    11Heather GrahamAustralia (1996-10-05) 5 October 1996Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
    24Alice Davidson-RichardsEngland (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium
    —Phoebe FranklinEngland (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
    Wicketkeepers
    10Bess HeathEngland (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001Right-handed—
    77Alyssa HealyAustralia (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990Right-handed—Overseas player
    Pace bowlers
    —Kate CrossEngland (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium
    Spin bowlers
    50Linsey SmithEngland (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
    —Georgia WarehamAustralia (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player

    Women's captains
    • Italics denote a temporary captain when the main captain was unavailable.
    Name Period
    England Lauren Winfield-Hill2021
    England Hollie Armitage2022–

    Seasons

    Group stages
    Season Women's team Men's team
    Pos Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Pos Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
    20216th834017−0.0415th8340170.510
    20225th633006−0.1196th8440080.009

    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. "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.

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