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.

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
Rashid Khan
Daniel Sams
(Men's team)
Harmanpreet Kaur
Alana King
Lizelle Lee
(Women's team)
Team information
Colours   
Founded2019
Home groundTrent Bridge
Capacity17,500
History
The Hundred title wins1
The Hundred game wins18
(Men's team: 12)
(Women's team: 6)
Official websiteTrent Rockets

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
Trent Bridge

Men's honours

The Hundred

  • Winners: 2022
  • Third place: 2021

Women's honours

The Hundred

  • Third place: 2022

Ground
The County Ground, Derby
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

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
10Alex HalesEngland (1989-01-03) 3 January 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium
29Dawid MalanEngland (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987Left-handedRight-arm leg break
66Joe RootEngland (1990-12-30) 30 December 1990Right-handedRight-arm off breakCentrally Contracted player
82Colin MunroNew Zealand (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987Left-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
—Sam HainEngland (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995Right-handedRight-arm off break
All Rounders
21Samit PatelEngland (1984-11-30) 30 November 1984Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
24Lewis GregoryEngland (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumCaptain
Wicketkeepers
32Tom Kohler-CadmoreEngland (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994Right-handedRight-arm off break
Pace bowlers
14Luke WoodEngland (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
16Sam CookEngland (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
95Daniel SamsAustralia (1992-10-27) 27 October 1992Right-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
—Brad WhealScotland (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
19Rashid KhanAfghanistan (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player
20Matt CarterEngland (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996Right-handedRight-arm off break

    Men's captains
    • Italics denote a temporary captain when the main captain was unavailable.
    Name Period
    England Lewis Gregory2021–

    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
    —Naomi DattaniEngland (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994Left-handedLeft-arm medium
    —Harmanpreet KaurIndia (1989-03-08) 8 March 1989Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
    —Lizelle LeeSouth Africa (1992-04-02) 2 April 1992Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
    All Rounders
    4Bryony SmithEngland (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
    10Nat Sciver-BruntEngland (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
    —Emma JonesEngland (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
    Wicketkeepers
    Pace bowlers
    2Katherine Sciver-BruntEngland (1985-07-02) 2 July 1985Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
    32Alexa StonehouseEngland (2004-05-12) 12 May 2004Right-handedLeft-arm medium
    —Grace PottsEngland (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
    Spin bowlers
    12Alana KingAustralia (1995-11-22) 22 November 1995Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player
    —Kirstie GordonEngland (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
    —Josie GrovesEngland (2004-09-05) 5 September 2004Right-handedRight-arm leg break

      Women's captains
      • Italics denote a temporary captain when the main captain was unavailable.
      Name Period
      England Nat Sciver-Brunt2021–
      Australia Elyse Villani2022

      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
      20217th834017−0.2933rd85300100.035
      20223rd6330060.1011st86200120.576

      Knockout rounds
      Season Women's team Men's team
      Pos Pld W L Pos Pld W L
      2021Did not progress3rd101
      20223rd1011st110

      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.

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