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Trent Rockets
Personnel
Captain
Coach
Overseas player(s)
Team information
Colours  
Founded2019
Home groundTrent Bridge
Capacity17,500
History
No. of titles1
Men's title wins1 (2022)
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

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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

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Men's honours

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The Hundred

  • Winners: 2022
  • Third place: 2021

Women's honours

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The Hundred

  • Third place: 2022

Ground

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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

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

Women's side

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No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
4 Bryony Smith  England (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
28 Aylish Cranstone  England (1994-08-28) 28 August 1994 (age 30) Left-handed Left-arm medium Wildcard player
29 Grace Scrivens  England (2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 (age 21) Left-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
10 Nat Sciver-Brunt  England (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
11 Heather Graham  Australia (1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
63 Ashleigh Gardner  Australia (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
99 Katie George  England (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Left-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
37 Nat Wraith  England (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 23) Right-handed — Wildcard player
— Kira Chathli  England (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 25) Right-handed —
Pace bowlers
5 Cassidy McCarthy  England (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
9 Grace Potts  England (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
22 Alexa Stonehouse  England (2004-05-12) 12 May 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Left-arm medium
Spin bowlers
23 Josie Groves  England (2004-09-05) 5 September 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
27 Alana King  Australia (1995-11-22) 22 November 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
48 Kirstie Gordon  England (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

Men's side

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No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
4 Adam Lyth  England (1987-09-25) 25 September 1987 (age 37) Left-handed Right-arm off break
10 Alex Hales  England (1989-01-03) 3 January 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium
45 Tom Alsop  England (1995-11-26) 26 November 1995 (age 29) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Wildcard player
48 Sam Hain  England (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break
52 Rovman Powell  West Indies (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
66 Joe Root  England (1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break Centrally contracted player
All-rounders
9 Imad Wasim  Pakistan (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 36) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player
24 Lewis Gregory  England (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Captain
44 Jordan Thompson  England (1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium
93 Chris Green  Australia (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player;
Replacement player
Wicket-keepers
18 Tom Banton  England (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 26) Right-handed —
Pace bowlers
1 Ollie Robinson  England (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wildcard player
6 John Turner  England (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
14 Luke Wood  England (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 29) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
16 Sam Cook  England (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
— Riley Meredith  Australia (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas player;
Replacement player
Spin bowlers
19 Rashid Khan  Afghanistan (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player;
Ruled out
31 Calvin Harrison  England (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm leg break

Seasons

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Women's team

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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]
2024 8 4 4 0 0 8 5th Did not progress [8]

Men's team

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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 [9]
2022 8 6 2 0 0 12 1st 1[c] 1st [10]
2023 8 3 4 0 1 7 5th Did not progress [11]
2024 8 4 4 0 0 8 5th Did not progress [12]

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

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References

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  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 Women's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
  9. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
  10. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
  11. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
  12. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.

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