Trent Rockets
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain |  Lewis Gregory (Men's team) Natalie Sciver (Women's team) |
| Coach |  Stephen Fleming (Men's team) Salliann Briggs (Women's team) |
| Overseas player(s) |  Rashid Khan  D'Arcy Short Nathan Coulter-Nile (Men's team) Sophie Molineux Elyse Villani (Women's team) |
| Team information | |
| Colours | |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Home ground | Trent Bridge (Men's team) County Ground, Derby & Grace Road (Women's team) |
| Capacity | 17,500 (Trent Bridge) 9,500 (County Ground, Derby) 12,000 (Grace Road) |
| History | |
| No. of titles | 0 |
| The Hundred title wins | 0 |
| The Hundred game wins | 0 |
| Official website | Trent Rockets |
Trent Rockets are a franchise 100-ball cricket side representing the historic counties of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire in the newly founded The Hundred competition for the 2020 English and Welsh cricket season. The men's side will play at Trent Bridge, while the women's side will play at the County Ground, Derby and Grace Road.
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,[1] 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 September 2019 the side announced that former New Zealand cricketer Stephen Fleming 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.[2]
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 international's Alex Hales and Harry Gurney for the men's team, while Katherine Brunt joins Sciver in the women's side.[3]
Honours
Men's honours
- The Hundred – 0
Women's honours
- The Hundred – 0
Ground
The Trent Rockets men's side play at the home of Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, in Nottingham, while the women's side will play at the home of Derbyshire County Cricket Club, the County Ground in Derby, and the home of Leicestershire, Grace Road.
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 | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 66 | Joe Root | |
30 December 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Centrally Contracted player |
| — | Alex Hales | |
3 January 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Local Icon player |
| — | Dawid Malan | |
3 September 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| — | D'Arcy Short | |
9 August 1990 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | Overseas player |
| All Rounders | ||||||
| — | Lewis Gregory | |
24 May 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Captain |
| — | Steven Mullaney | |
19 November 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| — | Rashid Khan | |
20 September 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| — | Luke Wright | |
7 March 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicketkeepers | ||||||
| — | Ben Cox | |
2 February 1992 | Right-handed | — | |
| — | Tom Moores | |
4 September 1996 | Left-handed | — | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| — | Nathan Coulter-Nile | |
11 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| — | Luke Fletcher | |
18 September 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| — | Harry Gurney | |
25 October 1986 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Local Icon player |
| — | Luke Wood | |
2 August 1995 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| — | Matt Carter | |
26 May 1996 | 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 | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| — | Elyse Villani | |
6 October 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Marquee player; Overseas player |
| All Rounders | ||||||
| — | Kathryn Bryce |  |
17 November 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| — | Natalie Sciver | |
20 August 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain; Centrally Contracted player |
| Wicketkeepers | ||||||
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| — | Katherine Brunt | |
2 July 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Centrally Contracted player |
| — | Beth Langston | |
6 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| — | Sarah Glenn | |
27 February 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| — | Sophie Molineux | |
17 January 1998 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas player |
| — | Mady Villiers | |
26 August 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Hundred: Stephen Fleming & Salliann Briggs to coach Nottingham-based sides". BBC Sport. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
Further reading
- BBC: The Hundred player draft – covering the first draft signings for each region's team
External links
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