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.

Trent Rockets
Personnel
Captain Lewis Gregory
(Men's team)
Nat Sciver
(Women's team)
Coach Stephen Fleming
(Men's team)
Salliann Briggs
(Women's team)
Overseas player(s) Nathan Coulter-Nile
Rashid Khan
D'Arcy Short
(Men's team)
Elyse Villani
(Women's team)
Team information
Colours   
Founded2019
Home groundTrent Bridge
Capacity17,500
History
No. of titles0
The Hundred title wins0
The Hundred game wins0
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,[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
Trent Bridge

Men's honours
  • The Hundred – 0

Women's honours
  • The Hundred – 0

Ground
The County Ground, Derby
Main articles: Trent Bridge; County Cricket Ground, Derby; and Grace Road

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

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
66Joe Root (1990-12-30) 30 December 1990Right-handedRight-arm off breakCentrally Contracted player
—Alex Hales (1989-01-03) 3 January 1989Right-handedRight-arm mediumLocal Icon player
—Dawid Malan (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987Left-handedRight-arm leg break
—D'Arcy Short (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990Left-handedSlow left-arm unorthodoxOverseas player
—Luke Wright (1985-03-07) 7 March 1985Right-handedRight-arm medium
All Rounders
—Lewis Gregory (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumCaptain
—Steven Mullaney (1986-11-19) 19 November 1986Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicketkeepers
—Ben Cox (1992-02-02) 2 February 1992Right-handed—
—Tom Moores (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996Left-handed—
Pace bowlers
—Nathan Coulter-Nile (1987-10-11) 11 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
—Luke Wood (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
—Matt Carter (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996Right-handedRight-arm off break
—Rashid Khan (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player

    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
    —Abbey Freeborn (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium
    —Elyse Villani (1989-10-06) 6 October 1989Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
    All Rounders
    —Kathryn Bryce (1997-11-17) 17 November 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium
    —Nat Sciver (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain;
    Centrally Contracted player
    Wicketkeepers
    Pace bowlers
    —Katherine Brunt (1985-07-02) 2 July 1985Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
    Spin bowlers
    —Nancy Harman (1999-07-11) 11 July 1999Right-handedRight-arm leg break
    —Lucy Higham (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break

    See also

      References
      1. 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.
      2. "The Hundred: Stephen Fleming & Salliann Briggs to coach Nottingham-based sides". BBC Sport. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
      3. "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

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