# Northern Superchargers

Northern Superchargers are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the English city of Leeds. The team represents the areas of North East England and Yorkshire in The Hundred competition, which first took place during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both sides play at Headingley Cricket Ground.

## 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, 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 England Women player Danielle Hazell had been appointed coach of the women's team, while former Australian batsman Darren Lehmann would be the men's team's first coach.
The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Superchargers claim Lauren Winfield-Hill as their headline women's draftee, and Ben Stokes as the men's headliner. They were joined by England internationals Linsey Smith, Adil Rashid and David Willey.
In December 2024, Lisa Keightley was named as the new coach of the women's team, replacing Hazell whose four-year contract had ended.

## Ground

Both men's and women's sides play at Headingley Cricket Ground, the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club in the Headingley area of Leeds. The women's side was originally due to play matches at York Cricket Club and South Northumberland Cricket Club, but the team's matches were brought together at the same ground as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Current squads

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

### Women's side

| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||||
| 8 | Davina Perrin | England | (2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 (age 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 18 | Phoebe Litchfield | Australia | (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 21) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| 57 | Hollie Armitage | England | (1997-06-14) 14 June 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Captain |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 14 | Annabel Sutherland | Australia | (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 24 | Alice Davidson-Richards | England | (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 32 | Georgia Wareham | Australia | (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 25 | Bess Heath | England | (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | — | |
| — | Ella Claridge | United States | (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | UK passport |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 3 | Grace Ballinger | England | (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| 16 | Kate Cross | England | (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| — | Grace Potts | England | (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 7 | Lucy Higham | England | (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 50 | Linsey Smith | England | (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 30) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |

### Men's side

| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||||
| 27 | Graham Clark | England | (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 88 | Harry Brook | England | (1999-02-22) 22 February 1999 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain; Centrally Contracted player |
| — | Zak Crawley | England | (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| — | Dan Lawrence | England | (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| — | Dawid Malan | England | (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987 (age 37) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| — | David Miller | South Africa | (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 30 | Tom Lawes | England | (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 74 | Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 33) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| — | Michael Pepper | England | (1998-06-25) 25 June 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | — | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 35 | Matthew Potts | England | (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 36 | Pat Brown | England | (1998-08-23) 23 August 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 82 | Ben Dwarshuis | Australia | (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| 99 | Brydon Carse | England | (1995-07-31) 31 July 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 95 | Adil Rashid | England | (1988-02-17) 17 February 1988 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |

## Honours
### Men's honours

The Hundred
* Fourth place: 2024 (highest finish)

### Women's honours

The Hundred
* Runners-up: 2023

## Seasons
### Women's team

| Season | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Playoff stage | Playoff stage | Ref. |
| Season | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | Pos | Pld | Pos | Ref. |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2nd | 2 | 2nd | |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |

### Men's team

| Season | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Playoff stage | Playoff stage | Ref. |
| Season | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | Pos | Pld | Pos | Ref. |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |

#### Notes

* ↑ Northern Superchargers women qualified for the playoffs in 2023. In the eliminator against Welsh Fire, rain caused the game to be abandoned after the first innings. As Northern Superchargers had finished in 2nd, they progressed to the final due to a better finishing position in the group stage. In the final the team played Southern Brave, losing by 34 runs.