# 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, 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

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 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.
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.

## Honours
### Men's honours

The Hundred
* Winners: 2022
* Third place: 2021

### Women's honours

The Hundred
* Third place: 2022

## Ground

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

* Bold denotes players with international caps.

### Women's side

| 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 | |
| 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 |
| — | Jodi Grewcock | England | (2004-11-30) 30 November 2004 (age 20) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| — | Emma Jones | England | (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 37 | Nat Wraith | England | (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | — | |
| — | Eleanor Threlkeld | England | (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | — | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 5 | Cassidy McCarthy | England | (2002-07-23) 23 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 |||||||
| 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

| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||||
| 45 | Tom Alsop | England | (1995-11-26) 26 November 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 48 | Sam Hain | England | (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 66 | Joe Root | England | (1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Centrally contracted player |
| — | Max Holden | England | (1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| — | Adam Hose | England | (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| — | George Linde | South Africa | (1991-12-04) 4 December 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas player |
| — | Rehan Ahmed | England | (2004-08-13) 13 August 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| — | Marcus Stoinis | Australia | (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 18 | Tom Banton | England | (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | — | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 6 | John Turner | England | (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 16 | Sam Cook | England | (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| — | Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | (1991-06-13) 13 June 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas player |
| — | David Willey | England | (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 35) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 31 | Calvin Harrison | England | (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |

## 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3rd | 1 | 3rd | |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5th | 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 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3rd | 1 | 3rd | |
| 2022 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1st | 1 | 1st | |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |
Notes
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.