2021 Trent Rockets season

Trent Rockets
2021 season
Coach	Andy Flower ; (Men's team) ; Salliann Briggs ; (Women's team)
Captain	Lewis Gregory ; (Men's team) ; Nat Sciver ; (Women's team)
Overseas player	Marchant de Lange ; AFG Rashid Khan ; D'Arcy Short ; Wahab Riaz ; (Men's team) ; Heather Graham ; Sammy-Jo Johnson ; Rachel Priest ; (Women's team)
Ground(s)	Trent Bridge
The Hundred (Men's)	3rd
The Hundred (Women's)	7th
Most runs	Nat Sciver: 220 (Women's team); Dawid Malan: 214 (Men's team)
Most wickets	Sammy-Jo Johnson: 15 (Women's team); Marchant de Lange: 12 (Men's team)
Most catches	Rashid Khan: 5 (Men's team); Sammy-Jo Johnson: 5 (Women's team)

The 2021 season was the Trent Rockets first season of the new franchise 100 ball cricket, The Hundred.

Players[edit]

Men's side[edit]

Bold denotes players with international caps.

S/N	Name	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
6	Luke Wright	(1985-03-07) 7 March 1985 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
10	Alex Hales	(1989-01-03) 3 January 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Local Icon player
23	D'Arcy Short	(1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 33)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm unorthodox	Overseas player
29	Dawid Malan	(1987-09-03) 3 September 1987 (age 36)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break
66	Joe Root	(1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Centrally Contracted player
—	Jack Leaning	(1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Replacement player
All Rounders
5	Steven Mullaney	(1986-11-19) 19 November 1986 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
21	Samit Patel	(1984-11-30) 30 November 1984 (age 39)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
24	Lewis Gregory	(1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Captain
Wicketkeepers
7	Tom Moores	(1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 27)	Left-handed	—
9	Ben Cox	(1992-02-02) 2 February 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	—
Pace bowlers
14	Luke Wood	(1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 28)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
16	Sam Cook	(1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Wildcard pick
47	Wahab Riaz	(1985-06-28) 28 June 1985 (age 38)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast	Overseas player
64	Timm van der Gugten	(1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
90	Marchant de Lange	(1990-10-13) 13 October 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Overseas player; Replacement player
—	Sonny Baker	(2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Replacement player
Spin bowlers
19	Rashid Khan	(1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player
20	Matt Carter	(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break

Women's side[edit]

Bold denotes players with international caps.

S/N	Name	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
44	Emily Windsor	(1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
—	Ella Claridge		Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All Rounders
10	Nat Sciver	(1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain; Centrally Contracted player
11	Heather Graham	(1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
17	Kathryn Bryce	(1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
22	Teresa Graves	(1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
25	Michaela Kirk	(1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	UK passport
—	Alicia Presland	(1999-09-28) 28 September 1999 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicketkeepers
13	Rachel Priest	(1985-06-13) 13 June 1985 (age 38)	Right-handed	—	Overseas player
27	Abigail Freeborn	(1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 27)	Right-handed	–
Pace bowlers
2	Katherine Brunt	(1985-07-02) 2 July 1985 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
58	Sammy-Jo Johnson	(1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
Spin bowlers
3	Sarah Glenn	(1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
7	Lucy Higham	(1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
16	Nancy Harman	(1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
64	Georgia Davis	(1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Replacement player

Regular season[edit]

Fixtures (Men)[edit]

July[edit]

24 July 2021
14:30
Scorecard

Southern Brave 126/8 (100 balls)	v	Trent Rockets 127/1 (82 balls)
Ross Whiteley 39* (29) Marchant de Lange 5/20 (20 balls)		Dawid Malan 62* (43) George Garton 1/29 (15 balls)

Trent Rockets won by 9 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Attendance: 12,783^[1]
Umpires: David Millns and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Marchant de Lange (Trent Rockets)

Southern Brave won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, Southern Brave 0.

26 July 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

Northern Superchargers 132 (99 balls)	v	Trent Rockets 134/8 (94 balls)
John Simpson 42 (33) Marchant de Lange 3/22 (14 balls)		Alex Hales 40* (34) Callum Parkinson 2/19 (15 balls)

Trent Rockets won by 2 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Attendance: 11,483^[2]
Umpires: Tim Robinson and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Trent Rockets)

Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, Northern Superchargers 0.

29 July 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

Trent Rockets 123/4 (100 balls)	v	London Spirit 116/8 (100 balls)
D'Arcy Short 69* (47) Mohammad Nabi 2/20 (20 balls)		Roelof van der Merwe 25* (18) Matt Carter 3/17 (20 balls)

Trent Rockets won by 7 runs
Lord's, London
Attendance: 23,892^[3]
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Alex Wharf
Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Trent Rockets)

London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, London Spirit 0.

August[edit]

1 August 2021
14:30
Scorecard

Trent Rockets 144/6 (100 balls)	v	Birmingham Phoenix 145/4 (74 balls)
Dawid Malan 51 (41) Adam Milne 2/13 (20 balls)		Finn Allen 43 (23) Rashid Khan 3/26 (20 balls)

Birmingham Phoenix won by 6 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Attendance: 17,479^[4]
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: Will Smeed (Birmingham Phoenix)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Trent Rockets 0.

6 August 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Welsh Fire 139/8 (100 balls)	v	Trent Rockets 140/4 (90 balls)
Glenn Phillips 50 (35) Wahab Riaz 4/30 (20 balls)		Samit Patel 46* (20) Qais Ahmad 2/23 (20 balls)

Trent Rockets won by 6 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Martin Saggers
Player of the match: Samit Patel (Trent Rockets)

Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, Welsh Fire 0.

8 August 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Oval Invincibles 125/6 (65 balls)	v	Trent Rockets 116/8 (65 balls)
Jason Roy 56* (29) Samit Patel 2/21 (15 balls)		Lewis Gregory 28* (12) Sunil Narine 3/11 (10 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 9 runs
The Oval, London
Attendance: 19,382^[5]
Umpires: Nick Cook and Nigel Llong
Player of the match: Jason Roy (Oval Invincibles)

Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
The match was reduced to 65 balls per side due to rain.
Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Trent Rockets 0.

13 August 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Birmingham Phoenix 166/6 (100 balls)	v	Trent Rockets 150/9 (100 balls)
Liam Livingstone 50 (31) Sam Cook 2/32 (20 balls)		Steven Mullaney 49 (33) Pat Brown 3/27 (20 balls)

Birmingham Phoenix won by 16 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Peter Hartley and David Millns
Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Birmingham Phoenix)

Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Trent Rockets 0.

15 August 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Manchester Originals 135/8 (100 balls)	v	Trent Rockets 136/3 (95 balls)
Colin Munro 45 (22) Rashid Khan 3/16 (20 balls)		Dawid Malan 52 (46) Matt Parkinson 2/21 (20 balls)

Trent Rockets won by 7 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Dawid Malan (Trent Rockets)

Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, Manchester Originals 0.

Fixtures (Women)[edit]

July[edit]

24 July 2021
11:00
Scorecard

Southern Brave 133/5 (100 balls)	v	Trent Rockets 110/7 (100 balls)
Stafanie Taylor 45* (31) Nat Sciver 2/33 (20 balls)		Nat Sciver 44 (29) Anya Shrubsole 4/13 (20 balls)

Southern Brave won by 23 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Nick Cook and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Southern Brave)

Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Southern Brave 2, Trent Rockets 0.

26 July 2021
15:00
Scorecard

Northern Superchargers 149/7 (100 balls)	v	Trent Rockets 122/7 (100 balls)
Jemimah Rodrigues 60 (41) Sammy-Jo Johnson 4/15 (20 balls)		Katherine Brunt 43* (36) Katie Levick 2/20 (20 balls)

Northern Superchargers won by 27 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: David Millns and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Jemimah Rodrigues (Northern Superchargers)

Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Northern Superchargers 2, Trent Rockets 0.

29 July 2021
15:00
Scorecard

Trent Rockets 151/4 (100 balls)	v	London Spirit 133/7 (100 balls)
Rachel Priest 76 (42) Freya Davies 1/19 (20 balls)		Heather Knight 31 (25) Lucy Higham 2/12 (15 balls)

Trent Rockets won by 18 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Trent Rockets)

Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, London Spirit 0.

August[edit]

1 August 2021
11:00
Scorecard

Trent Rockets 145/5 (100 balls)	v	Birmingham Phoenix 134/9 (100 balls)
Heather Graham 44 (21) Kirstie Gordon 1/20 (20 balls)		Issy Wong 27 (11) Sammy-Jo Johnson 3/28 (20 balls)

Trent Rockets won by 11 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jasmine Naeem
Player of the match: Heather Graham (Trent Rockets)

Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

6 August 2021
15:30
Scorecard

Welsh Fire 102 (100 balls)	v	Trent Rockets 103/6 (92 balls)
Hayley Matthews 28 (32) Heather Graham 3/14 (20 balls)		Nat Sciver 54 (40) Hayley Matthews 2/13 (20 balls)

Trent Rockets won by 4 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Jasmine Naeem
Player of the match: Nat Sciver (Trent Rockets)

Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, Welsh Fire 0.

8 August 2021
15:30
Scorecard

Trent Rockets	v	Oval Invincibles

No result
The Oval, London
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Sarah Bartlett

Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to bat.
No play was possible due to rain.
Points: Oval Invincibles 1, Trent Rockets 1.

13 August 2021
15:30
Scorecard

Trent Rockets 125/7 (100 balls)	v	Birmingham Phoenix 129/7 (94 balls)
Abigail Freeborn 30 (23) Kirstie Gordon 3/26 (20 balls)		Erin Burns 38 (26) Sammy-Jo Johnson 3/22 (19 balls)

Birmingham Phoenix won by 3 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jasmine Naeem
Player of the match: Erin Burns (Birmingham Phoenix)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Trent Rockets 0.

Standings[edit]

Women[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Southern Brave	8	7	1	0	14	1.056
2	Oval Invincibles	8	4	3	1	9	0.015
3	Birmingham Phoenix	8	4	4	0	8	0.186
4	London Spirit	8	4	4	0	8	0.046
5	Manchester Originals	8	3	4	1	7	0.016
6	Northern Superchargers	8	3	4	1	7	−0.041
7	Trent Rockets	8	3	4	1	7	−0.293
8	Welsh Fire	8	2	6	0	4	−1.017

Source: ESPN Cricinfo,^[6] Sky Sports^[7]

advances to the Final
advances to the Eliminator

Men[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Birmingham Phoenix	8	6	2	0	12	1.087
2	Southern Brave	8	5	2	1	11	0.034
3	Trent Rockets	8	5	3	0	10	0.035
4	Oval Invincibles	8	4	3	1	9	0.123
5	Northern Superchargers	8	3	4	1	7	0.510
6	Manchester Originals	8	2	4	2	6	−0.361
7	Welsh Fire	8	3	5	0	6	−0.827
8	London Spirit	8	1	6	1	3	−0.641

Source: ESPN Cricinfo,^[8] Sky Sports^[9]

advances to the Final
advances to the Eliminator

Knockout stages[edit]

Men[edit]

Eliminator[edit]

20 August 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Trent Rockets 96 (91 balls)	v	Southern Brave 97/3 (68 balls)
Samit Patel 20 (21) Tymal Mills 3/8 (16 balls)		James Vince 45* (27) Marchant de Lange 2/16 (20 balls)

Southern Brave won by 7 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: David Millns and Russell Warren
Player of the match: George Garton (Southern Brave)

Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.

References[edit]

^ "The Hundred: Rockets vs Brave". espncricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "The Hundred: Rockets vs Superchargers". espncricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
^ "The Hundred: Spirit vs Rockets". BBC. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^ "The Hundred: Phoenix vs Rockets". espncricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "The Hundred: Invincible vs Rockets". espncricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
^ The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports
^ The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
^ The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports

[1] "The Hundred: Rockets vs Brave". espncricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[2] "The Hundred: Rockets vs Superchargers". espncricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[3] "The Hundred: Spirit vs Rockets". BBC. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

[4] "The Hundred: Phoenix vs Rockets". espncricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[5] "The Hundred: Invincible vs Rockets". espncricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[6] The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo

[7] The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports

[8] The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo

[9] The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports

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