Trent Rockets is one of the competitors in The Hundred cricket league that is dedicated to the provinces of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Leicestershire. The Rockets was founded by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2019 considering the 100 ball cricket tournament. The Hundred is another franchise in the shortest format of cricket where each participating squad gets 100 balls in an innings. In the last season of The Hundred, the team was listed on the top place. Check The Hundred Points Table.
Their matches will be held at the famous Trent Bridge cricket ground, where up to 17,500 cricket fans can come and support them. Trent Rockets will be seen on the field under the captaincy of Lewis Gregory. Lewis Gregory is an English professional cricketer who has already appeared in 9 international T20s.
Andy Flower, the former Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batter, will take charge as head coach for the Rockets in The Hundred 2023.
Trent Rockets Match Schedule
In 2023, Trent Rockets will kick off their journey with the first 100-ball match against Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 5 August. Then they will Birmingham Phoenix again on 19 August for the second time at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. In the last match of their group stage, they will face Oval Invincibles on 21 August at The Oval, London.
Trent Rockets Squad in The Hundred 2023
The roster comprises batters like Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Colin Munro, and Samit Patel whereas the bowling department is filled with talented bowlers like Luke Wood, and Rashid Khan.
- Joe Root
- Rashid Khan
- Colin Munro
- Dawid Malan
- Alex Hales
- Lewis Gregory
- Sam Cook
- Daniel Sams
- Samit Patel
- Matt Carter
- Luke Wood
Overseas Players of Trent Rockets
The franchise Trent Rockets have included world-class spinner Rashid Khan from Afghanistan, Danial Sams from Australia, and Colin Munro from New Zealand. The Rockets included 5 overseas players in the last season but this season dropped Tabraiz Shamsi and Marchant de Lange. Tom Moores and John Turner are the Wildcard entries.
Trent Rockets Squad in The Hundred 2022
Lewis Gregory, a right-hand all-rounder of the English team, will take command of the Trent Rockets. With the ball, Gregory has the capability to move the ball in both directions and he's most dangerous on the pitch with considerable movement. With the bat, Gregory can bat as high as six or seven in the order, thanks to his proclivity for occupying the crease and blasting powerful smashes freely.
Andy Flower, a former all-rounder of Zimbabwe, will take the responsibility of the coach for the Rockets. He is one of Zimbabwe's top batsmen of all time. Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Rashid Khan are the strength of the Rockets who have the ability to change the momentum of the game through their strategies. Let's see how much competition Rockets will give to their competitor in the upcoming version of The Hundred in 2023.
Currently, Marchant de Lange (South Africa) and Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) are the overseas players of Trent Rockets.
The retained players of the Trent Rockets are mentioned below:
- Samit Patel
- Joe Root
- Wahab Riaz
- Alex Hales
- Luke Wright
- Colin Munro
- Marchant de Lange
- Timm van der Gugten
- Dawid Malan
- Luke Fletcher
- Tabraiz Shamsi
- Lewis Gregory
- Steven Mullaney
- Tom Kohler-Cadmore
- Ben Cox
- Jack Leaning
- Rashid Khan
- D'Arcy Short
- Daniel Sams
- Tom Moores
- Luke Wood
- Matthew Carter
- Sam Cook
- Sonny Baker
Trent Rockets Home Ground
Situated in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, Trent Bridge Cricket Ground is the home ground for the Rockets where they will play all their 4 home matches. The cricket ground is specially designed for the Test, ODI, and T20 matches, and it has the capacity of taking in 17,500 people. The ground was established in 1841 and its tenants are Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, England national cricket team, and Notts County FC.
Check: The Hundred Match Venue List
Trent Rockets Record in The Hundred 2023
In the last season of the Hundred 2022, Trent Rocket became the champion and lifted the trophy by defeating Manchester Originals in the final competition.
Trent Rockets Record in The Hundred 2021
The Trent Rockets squad played a total of 9 matches in 2021, winning 5 and losing 4, putting them in the third position in the points or rank table.
The Trent's highest score was 150 runs in 2021, and they scored a total of 1166 runs at an average of 129.6 in all 9 matches. They made their highest total against Birmingham Phoenix while chasing a target of 167 runs at Trent Bridge Nottingham, England.
During the whole season, the team took a total of 61 wickets at an average of 19.4. In terms of fielding, the Trent Rockets fielders made 37 catches, 2 stumps, and 4 run-out.
Trent Rockets Records