Northern Superchargers
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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,[1] 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,[2] 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 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.[3]
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.[4]
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.
Women's side
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batters | ||||||
18 | Phoebe Litchfield | Australia | (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 21) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
23 | Marie Kelly | England | (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
57 | Hollie Armitage | England | (1997-06-14) 14 June 1997 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Captain |
— | Davina Perrin | England | (2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 (age 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
All-rounders | ||||||
24 | Alice Davidson-Richards | England | (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
— | Annabel Sutherland | Australia | (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
25 | Bess Heath | England | (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 22) | Right-handed | — | |
— | Ella Claridge | England | (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
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 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
7 | Lucy Higham | England | (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
32 | Georgia Wareham | Australia | (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
50 | Linsey Smith | England | (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Men's side
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batters | ||||||
2 | Matthew Short | Australia | (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
21 | Adam Hose | England | (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
88 | Harry Brook | England | (1999-02-22) 22 February 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
— | Graham Clark | England | (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
All-rounders | ||||||
55 | Ben Stokes | England | (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Centrally contracted player |
— | Tom Lawes | England | (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
— | Daniel Sams | Australia | (1992-10-27) 27 October 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
45 | Ollie Robinson | England | (1998-12-01) 1 December 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | — | |
— | Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
23 | Reece Topley | England | (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
35 | Matthew Potts | England | (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
99 | Brydon Carse | England | (1995-07-31) 31 July 1995 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
10 | Callum Parkinson | England | (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 27) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
95 | Adil Rashid | England | (1988-02-17) 17 February 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
Honours
Women's honours
- Runners-up: 2023
Seasons
Women's team
Season | Group stage | Playoff stage | Ref. | |||||||
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Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | Pos | Pld | Pos | ||
2021 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6th | Did not progress | [5] | |
2022 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5th | Did not progress | [6] | |
2023 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2nd | 2[a] | RU | [7] |
Men's team
Season | Group stage | Playoff stage | Ref. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | Pos | Pld | Pos | ||
2021 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5th | Did not progress | [8] | |
2022 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6th | Did not progress | [9] | |
2023 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8th | Did not progress | [10] |
- 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.
See also
- List of Northern Superchargers cricketers
- List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
- List of Test cricket grounds
References
- ^ "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Virat Kohli gives ECB's 100-ball 'experiment' the thumbs down". The Guardian. 28 August 2018. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "The Hundred: Darren Lehmann & Danielle Hazell to coach Leeds-based sides". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
Further reading
- BBC: The Hundred player draft – covering the first draft signings for each region's team
External links
- Official web page
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- 3 Ballinger
- 7 Higham
- 16 Cross
- 18 Litchfield
- 23 Kelly
- 24 Davidson-Richards
- 25 Heath (wk)
- 32 Wareham
- 50 Smith
- 57 Armitage (c)
- — Claridge (wk)
- — Perrin
- — Sutherland