Northern Superchargers

Northern Superchargers are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Leeds. The team represents the traditional areas of North East and Yorkshire in The Hundred competition,[1] which first took place during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's and women's side will play their home match at Headingley.

Northern Superchargers
Personnel
CaptainDavid Willey
(Men's team)
TBA
(Women's team)
CoachJames Foster
(Men's team)
Danielle Hazell
(Women's team)
Overseas player(s)Dwayne Bravo
Faf du Plessis
Wahab Riaz
(Men's team)
Alyssa Healy
Jemimah Rodrigues
Laura Wolvaardt
(Women's team)
Team information
Colours   
Founded2019
Home groundHeadingley
Capacity18,350
History
No. of titles0
The Hundred title wins0
The Hundred game wins6
(Men's team: 3)
(Women's team: 3)
Official websiteNorthern Superchargers

The Hundred

History
See also: The Hundred (cricket)

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 Australian batsman Darren Lehmann would be the men's team's first coach, while former England Women player Danielle Hazell was appointed coach of the Women's team.[3]

The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Superchargers claim Ben Stokes as their headline men's draftee, and Lauren Winfield-Hill as the women's headliner. They are joined by England internationals Adil Rashid and David Willey for the men's team, while Linsey Smith joins Winfield-Hill in the women's side.[4]

Honours

Men's honours

The Hundred

  • 5th place: 2021 (highest finish)

Women's honours

The Hundred

  • 6th place: 2021 (highest finish)

Ground
Headingley
Main article: Headingley Cricket Ground

Both the Northern Superchargers men's and women's sides will play at the home of Yorkshire, Headingley Cricket Ground, in the Headingley area of Leeds. The women's side had originally intended to play matches at York Cricket Club and South Northumberland Cricket Club but both teams were brought together at the same ground following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Players

Men's side
  • Bold denotes players with international caps.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
9Adam Lyth (1987-09-25) 25 September 1987Left-handedRight-arm off break
88Harry Brook (1999-02-22) 22 February 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Faf du Plessis (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player
—Adam Hose (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Luke Wright (1985-03-07) 7 March 1985Right-handedRight-arm medium
All Rounders
15David Willey (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumCaptain
55Ben Stokes (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991Left-handedRight-arm fast-mediumCentrally Contracted player
—Dwayne Bravo (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
—Roelof van der Merwe[lower-alpha 1] (1984-12-31) 31 December 1984Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Wicketkeepers
20John Simpson (1988-07-13) 13 July 1988Left-handed—
Pace bowlers
35Matty Potts (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
99Brydon Carse (1995-07-31) 31 July 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
—Wahab Riaz (1985-06-28) 28 June 1985Right-handedLeft-arm fastOverseas player
Spin bowlers
10Callum Parkinson (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
95Adil Rashid (1988-02-17) 17 February 1988Right-handedRight-arm leg break
  1. Van der Merwe has also played international cricket for South Africa.

    Women's side
    • Bold denotes players with international caps.
    •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
    S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
    Batters
    5Jemimah Rodrigues (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
    14Laura Wolvaardt (1999-04-26) 26 April 1999Right-handed—Overseas player
    57Hollie Armitage (1997-06-14) 14 June 1997Right-handedRight-arm leg break
    All Rounders
    9Kalea Moore (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003Right-handedRight-arm off break
    24Alice Davidson-Richards (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
    —Lucy Higham (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
    Wicketkeepers
    10Bess Heath (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001Right-handed—
    —Alyssa Healy (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990Right-handed—Overseas player
    Pace bowlers
    42Beth Langston (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
    45Elizabeth Russell (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994Left-handedRight-arm medium
    —Jenny Gunn (1986-05-09) 9 May 1986Right-handedRight-arm medium
    Spin bowlers
    23Katie Levick (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991Right-handedRight-arm leg break
    59Linsey Smith (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox

    See also

      References
      1. "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
      2. sport, The Guardian (28 August 2018). "Virat Kohli gives ECB's 100-ball 'experiment' the thumbs down". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
      3. "The Hundred: Darren Lehmann & Danielle Hazell to coach Leeds-based sides". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
      4. "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

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