2021 Trent Rockets season

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Trent Rockets
2021 season
Coach Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Andy Flower
(Men's team)
Flag of England.svg Salliann Briggs
(Women's team)
Captain Flag of England.svg Lewis Gregory
(Men's team)
Flag of England.svg Nat Sciver
(Women's team)
Overseas player Flag of South Africa.svg Marchant de Lange
Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  AFG Rashid Khan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg D'Arcy Short
Flag of Pakistan.svg Wahab Riaz
(Men's team)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Heather Graham
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sammy-Jo Johnson
Flag of New Zealand.svg 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.

Contents

Players

Men's side

S/NNameNat.Date of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
6 Luke Wright Flag of England.svg 7 March 1985 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm medium
10 Alex Hales Flag of England.svg 3 January 1989 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium Local Icon player
23 D'Arcy Short Flag of Australia (converted).svg 9 August 1990 (age 32)Left-handed Slow left-arm unorthodox Overseas player
29 Dawid Malan Flag of England.svg 3 September 1987 (age 35)Left-handedRight-arm leg break
66 Joe Root Flag of England.svg 30 December 1990 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break Centrally Contracted player
Jack Leaning Flag of England.svg 18 October 1993 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break Replacement player
All Rounders
5 Steven Mullaney Flag of England.svg 19 November 1986 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium
21 Samit Patel Flag of England.svg 30 November 1984 (age 37)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
24 Lewis Gregory Flag of England.svg 24 May 1992 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Captain
Wicketkeepers
7 Tom Moores Flag of England.svg 4 September 1996 (age 26)Left-handed
9 Ben Cox Flag of England.svg 2 February 1992 (age 30)Right-handed
Pace bowlers
14 Luke Wood Flag of England.svg 2 August 1995 (age 27)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
16 Sam Cook Flag of England.svg 4 August 1997 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Wildcard pick
47 Wahab Riaz Flag of Pakistan.svg 28 June 1985 (age 37)Right-handedLeft-arm fast Overseas player
64 Timm van der Gugten Flag of the Netherlands.svg 25 February 1991 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
90 Marchant de Lange Flag of South Africa.svg 13 October 1990 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast Overseas player;
Replacement player
Sonny Baker Flag of England.svg 13 March 2003 (age 19)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Replacement player
Spin bowlers
19 Rashid Khan Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg 20 September 1998 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player
20 Matt Carter Flag of England.svg 26 May 1996 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break

    Women's side

    S/NNameNat.Date of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
    Batters
    44 Emily Windsor Flag of England.svg 14 September 1997 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
    Ella Claridge Flag of England.svg Right-handedRight-arm medium
    All Rounders
    10 Nat Sciver Flag of England.svg 20 August 1992 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium Captain;
    Centrally Contracted player
    11 Heather Graham Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5 October 1996 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
    17 Kathryn Bryce Flag of Scotland.svg 17 November 1997 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium
    22 Teresa Graves Flag of England.svg 10 October 1998 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
    25 Michaela Kirk Flag of South Africa.svg 30 June 1999 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break UK passport
    Alicia Presland Flag of England.svg 28 September 1999 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
    Wicketkeepers
    13 Rachel Priest Flag of New Zealand.svg 13 June 1985 (age 37)Right-handedOverseas player
    27 Abigail Freeborn Flag of England.svg 12 November 1996 (age 25)Right-handed
    Pace bowlers
    2 Katherine Brunt Flag of England.svg 2 July 1985 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
    58 Sammy-Jo Johnson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5 November 1992 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
    Spin bowlers
    3 Sarah Glenn Flag of England.svg 27 August 1999 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
    7 Lucy Higham Flag of England.svg 17 October 1997 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break
    16 Nancy Harman Flag of England.svg 11 July 1999 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
    64 Georgia Davis Flag of England.svg 3 June 1999 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break Replacement player

    Regular season

    Fixtures (Men)

    July

    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

    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)

    July

    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

    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
    v
    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

    Women

    PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
    1 Southern Brave 87100141.056
    2 Oval Invincibles 8430190.015
    3 Birmingham Phoenix 8440080.186
    4 London Spirit 8440080.046
    5 Manchester Originals 8340170.016
    6 Northern Superchargers 834017−0.041
    7 Trent Rockets 834017−0.293
    8 Welsh Fire 826004−1.017
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo, [6] Sky Sports [7]

      advances to the Final
      advances to the Eliminator

    Men

    PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
    1 Birmingham Phoenix 86200121.087
    2 Southern Brave 85201110.034
    3 Trent Rockets 85300100.035
    4 Oval Invincibles 8430190.123
    5 Northern Superchargers 8340170.510
    6 Manchester Originals 824026−0.361
    7 Welsh Fire 835006−0.827
    8 London Spirit 816013−0.641
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo, [8] Sky Sports [9]

      advances to the Final
      advances to the Eliminator

    Knockout stages

    Men

    Eliminator

    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.

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