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

Men's side

• Bold denotes players with international caps.

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
6	Luke Wright		(1985-03-07) 7 March 1985 (age 40)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
10	Alex Hales		(1989-01-03) 3 January 1989 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Local Icon player
23	D'Arcy Short		(1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 35)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm unorthodox	Overseas player
29	Dawid Malan		(1987-09-03) 3 September 1987 (age 37)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break
66	Joe Root		(1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Centrally Contracted player
—	Jack Leaning		(1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Replacement player
All Rounders
5	Steven Mullaney		(1986-11-19) 19 November 1986 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
21	Samit Patel		(1984-11-30) 30 November 1984 (age 40)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
24	Lewis Gregory		(1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Captain
Wicketkeepers
7	Tom Moores		(1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 28)	Left-handed	—
9	Ben Cox		(1992-02-02) 2 February 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	—
Pace bowlers
14	Luke Wood		(1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 30)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
16	Sam Cook		(1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Wildcard pick
47	Wahab Riaz		(1985-06-28) 28 June 1985 (age 40)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast	Overseas player
64	Timm van der Gugten		(1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
90	Marchant de Lange		(1990-10-13) 13 October 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Overseas player; Replacement player
—	Sonny Baker		(2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Replacement player
Spin bowlers
19	Rashid Khan		(1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player
20	Matt Carter		(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break

Women's side

• Bold denotes players with international caps.

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
44	Emily Windsor		(1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
—	Ella Claridge			Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All Rounders
10	Nat Sciver		(1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain; Centrally Contracted player
11	Heather Graham		(1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
17	Kathryn Bryce		(1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
22	Teresa Graves		(1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
25	Michaela Kirk		(1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	UK passport
—	Alicia Presland		(1999-09-28) 28 September 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicketkeepers
13	Rachel Priest		(1985-06-13) 13 June 1985 (age 40)	Right-handed	—	Overseas player
27	Abigail Freeborn		(1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	–
Pace bowlers
2	Katherine Brunt		(1985-07-02) 2 July 1985 (age 40)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
58	Sammy-Jo Johnson		(1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
Spin bowlers
3	Sarah Glenn		(1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
7	Lucy Higham		(1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
16	Nancy Harman		(1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
64	Georgia Davis		(1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Replacement player

Regular season

Fixtures (Men)

All times are in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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)

All times are in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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

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

  advances to the Final
  advances to the Eliminator

Men

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

References

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