Northern Superchargers

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.

Northern Superchargers
Personnel
Captain
Coach
Overseas player(s)
Team information
Colours   
Founded2019
Home groundHeadingley
Capacity18,350
History
No. of titles0

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 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
Headingley
Main article: Headingley Cricket 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
Batters
5Jemimah Rodrigues India (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player;
Replacement player
8Georgie Boyce England (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
10Leah Dobson England (2001-10-06) 6 October 2001Right-handedRight-arm mediumReplacement player
18Phoebe Litchfield Australia (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003Left-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player;
Replacement player
23Marie Kelly England (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium
28Aylish Cranstone England (1994-08-28) 28 August 1994Left-handedLeft-arm medium
57Hollie Armitage England (1997-06-14) 14 June 1997Right-handedRight-arm leg breakCaptain
All-rounders
7Lucy Higham England (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
11Heather Graham Australia (1996-10-05) 5 October 1996Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player;
Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
12Grace Hall England (2002-12-24) 24 December 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
24Alice Davidson-Richards England (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Phoebe Franklin England (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm mediumRuled out of the 2023 season due to injury
Wicket-keepers
25Bess Heath England (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001Right-handed—
77Alyssa Healy Australia (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990Right-handed—Overseas player;
Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
Pace bowlers
3Grace Ballinger England (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002Left-handedLeft-arm medium
16Kate Cross England (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium
Spin bowlers
32Georgia Wareham Australia (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player
50Linsey Smith England (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox

Men's side
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
2Matthew Short Australia (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player;
Replacement player
9Adam Lyth England (1987-09-25) 25 September 1987Left-handedRight-arm off break
21Adam Hose England (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
88Harry Brook England (1999-02-22) 22 February 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
4Michael Bracewell  New Zealand (1991-02-14) 14 February 1991Left-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player;
Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
16Saif Zaib England (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxWildcard player
55Ben Stokes England (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991Left-handedRight-arm fast-mediumCentrally contracted player;
Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
96David Wiese Namibia[lower-alpha 1] (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
—Bas de Leede Netherlands (1999-11-15) 15 November 1999Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
18Tom Banton England (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998Right-handed—
45Ollie Robinson England (1998-12-01) 1 December 1998Right-handed—Wildcard player
Pace bowlers
8Wayne Parnell South Africa (1989-07-30) 30 July 1989Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas player;
Captain
23Reece Topley England (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
35Matthew Potts England (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
99Brydon Carse England (1995-07-31) 31 July 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
10Callum Parkinson England (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
95Adil Rashid England (1988-02-17) 17 February 1988Right-handedRight-arm leg break
  1. Wiese has also played international cricket for South Africa

Honours

Women's honours
  • Runners-up: 2023

Seasons

Women's team
Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
20218340176thDid not progress[5]
20226330065thDid not progress[6]
202386200122nd2[lower-alpha 1]RU[7]

Men's team
Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
20218340175thDid not progress[8]
20228440086thDid not progress[9]
20238250158thDid not progress[10]
Notes
  1. 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

References
  1. "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. "Virat Kohli gives ECB's 100-ball 'experiment' the thumbs down". The Guardian. 28 August 2018. 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.
  5. "The Hundred Women's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
  6. "The Hundred Women's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
  7. "The Hundred Women's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
  8. "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
  9. "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
  10. "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.

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