Northern Superchargers
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| Founded | 2019 | |
| Home ground | Headingley | |
| Capacity | 18,350 | |
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| No. of titles | 0 | |
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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
[edit]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 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]
In December 2024, Lisa Keightley was named as the new coach of the women's team, replacing Hazell whose four-year contract had ended.[5][6]
Ground
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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
[edit]- Bold denotes players with international caps.
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
Women's side
[edit]| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 8 | Davina Perrin |  England |
8 September 2006 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 18 | Phoebe Litchfield |  Australia |
18 April 2003 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| 57 | Hollie Armitage | England |
14 June 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Captain |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 14 | Annabel Sutherland | Australia |
12 October 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 24 | Alice Davidson-Richards | England |
29 May 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 32 | Georgia Wareham | Australia |
26 May 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 25 | Bess Heath | England |
20 August 2001 | Right-handed | — | |
| — | Ella Claridge |  United States |
28 September 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | UK passport |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 3 | Grace Ballinger | England |
3 April 2002 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| 16 | Kate Cross | England |
3 October 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| — | Grace Potts | England |
12 July 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 7 | Lucy Higham | England |
17 October 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 50 | Linsey Smith | England |
10 March 1995 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Men's side
[edit]| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 27 | Graham Clark | England |
16 March 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 88 | Harry Brook | England |
22 February 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain; Centrally Contracted player |
| — | Zak Crawley | England |
3 February 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| — | Dan Lawrence | England |
12 July 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| — | Dawid Malan | England |
3 September 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| — | David Miller |  South Africa |
10 June 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 30 | Tom Lawes | England |
25 December 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 74 | Mitchell Santner |  New Zealand |
5 February 1992 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| — | Michael Pepper | England |
25 June 1998 | Right-handed | — | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 35 | Matthew Potts | England |
29 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 36 | Pat Brown | England |
23 August 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 82 | Ben Dwarshuis | Australia |
23 June 1994 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| 99 | Brydon Carse | England |
31 July 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 95 | Adil Rashid | England |
17 February 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Honours
[edit]Men's honours
[edit]The Hundred
- Fourth place: 2024 (highest finish)
Women's honours
[edit]The Hundred
- Runners-up: 2023
Seasons
[edit]Women's team
[edit]| Season | Group stage | Playoff stage | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | Pos | Pld | Pos | ||
| 2021 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6th | Did not progress | [7] | |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5th | Did not progress | [8] | |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2nd | 2[a] | 2nd | [9] |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4th | Did not progress | [10] | |
Men's team
[edit]| 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 | [11] | |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6th | Did not progress | [12] | |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8th | Did not progress | [13] | |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4th | Did not progress | [14] | |
- 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
[edit]
- List of Northern Superchargers cricketers
- List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
- List of Test cricket grounds
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ex-England coach Keightley to lead Superchargers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "LISA KEIGHTLEY APPOINTED NORTHERN SUPERCHARGERS WOMEN'S HEAD COACH". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "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 Women's Competition 2024". 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.
- ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
Further reading
[edit]- BBC: The Hundred player draft – covering the first draft signings for each region's team
