Trent Rockets

Trent Rockets are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Nottingham. The team represents Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire in The Hundred competition, which took place for the first time in the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's and women's sides play at Trent Bridge.

History

While early reports described the Hundred as "city-based", by March 2019 it was being reported that the Trent Bridge-based franchise would feature the locator "Trent", and this was confirmed in May when the England and Wales Cricket Board applied to trademark the name.

Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire had no centrally contracted players, so the Rockets signed Yorkshire's Joe Root as their England red-ball player, and Nottinghamshire's Harry Gurney and Alex Hales as "Local Icons".

In February 2021 the side announced that former Zimbabwe cricketer Andy Flower would be the men's team's first coach, while former Yorkshire women's player Salliann Briggs was appointed coach of the Women's team.

The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Rockets claim Joe Root as their headline men's draftee, and Natalie Sciver as the women's headliner. They are joined by England internationals Alex Hales and Dawid Malan for the men's team, while Katherine Brunt joins Sciver in the women's side.

As part of the 2025 Hundred sale, the ECB granted Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club a 51% stake in the franchise, with the remaining 49% sold through an auction process. Cain & Ares acquired the 49% share, while Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club retained its stake. The sale of the Rockets was completed in October 2025.

The Trent Rockets had a notable 2026 season, with both the men's and women's sides topping their respective tables and automatically qualifying for the final. This guaranteed them the 2026 Hundred Helix trophy, awarded to the Hundred franchise with the best combined performance by their men's and women's sides. The women's side beat the Sunrisers Leeds by eight wickets to win their first ever title. The men's side lost to the Manchester Super Giants in their final by five wickets.

Honours

Men's honours

The Hundred Winners: 2022 Runners Up: 2025, 2026 Third place: 2021

Women's honours

The Hundred Winners: 2026 Third place: 2022

Combined The Hundred Helix

Winners: 2026

Ground

Both the Trent Rockets men's and women's sides play at the home of Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire. The women's side had been due to play at the home of Derbyshire County Cricket Club, the County Ground in Derby, and the home of Leicestershire, Grace Road but both teams were brought together at the same ground as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Current squads Bold denotes players with international caps. denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

Women's side No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batters6 Sophie Luff Right-handed Right-arm medium Replacement player 47 Sophia Dunkley Right-handed Right-arm leg break England central contract59 Georgia Elwiss Right-handed Right-arm medium — Eve Jones Left-handed Left-arm medium Wildcard player — Ailsa Lister Right-handed — Ruled out through injury All-rounders1 Georgia Adams Right-handed Right-arm off break 34 Kim Garth Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player39 Nat Sciver-Brunt Right-handed Right-arm medium England central contract63 Ashleigh Gardner Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain; Overseas player88 Emma Jones Right-handed Right-arm medium — Amu Surenkumar Right-handed Right-arm medium Wildcard player Wicket-keepers23 Beth Mooney Left-handed — Overseas player25 Bess Heath Right-handed — Pace bowlers 19 Charley Phillips Right-handed Right-arm medium — Grace Johnson Right-handed Right-arm medium Ruled out through injury— Sophie Munro Right-handed Right-arm medium Replacement player Spin bowlers4 Katie Levick Right-handed Right-arm leg break 50 Samantha Bates Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player— Millie Taylor Right-handed Slow left-arm unorthodox

Men's side No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batters8 Tim David Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player12 Aneurin Donald Right-handed Right-arm off break 16 Finn Allen Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player17 Ben Duckett Left-handed Right-arm off break England central contract— Louis Kimber Right-handed Right-arm off break — Ben Mayes Right-handed Right-arm off break All-rounders24 Lewis Gregory Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 74 Mitchell Santner Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player80 Dan Mousley Right-handed Right-arm off break — Ben Raine Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wildcard player Wicket-keepers7 Sam Billings Right-handed — Captain18 Tom Banton Right-handed — Ruled out through injury Pace bowlers1 Craig Overton Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 5 Mohammad Amir Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium UK passport; Replacement player21 Matt Henry Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player26 Ben Sanderson Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wildcard player— Brad Currie Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium Ruled out through injury— Matt Milnes Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Replacement player— David Payne Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium Ruled out through injury Spin bowlers31 Calvin Harrison Right-handed Right-arm leg break Replacement player — Danny Briggs Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

Seasons Women's team SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef. Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos20218440087thDid not progress20226330063rd13rd20238340174thDid not progress20248440085thDid not progress202584400164thDid not progress202687100281st11st

Men's team SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef. Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos202185300103rd13rd202286200121st11st20238340175thDid not progress20248440085thDid not progress202586200242nd22nd202687100281st12nd

Notes

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