Trent Rockets are a franchise

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side based in the city of Nottingham. The team represents the historic counties of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and

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in the newly founded

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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

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, while others argued the format should have followed the established and successful Twenty20 format. The ECB however decided it needed a unique format to draw crowds. 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

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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

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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.

Honours

Men's honours

The Hundred *Winners: 2022 *Third place: 2021

Women's honours

The Hundred *Third place: 2022

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

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, the County Ground in Derby, and the home of

, Grace Road but both teams were brought together at the same ground as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic

Players

Current squad

Men's side

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

Men's captains

* ''Italics'' denote a temporary captain when the main captain was unavailable.

Women's side

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

Women's captains

* ''Italics'' denote a temporary captain when the main captain was unavailable.

Seasons

Group stages

Knockout rounds

References

External links

Official web page
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