Trent Rockets are a franchise

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side based in the city of

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. The team represents the historic counties of

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and

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in the newly founded 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

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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

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criticising the

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for pursuing a shift away from Test cricket, while others argued the format should have followed the established and successful

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format. The ECB however decided it needed a unique format to draw crowds. In February 2021 the side announced that former Zimbabwe cricketer

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would be the men's team's first coach, while former

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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

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as their headline men's draftee, and

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as the women's headliner. They are joined by England internationals

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and

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for the men's team, while

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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

, 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

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, and the home of

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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.

Women's side

Men's side

Seasons

Women's team

Men's team

Notes

References

External links

Official web page
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