Northern Superchargers

Northern Superchargers
Personnel
Captain	Hollie Armitage (women); Harry Brook (men);
Coach	Danielle Hazell (women); Andrew Flintoff (men);
Overseas player(s)	Phoebe Litchfield; Annabel Sutherland; Georgia Wareham; (women); Ben Dwarshuis; Colin Ingram; Nicholas Pooran; Daniel Sams; Mitchell Santner; Matthew Short; (men);
Team information
Colours
Founded	2019
Home ground	Headingley
Capacity	18,350
History
No. of titles	0
	The Hundred
	The Hundred

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

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

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.
* denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

Women's side

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
8	Davina Perrin	England	(2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 (age 18)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
18	Phoebe Litchfield	Australia	(2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 21)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player
23	Marie Kelly	England	(1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
57	Hollie Armitage	England	(1997-06-14) 14 June 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Captain
All-rounders
14	Annabel Sutherland	Australia	(2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
24	Alice Davidson-Richards	England	(1994-05-29) 29 May 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
32	Georgia Wareham	Australia	(1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player
—	Jodi Grewcock	England	(2004-11-30) 30 November 2004 (age 19)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break	Wildcard player
Wicket-keepers
25	Bess Heath	England	(2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23)	Right-handed	—
—	Ella Claridge	United States	(2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	UK Passport
Pace bowlers
3	Grace Ballinger	England	(2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 22)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
16	Kate Cross	England	(1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
—	Sophia Turner	England	(2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Wildcard player
Spin bowlers
7	Lucy Higham	England	(1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
50	Linsey Smith	England	(1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 29)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox

Men's side

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
2	Matthew Short	Australia	(1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
11	Michael Jones	Scotland	(1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Replacement player
21	Adam Hose	England	(1992-10-25) 25 October 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
27	Graham Clark	England	(1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
88	Harry Brook	England	(1999-02-22) 22 February 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain
—	Colin Ingram	South Africa	(1985-07-03) 3 July 1985 (age 39)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player; Replacement player
—	Jason Roy	England	(1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Replacement player; Ruled out
All-rounders
16	Jordan Clark	England	(1990-10-14) 14 October 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Wildcard player
30	Tom Lawes	England	(2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
48	Colin Ackermann	Netherlands	(1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Replacement player
55	Ben Stokes	England	(1991-06-04) 4 June 1991 (age 33)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Centrally contracted player; Ruled out
74	Mitchell Santner	New Zealand	(1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 32)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Overseas player; Replacement player
—	Daniel Sams	Australia	(1992-10-27) 27 October 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	Overseas player; Ruled out
Wicket-keepers
29	Nicholas Pooran	West Indies	(1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 29)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
45	Ollie Robinson	England	(1998-12-01) 1 December 1998 (age 25)	Right-handed	—
Pace bowlers
18	Dillon Pennington	England	(1999-02-26) 26 February 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Wildcard player; Ruled out
23	Reece Topley	England	(1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
35	Matthew Potts	England	(1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
36	Pat Brown	England	(1998-08-23) 23 August 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Replacement player
82	Ben Dwarshuis	Australia	(1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 30)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	Overseas player; Replacement player
99	Brydon Carse	England	(1995-07-31) 31 July 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Ruled out
Spin bowlers
10	Callum Parkinson	England	(1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
95	Adil Rashid	England	(1988-02-17) 17 February 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break

Honours

Men's honours

The Hundred

Fourth place: 2024 (highest finish)

Women's honours

The Hundred

Runners-up: 2023

Seasons

Women's team

Season	Group stage							Playoff stage		Ref.
Season	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	Pos	Pld	Pos	Ref.
2021	8	3	4	0	1	7	6th	Did not progress		^[5]
2022	6	3	3	0	0	6	5th	Did not progress		^[6]
2023	8	6	2	0	0	12	2nd	2^[a]	2nd	^[7]
2024	8	3	3	1	1	8	4th	Did not progress		^[8]

Men's team

Season	Group stage							Playoff stage		Ref.
Season	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	Pos	Pld	Pos	Ref.
2021	8	3	4	0	1	7	5th	Did not progress		^[9]
2022	8	4	4	0	0	8	6th	Did not progress		^[10]
2023	8	2	5	0	1	5	8th	Did not progress		^[11]
2024	8	5	2	0	1	11	4th	Did not progress		^[12]

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.

References

^ "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.
^ "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.

External links

Official web page

[fn1-7] 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.

[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.

[Coaches-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.

[8] "The Hundred Women's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.

[9] "The Hundred Women's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.

[10] "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.

[11] "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.

[12] "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.

[13] "The Hundred Men's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.

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