Sunrisers Leeds
Personnel
Captain
  • TBA (women)
  • TBA (men)
Coach
  • Adrian Birrell (women)
  • Daniel Vettori (men)
Overseas players
  • Deepti Sharma
  • Jess Jonassen
  • Phoebe Litchfield
  • Annabel Sutherland
  • (women)
  • Abrar Ahmed
  • Nathan Ellis
  • Mitchell Marsh
  • Ryan Rickelton
  • (men)
Owner Sun Group (Kalanithi Maran)
Chief executive Kaviya Maran
Team information
Colours    
Founded 2019; 7 years ago (2019)
Home ground Headingley
Capacity 19,567
History
No. of titles 1
Women's title wins 1 (2025)

The Hundred

Sunrisers Leeds, formerly known as Northern Superchargers, is a franchise 100-ball cricket team 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 teams play at Headingley Cricket Ground.

History

Logo used for the Northern Superchargers (2019–2025)

By March 2019, it was known that the Headingley-based franchise would represent the counties of Yorkshire and Durham.[2]

In June 2019, reports suggested the England and Wales Cricket Board had applied to trademark "Leeds Superchargers". By August, the name was confirmed as Northern Superchargers, after fears were expressed of alienating fans from the rest of Yorkshire and Durham.[3]

The same month, the team 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.[4]

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.[5]

In December 2024, Lisa Keightley was named as the new coach of the women's team, replacing Hazell whose four-year contract had ended.[6][7]

As part of the 2025 Hundred sale, the ECB gave Yorkshire County Cricket Club a 51% stake in the franchise with the remaining 49% sold in an auction process. Yorkshire County Cricket Club opted to sell their stake, with Sun TV Network Limited acquiring 100% of the franchise. They took operational control on 1 October 2025.[8][9] In early November, the franchise's name was changed to Sunrisers Leeds.[10][11]

Honours

Men's honours

The Hundred

  • Third place: 2025

Women's honours

The Hundred

  • Winners: 2025
  • Runners-up: 2023

Ground

Headingley
Main article: Headingley Cricket Ground

Both men's and women's teams play at Headingley Cricket Ground, the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club in the Headingley area of Leeds. The women's team 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 team

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
18 Phoebe Litchfield  Australia (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 22) Left-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
— Florence Miller  England (2004-02-26) 26 February 2004 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Bryony Smith  England (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
14 Annabel Sutherland  Australia (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
— Danielle Gibson  England (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium England central contract
— Deepti Sharma  India (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
— Maddie Ward  England (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break
— Lauren Winfield-Hill  England (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 (age 35) Right-handed —
Pace bowlers
16 Kate Cross  England (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Cassidy McCarthy  England (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Rachel Slater  Scotland (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 24) Right-handed Left-arm medium
Spin bowlers
— Hannah Baker  England (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
— Claudie Cooper  England (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
— Jess Jonassen  Australia (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 33) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player

Men's team

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
15 Zak Crawley  England (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break England central contract
28 Dan Lawrence  England (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break
88 Harry Brook  England (1999-02-22) 22 February 1999 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain;
England central contract
All-rounders
— Ed Barnard  England (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
— Benny Howell  England (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Mitchell Marsh  Australia (1991-10-20) 20 October 1991 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
— Tom Alsop  England (1995-11-26) 26 November 1995 (age 30) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
— Ryan Rickelton  South Africa (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 29) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player
Pace bowlers
30 Tom Lawes  England (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
35 Matthew Potts  England (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium England central contract
99 Brydon Carse  England (1995-07-31) 31 July 1995 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium England central contract
— Nathan Ellis  Australia (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
— Reece Topley  England (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 32) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
— Abrar Ahmed  Pakistan (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
— Liam Patterson-White  England (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 27) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

Seasons

Women's team

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 [12]
2022 6 3 3 0 0 6 5th Did not progress [13]
2023 8 6 2 0 0 12 2nd 2[a] 2nd [14]
2024 8 3 3 1 1 8 4th Did not progress [15]
2025 8 6 2 0 0 24 2nd 2[b] 1st [16]

Men's team

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 [17]
2022 8 4 4 0 0 8 6th Did not progress [18]
2023 8 2 5 0 1 5 8th Did not progress [19]
2024 8 5 2 0 1 11 4th Did not progress [20]
2025 8 5 3 0 0 20 3rd 1[c] 3rd [21]
Notes
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Northern Superchargers women qualified for the playoffs in 2025. They won the eliminator against London Spirit, by 42 runs. In the final, they defeated Southern Brave, by 7 wickets.
  3. ^ Northern Superchargers men qualified for the playoffs in 2025. In the eliminator against Trent Rockets, rain caused the game to be abandoned due to rain. As Trent Rockets had finished in 2nd, they progressed to the final due to a better finishing position in the group stage.

See also

  • List of Sunrisers Leeds cricketers
  • List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
  • List of Test cricket grounds

References

  1. ^ "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "The inside story of The Hundred". The Independent. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  3. ^ Macpherson, Will (9 July 2019). "The Hundred: Oval Invincibles confirmed plus Superchargers name change". The Standard. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  4. ^ "The Hundred: Darren Lehmann & Danielle Hazell to coach Leeds-based teams". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  5. ^ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Ex-England coach Keightley to lead Superchargers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  7. ^ "LISA KEIGHTLEY APPOINTED NORTHERN SUPERCHARGERS WOMEN'S HEAD COACH". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  8. ^ "ECB finalises deals with strategic partners in The Hundred, unlocking hundreds of millions of pounds for game-wide growth". ECB. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Sun Group secures 100% stake in Northern Superchargers". ESPNcricinfo. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Sun TV Network renames UK subsidiary to Sunrisers Leeds Limited". exchange4media. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Northern Superchargers officially renamed Sunrisers Leeds". ESPNcricinfo. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  12. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
  13. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
  14. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
  15. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
  16. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2025". espncricinfo.com.
  17. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
  18. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
  19. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
  20. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
  21. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2025". espncricinfo.com.

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