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BBC News
08-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Willey and Gardner handed Rockets' captaincy
Trent Rockets have named David Willey and Ash Gardner as captain of their men's and women's teams England all-rounder Willey, 35, replaces Lewis Gregory as captain for his first season at Trent Gardner takes over from England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt, who stepped down from the role to manage her 28, joined the Rockets for her first taste of The Hundred last year, finishing as both the side's second-highest run-scorer and leading wicket-taker."Playing for the Rockets last year was so much fun and it will be incredible this year to lead the team," said Gardner."Taking over from Nat is an honour, and we have a great squad this year so I'm really excited to get going as captain."Trent Rockets' first fixtures are against Birmingham Phoenix on 8 August. Both the men's and women's side finished fifth last season.
BBC News
28-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Sciver-Brunt relinquishes Trent Rockets captaincy
England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt has decided to relinquish the captaincy of Trent Rockets in this year's edition of The Sport understands Sciver-Brunt has decided to step down from the role to manage her workloads over the summer before the 50-over World Cup in India from 30 September. Sciver-Brunt succeeded Heather Knight as England captain in April, a month after she became a parent for the first 32-year-old will still play for the Rockets in the competition but has decided to step down from her captaincy commitments. Sciver-Brunt is the Rockets' joint best-paid player in The Hundred on £65,000 along with Australian Ash Gardner, who could replace her as the franchise's those also contention for the role at the Rockets are former England Under-19 skipper Grace Scrivens and Lancashire captain Ellie Threlkeld.
Express Tribune
16-06-2025
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Glamorgan sign Imad to replace Hayden
Glamorgan have secured the services of Pakistani all-rounder Imad Wasim as an overseas replacement for the remainder of the 2025 T20 Blast campaign, following an injury to Australian cricketer Hayden Kerr. Kerr sustained the injury during Glamorgan's home fixture against Surrey, which has prematurely ended his stint with the club. In response, the Welsh outfit moved swiftly to bring in Imad, a seasoned campaigner on the global T20 circuit. Imad, who was born in Swansea, returns to familiar territory, having played 130 international matches for Pakistan and featuring in nearly 400 professional T20 games worldwide. He also represented Trent Rockets in the previous edition of The Hundred. Reflecting on the situation, Glamorgan's Director of Cricket, Mark Wallace, expressed disappointment over Kerr's injury and optimism about Imad's arrival. "It's a real shame that Hayden's injury has turned out to be a bit worse than we initially hoped. He has settled in really well and though he won't quite be fit to fulfil his initial contract at the club we hope to see Hayden back in a Glamorgan shirt in the future." "To be able to bring in someone of Imad's experience and quality at such short notice is fantastic. He'll give us plenty of options to bowl at a variety of times with the ball and as another left-handed batting option in the middle order. We're looking forward to welcoming him back to Wales." It is pertinent to mention that the all-rounder made his first appearance of the campaign against Sussex at Cardiff on Saturday. Despite Glamorgan falling to a 27-run defeat, the 35-year-old contributed with both bat and ball, taking one wicket in his four-over spell and scoring 8 runs off 8 deliveries.
BBC News
13-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Glamorgan sign all-rounder Imad for T20 Blast
Glamorgan have signed Welsh-born Pakistan all rounder Imad Wasim for the remainder of the T20 Blast 36-year-old left arm spinner replaces Australian seam-bowling all-rounder Hayden Kerr, who pulled out through injury after playing just two was born in Swansea but emigrated with his family while still a young has played 75 one day internationals and most recently featured for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super has played in the United Kingdom for both Nottinghamshire and Trent Rockets as well as in Australia and West Indies."To be able to bring in someone of Imad's experience and quality at such short notice is fantastic," said Glamorgan director of cricket Mark Wallace."He'll give us plenty of options to bowl at a variety of times with the ball and as another left-handed batting option in the middle order. We're looking forward to welcoming him back to Wales."Glamorgan hope he will be available for the home match against Sussex on Saturday, 14 June providing he gains clearance in time. Wallace also expects Kerr to play a future role for the Welsh county."It's a real shame that Hayden's injury has turned out to be a bit worse than we initially hoped," Wallace added."He has settled in really well and though he won't quite be fit to fulfil his initial contract at the club we hope to see Hayden back in a Glamorgan shirt in the future."
The Star
20-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Cricket-England bowler Cook to debut against Zimbabwe
FILE PHOTO: Cricket - The Hundred Final - Men - Trent Rockets v Manchester Originals - Lords, London, Britain - September 3, 2022 Trent Rockets' Sam Cook celebrates after bowling out Manchester Originals' Tom Lammonby Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley/File Photo (Reuters) - Fast bowler Sam Cook will make his debut for England in their one-off test match against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Tuesday. Cook, who plays for Essex in the County Championship, has taken 321 first-class wickets and made a name for himself on the England Lions tour of Australia where he picked up 13 wickets in three matches. The 27-year-old will be part of an inexperienced bowling attack alongside Josh Tongue, Gus Atkinson and spinner Shoaib Bashir, with England's pace department depleted after injuries to key bowlers including Mark Wood and Chris Woakes. Zak Crawley has retained his spot as opener despite his underwhelming performances in recent tests, while Ollie Pope returns to number three. The match, which begins on Thursday, is Zimbabwe's first test in England in 22 years and marks the start of the English summer. England team: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith, Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue, Sam Cook, Shoaib Bashir. (Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
