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Sunrisers Leeds
Personnel
Captain
Coach
Overseas players
OwnerSun Group (Kalanithi Maran)
Chief executiveKaviya Maran
Team information
Colours  
Founded2019; 7 years ago (2019)
Home groundHeadingley
Capacity19,567
History
No. of titles1
Women's title wins1 (2025)

The Hundred

2026 Sunrisers Leeds season

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

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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

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Men's honours

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The Hundred

Women's honours

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The Hundred

Ground

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Headingley

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

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

Women's team

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No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
4Bryony Smith England12 December 1997 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break
18Phoebe Litchfield Australia18 April 2003 (age 23)Left-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player
76Darcey Carter Scotland31 May 2005 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm off breakWildcard player
—Tilly Kesteven England30 November 2004 (age 21)Left-handedRight-arm leg breakReplacement player
—Flo Miller England26 February 2004 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm mediumRuled out through injury
—Emily Windsor England14 September 1997 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm mediumReplacement player;
Ruled out through injury
All-rounders
6Deepti Sharma India24 August 1997 (age 28)Left-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
14Annabel Sutherland Australia12 October 2001 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
28Dani Gibson England30 April 2001 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain;
England central contract
Wicket-keepers
58Lauren Winfield-Hill England16 August 1990 (age 35)Right-handed—
—Katie Jones England28 December 2005 (age 20)Right-handed—Replacement player
—Maddie Ward England19 January 2005 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm off breakRuled out through injury
Pace bowlers
5Cassidy McCarthy England23 July 2002 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium
16Kate Cross England3 October 1991 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium
48Sophia Turner England23 April 2003 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm mediumWildcard player
—Rachel Slater Scotland20 November 2001 (age 24)Right-handedLeft-arm mediumRuled out through injury
Spin bowlers
3Hannah Baker England3 February 2004 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
11Claudie Cooper England1 May 2002 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break
21Jess Jonassen Australia5 November 1992 (age 33)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOverseas player
—Chloe Skelton England20 June 2001 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm off breakReplacement player

Men's team

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No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
16Zak Crawley England3 February 1998 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
England central contract
28Dan Lawrence England12 July 1997 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm off break
88Harry Brook England22 February 1999 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm mediumEngland central contract
—Charlie Allison England2 March 2005 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm mediumWildcard player
—Graham Clark England16 March 1993 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm leg breakReplacement player
All-rounders
13Benny Howell England5 October 1988 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm medium
17Mitchell Marsh Australia20 October 1991 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
30Ed Barnard England20 November 1995 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
77Matt Revis England15 November 2001 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumWildcard player
Wicket-keepers
44Ryan Rickelton South Africa11 July 1996 (age 30)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOverseas player
45Tom Alsop England26 November 1995 (age 30)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxRuled out through injury
Pace bowlers
35Matthew Potts England29 October 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumEngland central contract
57Reece Topley England21 February 1994 (age 32)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
72Nathan Ellis Australia22 September 1994 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
99Brydon Carse England31 July 1995 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumEngland central contract
—Tom Lawes England25 December 2002 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
22Liam Patterson-White England8 November 1998 (age 27)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
40Abrar Ahmed Pakistan11 September 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player

Seasons

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Women's team

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Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
20218340176thDid not progress[12]
20226330065thDid not progress[13]
202386200122nd2[a]2nd[14]
20248331184thDid not progress[15]
202586200242nd2[b]1st[16]

Men's team

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Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
20218340175thDid not progress[17]
20228440086thDid not progress[18]
20238250158thDid not progress[19]
202485201114thDid not progress[20]
202585300203rd1[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

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References

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  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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