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, which first took place during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both teams play at Headingley Cricket Ground.
History
By March 2019, it was known that the Headingley-based franchise would represent the counties of Yorkshire and Durham.
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.
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.
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.
In December 2024, Lisa Keightley was named as the new coach of the women's team, replacing Hazell whose four-year contract had ended.
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. In early November, the franchise's name was changed to Sunrisers Leeds.
Honours
Men's honours
The Hundred Third place: 2025, 2026
Women's honours
The Hundred Winners: 2025 Runners-up: 2023, 2026
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.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batters4 Bryony Smith Right-handed Right-arm off break 18 Phoebe Litchfield Left-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player76 Darcey Carter Right-handed Right-arm off break Wildcard player— Tilly Kesteven Left-handed Right-arm leg break Replacement player— Flo Miller Right-handed Right-arm medium Ruled out through injury— Emily Windsor Right-handed Right-arm medium Replacement player; Ruled out through injury All-rounders6 Deepti Sharma Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player14 Annabel Sutherland Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player28 Dani Gibson Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain; England central contract Wicket-keepers58 Lauren Winfield-Hill Right-handed — — Katie Jones Right-handed — Replacement player— Maddie Ward Right-handed Right-arm off break Ruled out through injury Pace bowlers5 Cassidy McCarthy Right-handed Right-arm medium 16 Kate Cross Right-handed Right-arm medium 48 Sophia Turner Right-handed Right-arm medium Wildcard player— Rachel Slater Right-handed Left-arm medium Ruled out through injury Spin bowlers3 Hannah Baker Right-handed Right-arm leg break 11 Claudie Cooper Right-handed Right-arm off break 21 Jess Jonassen Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player— Chloe Skelton Right-handed Right-arm off break Replacement player
Men's team No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batters16 Zak Crawley Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain England central contract 28 Dan Lawrence Right-handed Right-arm off break 88 Harry Brook Right-handed Right-arm medium England central contract— Charlie Allison Right-handed Right-arm medium Wildcard player— Graham Clark Right-handed Right-arm leg break Replacement player All-rounders13 Benny Howell Right-handed Right-arm medium 17 Mitchell Marsh Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player30 Ed Barnard Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 77 Matt Revis Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wildcard player— James Fuller Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Replacement player Wicket-keepers44 Ryan Rickelton Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player45 Tom Alsop Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Ruled out through injury Pace bowlers18 Tom Lawes Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 35 Matthew Potts Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium England central contract57 Reece Topley Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium Ruled out through injury72 Nathan Ellis Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player99 Brydon Carse Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium England central contract Spin bowlers22 Liam Patterson-White Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 40 Abrar Ahmed Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
Seasons Women's team SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef. Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos20218340176thDid not progress20226330065thDid not progress202386200122nd22nd20248331184thDid not progress202586200242nd21st202685300202nd22nd
Men's team SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef. Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos20218340175thDid not progress20228440086thDid not progress20238250158thDid not progress202485201114thDid not progress202585300203rd13rd202685300203rd13rd
Notes
See also
List of Sunrisers Leeds cricketers List of cricket grounds in England and Wales List of Test cricket grounds
References
Further reading
BBC: The Hundred player draft – covering the first draft signings for each region's team
External links