Parnell performed twice for Superchargers as a alternative final yr and was retained for the 2023 season. He’s one among their three males’s abroad gamers, together with Matthew Brief – who’s a alternative for the injured Michael Bracewell – and David Wiese. They completed sixth final season, with 4 wins and 4 defeats.
Du Plessis, who captained Superchargers final yr, was launched over the winter as a result of his Caribbean Premier League commitments with St Lucia Kings. The CPL begins on August 17, whereas the Hundred runs from August 1-17.
Parnell captained Pretoria Capitals to the ultimate of the inaugural SA20 final winter, and is main Seattle Orcas in Main League Cricket. He lately performed alongside a number of Superchargers gamers for Durham within the Vitality Blast.
James Foster, the lads’s coach, mentioned: “We’re delighted to have Wayne again within the squad. He is aware of the group and, having performed on this yr’s T20 Blast for Durham, he is aware of the circumstances properly. He brings with him a wealth of expertise from his worldwide and home profession and that will likely be invaluable to the group.”
Hollie Armitage will proceed as Superchargers’ girls’s captain. “Hollie did an amazing job final season and she or he has a variety of expertise,” Dani Hazell, their coach, mentioned. “She led the Northern Diamonds to their first title, profitable the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, final yr so she is aware of win.”
In the meantime, Trent Rockets have confirmed that Nat Sciver-Brunt and Lewis Gregory will proceed to steer their girls’s and males’s sides respectively. Rockets had been males’s champions final season, and misplaced the eliminator within the girls’s competitors.
Birmingham Phoenix: Ellyse Perry, Moeen AliLondon Spirit: Heather Knight, Dan LawrenceManchester Originals: Sophie Ecclestone, Jos ButtlerNorthern Superchargers: Hollie Armitage, Wayne ParnellOval Invincibles: Dane van Niekerk, Sam BillingsSouthern Courageous: Anya Shrubsole, James VinceTrent Rockets: Nat Sciver-Brunt, Lewis GregoryWelsh Fireplace: Tammy Beaumont, Tom Abell
