The Blaze will grace Trent Bridge this summer as part of a T20 double-header with their Outlaws stablemates on Sunday 4 June.
Led by six-time England international Kirstie Gordon, the side will face Sunrisers from 11am on 4 June, before the Outlaws host Lancashire Lightning from 3pm.
Read on for all you need to know about the latest addition to the Trent Bridge roster.
They represent the East Midlands
Formerly based at Loughborough and known as Lightning, The Blaze made the move to the world's third-oldest Test ground in November 2022, and now share the venue's world-class facilities with Nottinghamshire's senior and age-group sides.
Their professional and Academy set-ups compete against the cream of the crop from seven other regional hubs across the country, in the T20 and 50-over formats.
They feature three England internationals
An increasingly professionalised setup is spearheaded by England trio Nat Sciver-Brunt, Sarah Glenn and Tammy Beaumont.
Sciver-Brunt has earned a reputation as one of the world’s foremost all-rounders having scored over 5,000 runs and taken in excess of 150 wickets across ODI and IT20 cricket. She has also posted 512 runs in eight Test Matches, at an average of 46.54.
She was recently named both the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year and Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2022.
Derbyshire-born leg-spinner Glenn – who has moved from West Midlands-based Central Sparks – has 55 scalps in IT20 cricket at an average under 17, with a further 12 wickets in the ODI format.
Both players were part of the Trent Rockets outfit who finished third in the second edition of The Hundred, and are members of the England squad currently competing in the ICC T20 Women's World Cup in South Africa.
Meanwhile Beaumont, who has scored 5,493 international runs across all formats, remains in the East Midlands having moved to the region in 2020.
In that time, she has chalked up 438 runs in 11 games for Lightning, passing 50 on six occasions.
Their squad includes a South Africa star
All-rounder Nadine de Klerk will add a sprinkling of international stardust to The Blaze's line-up this summer.
The right-armer - capped 61 times across formats by her country - starred for the Proteas in their recent ICC Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final victory over England, claiming 1-17 from her four overs, including the wicket of soon-to-be teammate at The Blaze, Nat Sciver-Brunt.
Pretoria-born de Klerk represents Coronations and Western Province domestically, and finished top wicket-taker in the most recent Women’s T20 Super League. She also has franchise experience in the Women’s Big Bash League with Brisbane Heat.
Their squad includes two England U19 rising stars
Maddie Ward and Josie Groves will represent The Blaze this summer following a breakthrough close-season on the global stage.
The pair formed part of England's U19 Girls side which reached the World Cup final in dramatic fashion, before ultimately finishing runners-up to a powerhouse India side.
Ward and Groves reflected upon their experience with the Three Lions upon their return to England.
They will grace Trent Bridge on two occasions
The Blaze's T20 outing against Sunrisers in the Charlotte Edwards Cup will be the second of their two encounters upon the historic Trent Bridge turf this summer.
Their first-ever contest in Blaze colours will take place against Central Sparks on Saturday 22 April - a clash for which all tickets are £2. Secure your seats here...