LONDON: Trent Rockets captain Lewis Gregory led from the entrance as his aspect defeated Manchester Originals via two wickets with simply two balls to spare in a stressful males’s Hundred ultimate at Lord’s on Saturday.
The climax to the second one season of the 100 balls according to aspect event, a arguable innovation in English cricket given the affect of 8 specifically created groups have had at the agenda of the present 18 firstclass counties, gave the impression of being a one-sided affair.
Medium-pacer Sam Cook took 4-18 because the Rockets limited the Originals to a apparently modest 120-9 on a sluggish pitch, with Australian Ashton Turner’s 26 the highest ranking of the innings.
But England batsman Dawid Malan’s 19 used to be the absolute best ranking of the Rockets’ answer, with Alex Hales — bidding for a world recall — out for simply 8.
At 110-8, the Rockets wanted 11 to win from the overall set of 5 balls — the Hundred does no longer function conventional overs — bowled via England world Richard Gleeson.
Gregory, himself an England all-rounder, promptly introduced Gleeson over mid-off for 6 ahead of flicking the following complete toss for 4 after which hitting the successful runs as he completed 17 no longer out off six balls.
“It was nice to be there at the end and get the team over the line,” stated Gregory.
The Hundred additionally includes a parallel ladies’s festival.
Earlier on Saturday, South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp and England emerging megastar Alice Capsey led the best way because the Oval Invincibles retained their name with a five-wicket win over Southern Brave.
In entrance of a report crowd of 20,840 at Lord’s — the absolute best attendance for a home ladies’s fit in England — the Invincibles beat the Brave within the ultimate for the second one yr in a row via chasing down a goal of 102 with six balls to spare.
The 32-year-old Kapp took 1-19 and led the chase with 37 no longer out, whilst youngster Capsey, the breakout performer from closing yr’s event, returned figures of 2-17 and made an invaluable 25.
“The way Kapp batted was awesome,” stated Invincibles captain Suzie Bates. “She shows up for those tough moments.”
“One hundred percent she’s one of the best all-rounders in the world and she showed why.”
The New Zealand nice hailed Capsey as a “big-moment player”, including: “Under pressure you need to be brave and she’s done that all season.”
The climax to the second one season of the 100 balls according to aspect event, a arguable innovation in English cricket given the affect of 8 specifically created groups have had at the agenda of the present 18 firstclass counties, gave the impression of being a one-sided affair.
Medium-pacer Sam Cook took 4-18 because the Rockets limited the Originals to a apparently modest 120-9 on a sluggish pitch, with Australian Ashton Turner’s 26 the highest ranking of the innings.
But England batsman Dawid Malan’s 19 used to be the absolute best ranking of the Rockets’ answer, with Alex Hales — bidding for a world recall — out for simply 8.
At 110-8, the Rockets wanted 11 to win from the overall set of 5 balls — the Hundred does no longer function conventional overs — bowled via England world Richard Gleeson.
Gregory, himself an England all-rounder, promptly introduced Gleeson over mid-off for 6 ahead of flicking the following complete toss for 4 after which hitting the successful runs as he completed 17 no longer out off six balls.
“It was nice to be there at the end and get the team over the line,” stated Gregory.
The Hundred additionally includes a parallel ladies’s festival.
Earlier on Saturday, South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp and England emerging megastar Alice Capsey led the best way because the Oval Invincibles retained their name with a five-wicket win over Southern Brave.
In entrance of a report crowd of 20,840 at Lord’s — the absolute best attendance for a home ladies’s fit in England — the Invincibles beat the Brave within the ultimate for the second one yr in a row via chasing down a goal of 102 with six balls to spare.
The 32-year-old Kapp took 1-19 and led the chase with 37 no longer out, whilst youngster Capsey, the breakout performer from closing yr’s event, returned figures of 2-17 and made an invaluable 25.
“The way Kapp batted was awesome,” stated Invincibles captain Suzie Bates. “She shows up for those tough moments.”
“One hundred percent she’s one of the best all-rounders in the world and she showed why.”
The New Zealand nice hailed Capsey as a “big-moment player”, including: “Under pressure you need to be brave and she’s done that all season.”
