London: Trent Rockets Captain Lewis Gregory led from the front as his team suffered a defeat manchester original By two wickets with just two balls to spare in the tense men’s section hundred final Feather lords on Saturday.
The climax of the second season of the 100-ball-per-side tournament, a controversial innovation in English cricket that has been had on the existing 18 first-class counties’ schedule given the impact of the specially created eight teams, seemed a one-sided affair.
Medium pacer Sam Cooke took 4-18 as the Rockets restricted the original to a modest 120-9 on a slow pitch, with Australian Ashton Turner’s 26 being the top score of the innings.
But England batsman David Malan’s 19 was the highest score of the Rockets’ answer, with Alex Hales – bidding for an international recall – for just eight.
At 110-8, the Rockets needed 11 to win from the final set of five balls — the hundred Does not feature traditional overs – bowled by England international Richard Gleason.
Gregory, himself an England all-rounder, promptly bowled Gleason for six over mid-off and later flicked the full toss for four and then scored an unbeaten 17 off six balls to score the winning run.
“It was nice to be there at the end and get the team over the line,” Gregory said.
There is also a parallel women’s competition in The Hundred.
Earlier on Saturday, South Africa’s Marijane Cup and rising England star Elise Capsi led as the Oval Invincibles retained their title with a five-wicket win over Southern Brave.
In front of a record crowd of 20,840 at Lord’s – the highest attendance for a home women’s match in England – the Invincible chased down a target of 102 to beat the Braves in the final for the second year in a row. Excessive.
32-year-old Kapp scored 1-19 and chased down an unbeaten 37 while Kishore Capsi, a breakout performer from last year’s tournament, returned figures of 2-17 and scored 25 runs.
Invincible captain Suzie Bates said, “The way the cup batted was fantastic. “She shows up for those tough moments.”
“One hundred percent he is one of the best all-rounders in the world and he showed why.”
The New Zealand great praised Capsi as a “player of the big moment”, adding: “You need to be brave under pressure and he has done that throughout the season.”
The climax of the second season of the 100-ball-per-side tournament, a controversial innovation in English cricket that has been had on the existing 18 first-class counties’ schedule given the impact of the specially created eight teams, seemed a one-sided affair.
Medium pacer Sam Cooke took 4-18 as the Rockets restricted the original to a modest 120-9 on a slow pitch, with Australian Ashton Turner’s 26 being the top score of the innings.
But England batsman David Malan’s 19 was the highest score of the Rockets’ answer, with Alex Hales – bidding for an international recall – for just eight.
At 110-8, the Rockets needed 11 to win from the final set of five balls — the hundred Does not feature traditional overs – bowled by England international Richard Gleason.
Gregory, himself an England all-rounder, promptly bowled Gleason for six over mid-off and later flicked the full toss for four and then scored an unbeaten 17 off six balls to score the winning run.
“It was nice to be there at the end and get the team over the line,” Gregory said.
There is also a parallel women’s competition in The Hundred.
Earlier on Saturday, South Africa’s Marijane Cup and rising England star Elise Capsi led as the Oval Invincibles retained their title with a five-wicket win over Southern Brave.
In front of a record crowd of 20,840 at Lord’s – the highest attendance for a home women’s match in England – the Invincible chased down a target of 102 to beat the Braves in the final for the second year in a row. Excessive.
32-year-old Kapp scored 1-19 and chased down an unbeaten 37 while Kishore Capsi, a breakout performer from last year’s tournament, returned figures of 2-17 and scored 25 runs.
Invincible captain Suzie Bates said, “The way the cup batted was fantastic. “She shows up for those tough moments.”
“One hundred percent he is one of the best all-rounders in the world and he showed why.”
The New Zealand great praised Capsi as a “player of the big moment”, adding: “You need to be brave under pressure and he has done that throughout the season.”