Men’s Competition Match Details
The Trent Rockets Men secured their first victory in The Hundred competition against the London Spirit Men. The match took place at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, with a start time of 18:00 UK time. The Trent Rockets Men won the toss and opted to field first.
The officials for the match included Paul Pollard, Rob White, Paul Baldwin, Simon Hinks, and Chris Watts. Ben Duckett was a key performer for the Trent Rockets Men, scoring 75 runs from 47 balls, which helped his side to a four-wicket victory.
Team Lineups
The Trent Rockets Men starting lineup featured Finn Allen, Ben Duckett, Tom Banton, Sam Billings (Captain and Wicket Keeper), Tim David, Mitch Santner, Lewis Gregory, Craig Overton, Calvin Harrison, Matt Henry, and Mohammad Amir.
For the London Spirit Men, the starting lineup included Liam Livingstone (Captain), Lhuan-dré Pretorius, Jonny Bairstow (Wicket Keeper), Dewald Brevis, James Coles, James Rew, Jamie Overton, David Willey, Andrew Tye, Adam Milne, and Adam Zampa.
Other Matches in The Hundred
In other matches within The Hundred tournament, the London Spirit Women claimed their first win of the season against Ash Gardner’s Trent Rockets. Grace Harris was instrumental for the Spirit Women, scoring 37 runs from 20 balls. Marie Kelly contributed 39 runs and Nadine de Klerk added an unbeaten 41 runs, helping the Spirit Women chase down a target of 142 runs with five wickets in hand at Trent Bridge.
Earlier in that match, Marizanne Kapp bowled Beth Mooney. Sophia Dunkley scored 23 runs and Sophie Luff added 24 runs, forming a 33-run partnership for the Rockets Women. Kapp later dismissed both Dunkley and Luff. Georgia Adams was caught and bowled by Charlie Dean.
Ash Gardner, captain of the Trent Rockets Women, was the top scorer for her team with 34 runs before her innings was ended by Dean. Bess Heath also contributed an unbeaten 31 runs. During the chase, Amy Jones (21 runs), Kapp (2 runs), and Sterre Kalis (0 runs) fell in quick succession for the Spirit Women.
In the men’s competition, Jos Buttler scored 90 runs for Manchester Super Giants in their 87-run win over Birmingham Phoenix at Old Trafford. The match had a delayed start due to rain. Phoenix won the toss and chose to field. Ben Dwarshuis made an early breakthrough for Phoenix, taking the wicket of Tim Seifert (one run).
Aiden Markram (six runs) was caught and bowled by Rehan Ahmed. Heinrich Klaasen scored a quick 20 runs and Leus du Plooy added 13 runs before being run out, leaving the Super Giants at 4-113 after 69 balls. Buttler reached his half-century with a six off his 51st delivery and was eventually caught by Dwarshuis off Saqib Mahmood with three balls remaining in the innings.
The Super Giants finished their innings at 6-187, with Tom Moores remaining unbeaten on 39 runs from 17 balls, including five sixes. Josh Tongue, a paceman for the Super Giants, made an immediate impact, bowling Will Smeed (eight runs) and then Ahmed for a golden duck. This left Phoenix at 2-20 after 18 balls. Despite Donovan Ferreira’s 23 runs, Birmingham was bowled out for 100 runs from 97 balls, with Dawson taking three wickets. Scott Currie finished with 14 not out.
Player Valuations in The Hundred
Several players involved in The Hundred have notable valuations. For the Birmingham Phoenix Men, Mitch Owen was valued at £130,000 (A$244,000). In the Women’s team, Ellyse Perry had a valuation of £100,000 (A$187,436), and Alana King was bought at £37,500 (A$70,000).
For the London Spirit Men, Adam Zampa was valued at £190,000 (A$357,000), while Grace Harris for the London Spirit Women had a valuation of £70,000 (A$131,000). Manchester Super Giants Women included Meg Lanning at £95,000 (A$178,000) and Maitlan Brown at £40,000 (A$75,000).
Nicola Carey for MI London Women was valued at £95,000 (A$178,000). The Southern Brave Men featured Marcus Stoinis at £150,000 (A$282,000) and Nikhil Chaudhary at £31,000 (A$58,000). For the Southern Brave Women, Sophie Molineux was valued at £47,500 (A$89,000) and Lizelle Lee at £27,500 (A$53,000).
Sunrisers Leeds Men included Mitch Marsh at £200,000 (A$376,000) and Nathan Ellis at £145,000 (A$278,000). The Sunrisers Leeds Women had Annabel Sutherland at £130,000 (A$244,000), Phoebe Litchfield at £120,000 (A$225,000), and Jess Jonassen at £110,000 (A$206,000).
For the Trent Rockets Men, Tim David was valued at £350,000 (A$658,000). The Trent Rockets Women included Beth Mooney at £210,000 (A$394,000), Ashleigh Gardner at £100,000 (A$187,000), Kim Garth at £42,000 (A$79,000), and Sam Bates at £15,000 (A$29,000).
Finally, the Welsh Fire Men had Matt Short valued at £75,000 (A$140,978). The Welsh Fire Women included Georgia Wareham at £100,000 (A$187,000), Georgia Voll at £80,000 (A$150,000), and Heather Graham at £27,500 (A$52,000).
Source: bbc.com
