hurled down at the boots, 62mph and squirted through cover. Good enough for Spirit, they win by 21 runs and hand Rockets their first defeat of the comp
Spirit vs Rockets, 13th Match at London, Men's Hundred, Aug 14 2025 - Match Result
9.20pm: A solid night's work from London Spirit. They changed the batting order, with Jamie Smith's 52 off 34 driving them to a decent total on an occasionally sticky pitch. The bowlers then put in a concerted effort to choke the Rockets chase, despite an opening stand of 73 in 52 between Tom Banton and Joe Root. Dan Worrall and Richard Gleeson shared four wickets as Rockets fell well short in the final analysis
Jamie Smith is Match Hero: "Great, been difficult at home, so to come out in front of a fantastic crowd and get a win is really important. [Defending?] We learnt from what the Rockets did well. Took pace off and used the ground dimensions, kept taking wickets. It was hard to come in and play big shots early. [Innings?] Nice to get some runs on a new ground with a new team. Still building relationships with guys at the top of the order to really good."
That's a wrap for tonight. Join us for more as the Hundred rolls on to Headingley tomorrow. Cheerio!
tossed up and heaved away, slogged into the gap at wide long-on
munched again! Dropped on a length, 55mph and spinning away. Stoinis steps into a full-blooded mow over long-off
fired in at the toes, clipped back
drops short and gets clobbered! Stoinis rocks back and creams a cross-batted shot 91 metres straight back over Dawson's head
Liam Dawson to close out, having been held back until the matter was academic
73mph, full at leg stump and clipped behind square
Akeal Hosein is next up. Rockets haven't applied for a concussion sub for Alsop, apparently
slower ball, gloved behind! Hose falls across his stumps looking to slog-sweep but the ball takes an age to get to him, balloons up off the hands into the grasp of Jamie Smith. Gleeson raises his arm aloft again. Spirit in touching distance
full and tighter to off stump, just a single into the covers
short ball, slashed for six over deep backward point! It's the right side again, Stoinis throws the hands and it sails up and away
full at the stumps, dug out through mid-on. They take one
Gleeson for his final set. Boundaries needed every ball, basically
full outside off and punched down the ground
clobbered into the second tier! Shorter side of the ground. Dug in and Hose sways back to banjax his pull high into the Mound Stand!
shortish, possibly a slower ball, mistimed down to long-on
fires in the wide yorker, 84mph and it skids through under the bat
full and wide as Stoinis moves well across outside off. Can't connect properly
Wood again, Rockets need 54 from 15. Hail Mary territory
back of a length outside off, carved away for one
Adam Hose is in at No.7
slower ball, hits the stumps! Holden is backing away but completely flummoxed by the change-up. Looped out full by Gleeson and he points to the sky as the zing bails light up
short ball outside off, swatted down to long-on
moves across again, Gleeson goes wide... but misses the tramlines
full, straight and hammered! Stoinis' bottom hand comes off the bat as he heaves up and away into the Tavern Stand
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Lord's, London | |
Toss | Trent Rockets (Men), elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2025 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 18.30 start, First Session 18.30-19.35, Interval 19.35-19.50, Second Session 19.50-20.55 |
Match days | 14 August 2025 - daynight (100-ball match) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | London Spirit (Men) 4, Trent Rockets (Men) 0 |