Promoted Jamie Smith hands Rockets season's first defeat
Spirit's pace attack of Jamie Overton, Dan Worrall, Luke Wood and Richard Gleeson hunted brilliantly as a pack
14/08Result
13th Match (D/N), The Hundred Men's Competition at London, Aug 14 2025
Player of the Match
14/08Result
13th Match (D/N), The Hundred Men's Competition at London, Aug 14 2025
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
T Banton
46(31) 5x4 - 1x6
Control %78%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 12 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
Match Details
Toss
Trent Rockets (Men) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
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 - day/night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
London Spirit (Men) 4, Trent Rockets (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Scorecard Summary
LONDON SPIRIT (MEN) 162/5 (20 OVERS)
- Kane Williamson45 (32)
- Jamie Smith52 (34)
- Marcus Stoinis2/27 (4)
- Rehan Ahmed1/20 (3)
TRENT ROCKETS (MEN) 141/6 (20 OVERS)
- Marcus Stoinis*35 (22)
- Tom Banton46 (31)
- Richard Gleeson2/36 (4)
- Daniel Worrall2/32 (4)
Commentator: Alan Gardner
END OF OVER:20 | 15 Runs | TR-M: 141/6 (22 runs required, RR: 7.05)
- Marcus Stoinis35 (22b)
- Akeal Hosein1 (1b)
- Liam Dawson3.5-0-30-1
- Richard Gleeson3.5-0-36-2
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!
19.5
1
Dawson to Stoinis, 1 run, 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
19.4
2
Dawson to Stoinis, 2 runs, tossed up and heaved away, slogged into the gap at wide long-on
19.3
6
Dawson to Stoinis, SIX, munched again! Dropped on a length, 55mph and spinning away. Stoinis steps into a full-blooded mow over long-off
19.2
0
Dawson to Stoinis, no run, fired in at the toes, clipped back
19.1
6
Dawson to Stoinis, SIX, 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
END OF OVER:19 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | TR-M: 126/6 (37 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 6.63, RRR: 37.00)
- Akeal Hosein1 (1b)
- Marcus Stoinis20 (17b)
- Richard Gleeson3.5-0-36-2
- Luke Wood3.5-0-28-0
18.5
1
Gleeson to Hosein, 1 run, 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
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All Match NewsPromoted Jamie Smith hands Rockets season's first defeat
Spirit's pace attack of Jamie Overton, Dan Worrall, Luke Wood and Richard Gleeson hunted brilliantly as a pack
