Emergency signing leads Trent Rockets victory in familiar surroundings

Tom Moores' half-century in his first appearance in The Hundred since 2022 delivered a third victory for the Trent Bridge-based side

ECB Media | 16/08/2025 at 17:18

Trent Bridge: Southern Brave 140-4, Trent Rockets 145-6 - Trent Rockets won by four wickets

A brilliant innings on his home county ground by Tom Moores saw Trent Rockets to a four-wicket win over Southern Brave in The Hundred men's competition.

Moores, making his first appearance in this year's competition, having only been signed on Saturday (August 16) as an emergency wicketkeeper replacement, hit 55 in a partnership of 76 with Tom Banton (49) as the Rockets got home with four balls to spare.

The Rockets chose to bowl first on a slow surface and struck early when James Vince (7) was bowled by one that ran across him from David Willey.

Jason Roy and Leus du Plooy began to get to terms with the surface, Roy scooping Marcus Stoinis's first ball for four. Left-hander du Plooy then slog swept Callum Parkinson for six and smashed Lockie Ferguson for a maximum over long-off.

Stoinis returned to bowl Roy for 23, but du Plooy (55) kept his own momentum going, switch-hitting Calvin Harrison into the stands and bringing up his half-century with another six off Parkinson.

The game was then forced to pause for a while, the players leaving the field as Adam Hose received medical treatment after a nasty slip on the leg-side boundary. Trent Rockets later confirmed Hose had dislocated his ankle and been taken to hospital for further assessment.

When play resumed, the Brave looked to accelerate through Michael Bracewell (28) and James Coles. Coles (25 not out) struck Ferguson for two boundaries in the final set to see the Brave reach 140 for 4, a competitive total on this Trent Bridge surface.

Rockets came flying out of the blocks – Banton hit the first two balls of the chase for four and then reverse-swept Coles for six from the fourth.

Jordan Thompson picked up Joe Root for six, before Jofra Archer was pulled for fours by both Banton and Rehan Ahmed as the Rockets closed the powerplay on 41 for 1.

Ahmed (13) was then well caught by Roy off Tymal Mills, and Max Holden (6) was caught by Archer off Danny Briggs.

Bracewell removed Willey (1) with his first ball but was later deposited over midwicket for the first of Moores' five sixes, as his arrival shifted the momentum of the match.

Mills picked up his 50th wicket in The Hundred, but it came too late as the Rockets reached their target.