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 just arrived as an emergency wicketkeeper replacement, hit 55 in a partnership of 76 with Tom Banton as Rockets got home with four balls to spare.

Rockets chose to bowl first on a slow surface and struck early when James Vince 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 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 then was 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, Brave looked to accelerate through Michael Bracewell and James Coles. Coles 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.

Trent 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 6, before Jofra Archer was pulled for fours by both Banton and Rehan Ahmed as Rockets closed the powerplay on 41 for 1.

Rehan then went well caught by Roy off Tymal Mills and Max Holden followed, caught by Archer off Danny Briggs. Bracewell removed Willey with his first ball but was later deposited over midwicket for the first of Moores’ five sixes, the left-hander’s arrival shifting the momentum of the match.

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

Moores, the Meerkat Match Hero, said: “It was a little bit slow at times but ultimately I felt it was a pretty good wicket. It was a nice win.

“It’s great to bat with Tom Banton, he was keeping me nice and calm and we just tried to bat together really and bounce off each other. We score in different areas so we complemented each other well.

“The way I play, I’m always trying to take it to the bowler if I can. It’s always nice to do it in front of a home crowd and I thought the boys stuck at it really well after a tough thing in the field that happened to Adam [Hose] and we hope he’s all right.”

Brief scores:
Trent Rockets 145 for 6 in 96 balls  (Tom Moores 55, Tom Banton 49, Rehan Ahmed 13; Jordan Thompson 2-17, Tymal Mills 2-28, Danny Briggs 1-28, Michael Bracewell 1-22) beat Southern Brave 140 for 4 in 100 balls  (Leus du Plooy 55, Jason Roy 23, James Coles 25*, Michael Bracewell 28; David Willey 1-20, Callum Parkinson 1-29, Marcus  Stoinis 2-18) by four wickets

[Cricinfo]