Tom Moores produced a brilliant home-ground knock to guide Trent Rockets to a four-wicket win over Southern Brave in The Hundred men’s 2025.
Match Analysis
Moores, making his first appearance in this year’s competition having only been signed today as an emergency wicket-keeper 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 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, 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 140-4, a competitive total on this Trent Bridge surface.
Trent Rockets came flying out of the blocks – Tom 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 the Rockets closed the powerplay on 41-1.
Ahmed (13) then went well caught by Roy off Tymal Mills and Max Holden (6) caught by Archer off Danny Briggs.
Bracewell removed Willey (1) with his first ball but was later deposited over midwicket for the first of Tom Moores’ five sixes, Moores’ arrival shifting 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.
Meerkat Match Hero Tom Moores 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 alright.”
Match Summary
Trent Rockets (Men) vs Southern Brave (Men), Match 15
Trent Rockets (Men) 145/6 (96 balls)
Southern Brave (Men) 140/4 (100 balls)
Trent Rockets (Men) won by 4 wickets
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Match Stats
Southern Brave (Men) Fall of wickets: 1-14 (James Vince – 2.4 ov), 2-67 (Jason Roy – 11.1 ov), 3-89 (Leus du Plooy – 13.4 ov), 4-128 (Michael Bracewell – 18.4 ov)
Trent Rockets (Men) Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Joe Root – 2.4 ov), 2-51 (Rehan Ahmed – 6.2 ov), 3-59 (Max Holden – 7.3 ov), 4-60 (David Willey – 8.1 ov), 5-136 (Tom Moores – 17.5 ov), 6-136 (Tom Banton – 18.1 ov)
Partnership
Playing XI
Trent Rockets (Men)
Southern Brave (Men)
Match Details:
Date: 2025-08-16 14:30:00
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Toss: Trent Rockets (Men) elected to bowl
Umpires: Michael Gough (England), Tom Lungley (England), David Millns (England, TV)
Match Referee: Simon Hinks (England)
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