The Hundred Men’s 2022 Final Review: Sam Cook’s match winning spell takes Trent Rockets to title win in low scoring encounter

Trent Rockets beat Manchester Originals by just two wickets in a close encounter in the final of Hundred Men’s 2022 edition and clinched the title. The match could not have been better as it went down to the wire and it was the Trent Rockets who held their nerve and prevailed with a victory.  

Earlier in the game, Manchester Originals elected to bat first after winning the toss and Sam Cook got the early breakthroughs with the wickets of Laurie Evans and Wayne Madsen. Phil Salt followed the duo early and they needed a partnership between Tristan Stubbs (18) and Ashton Turner (21) to get back in the game. Once the pair was removed, the Manchester Originals consistently lost wickets at regular intervals.  

Sam Cook, Samit Patel rip apart the Manchester Originals batting lineup 

In fact, Tom Lammonby’s 21-run knock down the order proved to be a crucial contribution and helped the side get over the 100-run mark. In the end, Manchester Originals settled to 120 for 9 in their inning and it wasn’t going to be easy to defend the score. Cook finished with 4 for 18 in his 20-ball spell while Samit Patel picked up three wickets for the Trent Rockets.  

In reply, the Trent Rockets were into the backfoot losing Alex Hales early while the likes of Tom Kohler-Cadmore and David Malan got out after getting into the double digits. The incoming batters clearly showed the intent for quick runs and Colin Munro’s 7 ball 16 proved to a vital in the context of how the match panned out.  

Tom Moores, Daniel Sams all started well but could not hang on for the finish and it needed the skipper Lewis Gregory to step up with a 6-ball 17 to seal the title for his side. Joshua Little, Paul Walter, Tom Hartley and Matthew Parkinson all picked up two wickets each while none could turn the game around.