For the men’s final we were joined by two people Tom plays football with. Good guys.
Considering my feelings for this version of cricket, it was an enjoyable day out.
Southern Brave 168-5 in 100 balls (Stirling 61 (36), Whiteley 44* (19)) beat Birmingham Phoenix 136-5 in 100 balls (Livingstone 46 (19)) by 32 runs.
Southern Brave were crowned the first men’s Hundred champions after beating Birmingham Phoenix by 32 runs in an action-packed Lord’s final.
Chasing 169, Phoenix’s Liam Livingstone thrashed 46 from 19 balls, animating a raucous Lord’s crowd with an effortless flow of boundaries, before the game swung in dramatic and unlikely fashion.
Tim David, only brought into the Brave’s squad earlier this week, ran out Livingstone with a 60m direct hit from the deep – the in-form Livingstone agonisingly inches short.
Birmingham still needed another 99 from 55 balls and Brave’s impressive bowling attack closed out the game expertly to make the winning margin far greater than looked likely at one stage.
Teacher-turned-Hundred star Jake Lintott had Moeen Ali caught for 36 from 30 balls.
Ireland international Paul Stirling earlier hit 61 from 36 balls for the Brave before Ross Whiteley’s crucial 44 not out from 19 balls lifted them to 168-5.
Thank you again Tom for arranging this event for me. ?
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