Beth Mooney has followed a moment of wicketkeeping magic with a commanding innings to lead Manchester Originals to a 10-wicket win over Trent Rockets in England’s The Hundred competition.<\/p>\n
Mooney made 47 off 37 balls and Scotland’s Kathryn Bryce 61 off 45 as the pair chased down a victory target of 112 with 18 balls to spare in Nottingham.<\/p>\n
That came after Mooney’s quick hands had secured the stumping of Rockets dangerwoman Nat Sciver-Brunt, putting the brakes on the home side’s innings.<\/p>\n
Asked to bat by Mooney on Tuesday, the Rockets had begun solidly, reaching 2-78 with captain Ash Gardner and Sciver-Brunt at the crease and 40 balls remaining.<\/p>\n
Mooney, who had stumped Nat Wraith (17) from Sophie Ecclestone’s first ball, now brought back the England spinner to break the pair.<\/p>\n
Ecclestone beat the advancing England captain with turn and bounce and Mooney fetched the ball high to her right one-handed before whipping off the bails.<\/p>\n
Thereafter Rockets failed to fire, scoring 5\u201333 off those last 40 balls with Gardner (17) caught at mid-on trying to slap Lauren Filer. Heather Graham made eight.<\/p>\n
Ecclestone finished with 2-12 off 20 balls while Filer, reaching 117kph, took 3-23 off 20 and Bryce 2-19 off 20.<\/p>\n
The home side’s 7-111 looked below par and Mooney and Bryce quickly confirmed that. Neither Alana King (0-24 off 20) nor Gardner (0-28 off 15) were able to repeat Ecclestone’s impact<\/p>\n
Mooney had come into the match off a pair of low scores, and after averaging 21.60 in her five visits to the crease this Hundred.<\/p>\n
But she hit her third and fourth balls for four, either side of the wicket, then took nine off Gardner’s first five-ball set, racing to 18 off 11.<\/p>\n
With Bryce looking in good touch, the pair reached 59 at the halfway mark, accelerating further with Mooney lifting Australian teammate King for six over long off.<\/p>\n