25/07Result
6th Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Manchester, Jul 25 2021
Originals won by 6 wkts (27b rem)
Player of the Match
Matt Parkinson
Matt ParkinsonManchester Originals (Men)
25/07Result
6th Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Manchester, Jul 25 2021
Originals won by 6 wkts (27b rem)
Player of the Match
Matt Parkinson
Matt ParkinsonManchester Originals (Men)

7.04pm: Goodness me. I thought it would be a raging turner given this pitch had already been used twice and sitting in the baking Manchester sunshine but it really has been a minefield. Manchester's spinners bowled 59 balls, 28 of them were dots, and they took 6 for 49 between them! The chase should be a cruise, but Phoenix will bowl plenty of pace-off stuff through Tahir, Livingstone, Moeen and Howell. We'll be back for the chase imminently.

Andrew Miller says: "Perhaps Warney wasn't simply lining up the next Chris Schofield for a fall..."

"Mint" is Parky's verdict on getting Livingstone out, speaking to Sky's Rob Key. "It was nice to play on that one today. It was a bit different from the last game which was chaos. Playing here is fantastic. We are [well ahead], fingers crossed we can chase it down."

16.4
W
Parkinson to Imran Tahir, OUT, smashed on the pad, loud shout for lbw and Buttler reviews! Bat and pad were close to one another as Tahir came forward to defend, and Ultra-Edge confirms it was pad first, just below the knee roll. "This is out" says Daren Sammy on comms. And he's right! Pitched in line, hit in line, and was knocking back his stumps. Parkinson ends with 4 for 9 from 19 balls, Phoenix rolled for 87!

Imran Tahir lbw b Parkinson 0 (3m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Tahir at No. 11. Not much pedigree with the bat. Phoenix on the cusp of being bowled out. Can Tahir survive two balls of Parkinson?

HarryFD: "The best short form games seem to be those played on spinning pitches... It's amazing to watch these two young leggies doing well against good batsmen."

16.3
W
Parkinson to Helm, OUT, chipped straight to short cover, Parky is on fire! Limp prod forward, playing with hard hands away from the body, and Helm can only flick it to Munro in tight

TG Helm c Munro b Parkinson 0 (3m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

16.2
0
Parkinson to Helm, no run, sharp turn from a length, past the outside edge

Helm to have a swing from No. 10. Slip in

16.1
W
Parkinson to Cooke, OUT, absolute beauty! Straight into the Parkinson highlights reel and he is beaming in celebration Pitches miles outside leg stump, pretty full, and Cooke is hanging back looking to clip it into the leg side. It rags off the surface, and pins back his off stump! Cooke shakes his head, completely bemused by it. Buttler grins under the helmet.

CB Cooke b Parkinson 11 (17m 12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 91.66

Parky to finish his spell.

END OF OVER:
16 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | BP-M: 87/7 | RR: 5.43

  • Adam Milne5 (2b)
  • Chris Cooke11 (11b)
  • Carlos Brathwaite1.5-0-13-2
  • Calvin Harrison3.5-0-18-2
15.5
4
Brathwaite to Milne, FOUR, slower ball, fullish length, chipped over mid-off's head for a much-needed boundary! Down at 71mph, mistimed, but teases Hartley all the way to the rope
15.5
1w
Brathwaite to Milne, 1 wide, banged in short, down the leg side
15.4
1
Brathwaite to Cooke, 1 run, low full toss outside off as he gets over to the off side. Clipped into the leg side. Milne wants a second, but is sent back
15.3
0
Brathwaite to Cooke, no run, fullish outside off stuck and it completely bamboozles Cooke, cutting away from him and over his bat

Ali Raza: "Seeing how much turn spinners are getting, Imran Tahir must be practising how to celebrate!"

15.2
1
Brathwaite to Milne, 1 run, pace on, good length, tucked out into the leg side

Milne at No. 9. Can he hold an end up at least?

15.1
W
Brathwaite to Howell, OUT, caught behind off the back of the bat! Into the pitch at 79mph, Howell was deceived as it stuck in the surface while he shaped to pull, and it skewed through the Buttler off the back of his bat

BAC Howell c †Buttler b Brathwaite 0 (3m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Brathwaite returns. Manchester saving Parkinson's final five for the death

END OF OVER:
15 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | BP-M: 80/6 | RR: 5.33

  • Benny Howell0 (1b)
  • Chris Cooke10 (9b)
  • Calvin Harrison3.5-0-18-2
  • Tom Hartley3.5-0-22-0

2 for 18 from Harrison's 20 balls. Superb work

14.5
0
Harrison to Howell, no run, sharp legbreak, ragged past the outside edge as Howell prods forward

Howell at No. 8. He's a very useful man in that role. Brathwaite in at slip.

14.4
W
Harrison to Benjamin, OUT, flat lebgbreak, lofted down the ground, and Salt takes a brilliant catch at long-on! This is the sort of catch that would have been other-worldly ten years ago but is routine now. Running round on the rope, at full stretch, took the catch off-balance and threw it up to himself, jumping back inside the boundary and snaffling it at the second attempt

CG Benjamin c Salt b Harrison 9 (14m 11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 81.81

14.3
1lb
Harrison to Cooke, 1 leg bye, hit on the back pad as he tries to sweep a legbreak away, but pitched outside leg despite Buttler's appeal

Originals 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st32JC ButtlerPD Salt
2nd16JC ButtlerJM Clarke
3rd9C MunroJC Buttler
4th28JC ButtlerTA Lammonby
5th4CR BrathwaiteTA Lammonby