The Hundred: Alana King becomes trustworthy woman to take hat-trick in competition as Trent Rockets beat Manchester Originals | Cricket News
Australia leg-spinner Alana King manufactured the first female to take a hat-trick in The Hundred as Trent Rockets thumped Manchester Originals by 43 runs...
Story of the match
King was in regal form for Rockets at Emirates Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon, bowling Cordelia Griffith (12) and Kate Cross (0) either side of pinning Sophie Ecclestone (0) lbw as Originals limped to 76 all out from 87 balls in retort to Rockets' 119-5 from 100 deliveries.
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The 26-year-old - who used with figures of 4-15 from her 20 deliveries - would have bagged four wickets in four balls had Rockets gone for the lbw reconsider once Ellie Threlkeld was struck on the pad.
King had reverse chipped in with an unbeaten 19 from nine balls, supporting top-scorer Abbey Freeborn (45no off 38), after a Rockets top shipshape missing captain Nat Sciver for personal reasons had did to fire.
Originals' international top four also stuttered, with Lizelle Lee (17 off 13), Emma Lamb (0 off 2), Deandra Dottin (0 off 2) and Amy Satterthwaite (9 off 15) contributing just 26 runs between them.
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Lee - who had smashed the first-rate ball of the innings, bowled by Katherine Brunt, for six - fell to a worthy one-handed catch from Sarah Glenn as the fielder backpedalled from mid-off, while Dottin sliced the impressive King to short third.
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Dottin (2-21 from 20 balls) led a fine revolving performance from Originals earlier in the day - but King was the star by the end of it as Rockets ran out radiant winners in Manchester, with Kathryn Bryce (2-2 from 12 balls) and Glenn (2-14 from 20) also impressing for the visitors and King capping her demonstrate with a diving catch to remove Ami Campbell (13).
Hero of the Match, Alana King: I hope Shane Warne is proud
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King said: "The hat-trick is stunning special. I hope [Shane Warne] is looking down and is stunning proud I spun it a bit. That's my ample hat-trick. Not even in juniors did I take one. My ample hat-trick at Old Trafford, I couldn't have written it.
"Will I get my name up here at Old Trafford? That would be intelligent. Hopefully right next to Warnie. He took poles for fun here.
"I am here to do the job for the team and it came off. The bowling was dry and I am glad there was some spin.
"We have got our ample win on the board and that's what I am pumped in. I am absolutely stoked. It is a great atmosphere and [the Rockets] are a broad bunch of girls."
What's next?
A bumper weekend of allotment in The Hundred continues on Sunday with another FOUR matches.
You can spy both women's games via our free live streams as Northern Superchargers play London Spirit (10.30am on air for 11am start) afore Oval Invincibles host Southern Brave (2pm on air for 2.30pm start).
Superchargers vs Spirit is also on Sky Sports The Hundred and Sky Sports Mix, after Invincibles vs Brave will be shown on Sky Sports Mix.
In the men's competition, Northern Superchargers vs London Spirit (2pm on air for 2.30pm start) and Oval Invincibles vs Southern bold (5.30pm on air for 6pm start) are both live on Sky Sports The Hundred.
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