Three-in-three as Carter puts Spirit in a spin

OFF-SPINNER Matt Carter excelled with figures of 3-17 to maintain Trent Rockets’ 100 per cent record with a narrow victory over London Spirit on Thursday.Carter, who took 2-17 on his Hundred debut against Northern Superchargers, bettered that performance at Lord’s to leave Spirit’s top order in tatters before fellow spinner Samit Patel weighed in with 3-20.The Rockets were also indebted to D’Arcy Short, who batted right through for an unbeaten 69 off 47 balls while his teammates struggled against Spirit’s spinners to post a modest 123-4. Alex Ha...

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