MAN-OF-THE-MATCH Paul Stirling heralded a battling Southern Brave performance as they lifted the innaugural men’s Hundred at Lord’s last night.
Stirling smashed 61 off just 36 balls to help the Brave tally 168-5, which ultimately proved too much for the table-topping Phoenix to handle.
“I think it was a brilliant team performance,” the Irish opener said. “Everyone chipped in since I’ve been involved. Another good day for the lads and we finished it off well in the end.
“It was a trickier start than we’ve had in the recent games. It was twopaced at the start and we saw that in both innings...