Ellyse Perry skippers Birmingham Phoenix to opening Hundred victory over Trent Rockets

Ellyse Perry has steered Birmingham Phoenix to an 11-run victory over Ash Gardner’s Trent Rockets in their Hundred tournament opener at Edgbaston.

Perry made up for a relatively pedestrian 14 off 13 deliveries with the bat by bowling tightly to take 1-17 off her 20-ball allocation.

And she…