The 2022 season of The Hundred will be the second season of The Hundred, a professional franchise 100-ball cricket tournament involving eight men's and women's teams located in major cities across England and Wales. The competition will return after its first season, which was impacted by the

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and faced strong opposition from traditional cricket fans. Despite this more than 500,000 tickets were sold for the first year of the competition and the contest was seen as a major boost for the women's game. The Hundred's organisers hope that more overseas players will be able to take part in this second season due to the relaxation of lockdown restrictions as the pandemic recedes. Salaries for male players will increase by 25% on the previous year, with each team allowed to spend up to £1m on wages for the month-long contest. Pay for female players have been more than doubled on the previous year, with each team given £250,000 to spend on salaries.

Teams

The eight teams that competed in the 2021 season will return for a second year. They are all franchises, operating separately from the existing county cricket clubs, with each representing a large area of England and Wales. }) ,

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Tournament structure

Eight city-based teams will compete for the men's and women's titles over a month between 3 August and 3 September 2021, ensuring that the competition will take place during the school summer holidays. There will be 56 matches in the group stage (32 men's, 24 women's). The majority of the men's and women's matches will be held on the same day at the same grounds, with one ticket giving access to both contests. Each men's team will play four matches at home and four matches away. This will include one match against every other side in the competition and then a bonus match against their nearest regional rivals. The women's competition has been curtailed due to the inclusion of women's cricket at the

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in Birmingham, reducing the number of players who are available for the start of the contest. As a result, the women's contest will start a week later and each women's team will only play six matches in the group stage, meaning some sides will not meet each other at this point in the competition. Once the league stage is completed the top three teams will compete in the knockout stage to decide the ultimate champions. The second and third teams will meet in a semi-final, which will be at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. The winner of the semi-final then meets the team that finished top of the league in the final at Lord's.

Squads

Men's teams were allowed to retain up to ten of the previous season's men's players by negotiating new contracts directly with players until the retention window closed in February. In addition, all England centrally contracted players were retained by their respective franchises.

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were the only three Test-contracted players not to be allocated a franchise. A player draft then took place on 6 April to fill the forty-two remaining squad players, with teams taking turns to sign available players in vacant salary bands. Picks were in reverse order of where a side finished in the previous season, beginning with London Spirit and ending with Southern Brave. Each side was given a 'Right to Match', allowing them to retain one further player from their 2021 squad if they match the bid of another franchise at the draft. Following the draft, sides will have two wildcard picks immediately prior to the tournament. The Vitality Wildcard allows one domestic player who impressed in the 2022 T20 Blast, while the Overseas Wildcard allows one further overseas player to be selected. In the women's competition, an unlimited number of players can be retained from the previous year's competition. There will not be a draft in the women's competition and instead teams can recruit players from around the world until the end of June, providing they do not break their overall salary cap.

Broadcasting

Sky Sports will show every match in the competition live on its subscription television service, while the BBC will also show some matches live on free-to-air television and broadcast commentary on its radio services.

Standings

Women

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advances to the Eliminator

Group fixtures (Women)

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Group fixtures (Men)

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Knockout stages

Women

Eliminator

Final

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Eliminator

Final

Notes

References

External links

Official website
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Teams

Tournament structure

Squads

Broadcasting

Standings

Women

Men

Group fixtures (Women)

Group fixtures (Men)

Knockout stages

Women

Eliminator

Final

Men

Eliminator

Final

See also

Notes

References

External links