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The Hundred is a professional franchise
100-ball cricket tournament involving eight men's and eight women's teams located in major cities across
England
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and
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. The tournament is run by the
England and Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the Sports governing body, national governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was formed on 1 January 1997 as a single governing body to combine the roles formerly fulfilled by the Test and ...
(ECB) and took place for the first time in
July and August 2021.
The format was invented with the expectation that each match lasts around two-and-a-half hours. The
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free-to-air
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broadcasts of the competition, while all of the women's matches and some of the men's matches were available to stream for free on
Sky Sports
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'
YouTube
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channel.
Almost all the matches take place as back-to-back double-headers at the same venue on the same day. One ticket gives access to both the men's and women's games. The men's salaries are four times higher than the women's, but the tournament prize money is equal.
History
A new city-based cricket
Twenty20
Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single innin ...
competition similar to the
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's T20 franchise cricket league of India. It is annually contested by ten teams based out of seven Indian cities and three Indian states. The leagu ...
was first proposed by the
England and Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the Sports governing body, national governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was formed on 1 January 1997 as a single governing body to combine the roles formerly fulfilled by the Test and ...
(ECB) in September 2016. Following early discussions between the 18
first-class counties, the
Professional Cricketers' Association
The Professional Cricketers' Association is the representative body of past and present first-class cricketers in England and Wales, founded in 1967 by former England fast bowler Fred Rumsey (when it was known as the Cricketers' Association). In t ...
(PCA) and the
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London. The club was formerly the governing body of cricket retaining considerable global influence ...
(MCC) they voted 16–3 in favour of developing the competition.
On 26 April 2017, members of the ECB voted by 38-3 to push ahead with the new competition.
The idea of switching the competition from the established
Twenty20
Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single innin ...
format to an entirely new type of cricket was first proposed by Sanjay Patel, the ECB's chief commercial officer, in a private October 2017 meeting with senior cricket officials. He argued that the hundred ball format would be simpler to understand for new audiences that the competition wants to attract.
Former England player and Northern Superchargers head coach
Dani Hazell stated that the tournament would help with investment into the women’s regional structure and the tournament would be an important learning experience for domestic players.
The tournament was delayed by a year due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Format
One-hundred-ball cricket is a form of
limited overs cricket
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, played by two teams each playing a single
innings
An innings is one of the divisions of a cricket match during which one team takes its turn to bat. Innings also means the period in which an individual player bats (acts as either striker or nonstriker). Innings, in cricket, and rounders, is bot ...
made up of 100
balls.
Games last approximately two and a half hours.
The format of the game is:
*100 balls per innings
*A change of ends after 10 balls
*Bowlers deliver either five or 10 consecutive balls
*Each bowler can deliver a maximum of 20 balls per game
*Each bowling side gets a strategic time-out of up to two and a half minutes
*A 25-ball
powerplay start for each team
*Two fielders are allowed outside the initial 30-
yard
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circle during the powerplay
*The non-striker must return to their original end after a caught dismissal
*
No-ball
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s are worth two runs and a free hit
[
*Slow over-rates are penalised by one fewer fielder being permitted outside the ring for the final over.]
Tournament structure
Eight city-based teams compete during the school summer holidays. All men's and women's matches are held on the same day at the same grounds. In total there were 32 matches in the league. Each team played four matches at home and four matches away, This will include one match against every other side and then a second bonus match against their nearest regional rivals.
The team that ultimately finishes top of the men's and women's league progresses straight into the final. The teams finishing second and third will compete in the Eliminator (or semi-final), with the winner progressing into the final.
Reaction
The decision to create an entirely new format of cricket, with teams based in just seven major cities, has split opinion between traditionalists who favour the historic county cricket
Inter-county cricket matches are known to have been played since the early 18th century, involving teams that are representative of the historic counties of England and Wales. Since the late 19th century, there have been two county championship ...
structure and those who wish to see change.
Some current England players have been positive about the Hundred. England's Test
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captain
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at the time, Joe Root
Joseph Edward Root, (born 30 December 1990) is an English international cricketer, who plays for the England Test and One Day International (ODI) teams, and formerly captained the Test team. He also represents Yorkshire in English domestic ...
, welcomed the ECB's plans, believing it would attract a completely new audience to the game. ODI and T20 captain Eoin Morgan
Eoin (, or ) is an Irish name. The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is () and both are closely related to the Welsh . It is also cognate with the Irish . In the Irish language, it is the name used for all Biblical figures known as ''John'' in Engli ...
expressed a similar opinion. Former T20 captain Stuart Broad
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said he was hugely optimistic about the new format. Michael Vaughan
Michael Paul Vaughan (born 29 October 1974) is an English cricket commentator and former cricketer who played all forms of the game. He served as England captain for the test team from 2003 to 2008, the one-day international team from 2003 ...
echoed Broad's comments, believing that it would be an appealing concept to broadcasters, and Michael Atherton
Michael Andrew Atherton (born 23 March 1968) is a broadcaster, journalist and a former England international first-class cricketer. A right-handed opening batsman for Lancashire and England, and occasional leg-break bowler, he achieved the ca ...
stated while a T20 match was rarely completed in a three-hour window, this can be achieved with the Hundred.
However, former MCC chief Keith Bradshaw said he hoped the 100-ball tournament would not be "innovation for innovation's sake", and voiced his concern that the new format would mean that the ECB could not exploit the T20 boom. The England and Wales Professional Cricketers' Association
The Professional Cricketers' Association is the representative body of past and present first-class cricketers in England and Wales, founded in 1967 by former England fast bowler Fred Rumsey (when it was known as the Cricketers' Association). In t ...
announced that, overall, players were "open-minded" about the tournament. India
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captain Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli (; born 5 November 1988) is an Indian international cricketer and former captain of the India national cricket team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, Kohli plays as a right-handed Batting (cricket), batte ...
cited concerns about the commercialisation of cricket and was not entirely in favour of the new version of the game.
After the teams and branding was announced, anti-obesity groups criticised the sponsorship from snack food company KP Snacks
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History
The company was founded in ...
.
Social media reaction has also been split. During the player draft on the 20 October 2019, the Twitter
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hashtag "#OpposeThe100" began trending, with a vocal section of cricket fans dismayed at the format of the competition, particularly fans of counties whose home grounds are not among the eight used by city franchises. Wisden noted that the response on Twitter and Facebook "has usually been cutting" but there has been less negativity on Instagram which is "mainly used by a younger age group".
Teams
Before the eight teams were confirmed, it was reported that they would carry a different identity from the long-established county teams and would not be named after cities, counties or venues.
Squads
Each male and female team is made up of 15 players, of whom a maximum of four can be overseas players. Players are signed using a draft system common in other franchise leagues. At least one England cricket team
The England cricket team represents England and Wales in international cricket. Since 1997, it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club (the MCC) since 1903. Engla ...
player is signed to each of the teams competing in The Hundred. The salary cap per team for the 2022 season is £1,000,000.
Finals
Women's finals
List of women's finals of The Hundred.
Men's final
List of men's finals of The Hundred.
Broadcasting
All games are televised by Sky Sports
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