Cricket - The Hundred
What is The Hundred?
This summer The Hundred is launching – it’s a new 100 ball cricket competition, with some of the world’s best players taking part.
England stars like Ben Stokes, Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler are going to be playing for one of the eight new teams, based in the biggest cities in England and Wales. Overseas legends like Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc and Andre Russell will also be here and will be looking to put on a great show.
So how does it work?
It's 100 balls per innings. Whoever scores the most runs wins.
The fielding side change ends after 10 balls.
Bowlers deliver either five or 10 consecutive balls. The captain decides.
Each bowler can deliver a maximum of 20 balls per game.
A match of The Hundred will last approx. two and a half hours.
There will also be music, entertainment and great food at each match during the competition, meaning it’ll be a great event for all the family.
When does it start?
The great thing about The Hundred is that all of the matches will be on during the school summer holidays. The first match in the men’s competition will be on Friday 17 July when Oval Invincibles take on Welsh Fire at the Kia Oval in London.
The women’s competition starts on 22 July with a match between Birmingham Phoenix and Manchester Originals in Worcester.
Throughout the competition there will be multiple ‘double headers’ where a men’s match and a women’s match will take place on the same day in the same venue.
Finals days are scheduled for the 14 August (women’s) 15 August (men’s).
Visit thehundred.com/fixtures to see all the fixtures.
Tickets
Adult tickets for the men’s group stage matches start at £10, with women’s starting at £8. Tickets for under-16s are £5 for all matches at all grounds (under 5’s go free with an adult ticket).
The first priority sales window opens on 12 February. This window is open to anybody who has signed up to thehundred.com. Tickets go on general sale on 8 April.
As we go live with this article there isn't a link directly to tickets yet, but they will be available through https://www.thehundred.com/signup
Is it on TV?
Yes! All of the men’s games will be live on Sky Sports but if you don’t have a subscription you’ll still be able to watch 10 matches live on the BBC, including the men’s and women’s finals days!
And if you can’t watch it live, you can still catch the best of the action on The Hundred website and Instagram feed.
How are the players are selected?
Following the initial player signings for the men’s and women’s squads in October 2019, The Hundred hosted the first ever UK player draft live on Sky for the men’s competition.
During The Hundred Draft the head coaches from each of the men’s teams selected up to 15 new players to join their squad. On the night of the draft, the next round of women’s players were also announced.
The teams will be completed by May when final ‘wildcard’ player picks will take place.
Who are the star players?
London Spirit
Men: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex & England), Glen Maxwell (Australia), Mark Wood (Durham & England)
Women: Heather Knight (Berkshire & England), Tammy Beaumont (Kent & England), Deandra Dottin (West Indies)
Oval Invincibles
Men: Jason Roy (Surrey & England), Sam Curran (Surrey & England), Sam Billings (Kent & England)
Women: Fran Wilson (Kent & England), Dane van Niekerk (South Africa), Rachael Haynes (Australia)
Birmingham Phoenix
Men: Moeen Ali (Worcestershire & England), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire & England), Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
Women: Amy Jones (Warwickshire & England), Georgia Elwiss (Sussex & England), Sophie Devine (New Zealand)
Manchester Originals
Men: Jos Buttler (Lancashire & England), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire & England), Dan Christian (Australia)
Women: Kate Cross (Lancashire & England), Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire & England), Mignon du Preez (South Africa)
Northern Superchargers
Men: Ben Stokes (Durham & England), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire & England), Mujeeb ur Rahman (Afghanistan)
Women: Lauren Winfield (Yorkshire & England), Alyssa Healy (Australia)
Southern Brave
Men: Jofra Archer (Sussex & England), Andre Russell (West Indies), David Warner (Australia)
Women: Anya Shrubsole (Berkshire & England), Danni Wyatt (Kent & England), Suzie Bates (New Zealand)
Trent Rockets
Men: Joe Root (Yorkshire & England), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Lewis Gregory (Somerset & England)
Women: Katherine Brunt (Yorkshire & England), Nat Sciver (Surrey & England), Sophie Molineux (Australia)
Welsh Fire
Men: Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire & England), Tom Banton (Somerset & England), Steve Smith (Australia)
Women: Katie George (Hampshire & England), Jess Jonassen (Australia), Meg Lanning (Australia)
Where will the matches be played?
Men’s competition
Lord’s (North London) – home to London Spirit
Kia Oval (South London) – Oval Invincibles
Trent Bridge (Nottingham) – Trent Rockets
Edgbaston (Birmingham) – Birmingham Phoenix
Emirates Old Trafford (Manchester) – Manchester Originals
Emerald Headingley (Leeds) - Northern Superchargers
Ageas Bowl (Southampton) – Southern Brave
Sophia Gardens (Cardiff) – Welsh Fire
Women’s competition
Blackfinch New Road (Worcester) – Birmingham Phoenix
Sedbergh School (Cumbria) – Manchester Original
Cloudfm County Ground (Chelmsford) & County Ground (Northampton) – London Spirit
South Northumberland CC (Newcastle) & York CC (York) – Northern Superchargers
County Ground (Bristol) & Cooper Associates County Ground (Taunton) – Welsh Fire
1st Central County Ground (Hove) – Southern Brave
The County Ground (Beckenham) – Oval Invincibles
Pattonair County Ground (Derby) & Fischer County Ground (Leicester) – Trent Rockets
Key dates
17 July – first men’s match, Oval Invincibles v Welsh Fire at the Kia Oval, 6.30pm
22 July – first women’s match, Birmingham Phoenix v Manchester Originals at Worcester, 5pm
23 July – women’s and men’s double header – London Spirit v Northern Superchargers at Lord’s (3.30pm & 6.30pm)
24 July – double header – Birmingham Phoenix v Southern Brave at Edgbaston (3pm & 6.30pm)
25 July – double header – Trent Rockets v Welsh Fire at Trent Bridge (11am & 2.30pm)
27 July – double header – Manchester Originals v Trent Rockets at Old Trafford (3.30pm & 6.30pm)
28 July – double header – Welsh Fire v Birmingham Phoenix at Cardiff (3.30 & 6.30)
29 July – double header – Oval Invincibles v London Spirit at Kia Oval (3.30 & 6.30)
31 July – double header – Manchester Originals v London Spirit at Old Trafford (4.00 & 7.00)
4 August – double header – Southern Brave v Trent Rockets at Southampton (3.30 & 6.30)
5 August – double header – Northern Superchargers v Manchester Originals (3.30 & 6.30)
14 August – women’s finals day (semi-final between 2nd and 3rd, followed by the final), in Hove starting 3pm
15 August – men’s finals day (same concept as above), at Lord’s starting at 3pm
Videos
England stars Joe Root and Nat Sciver will be playing for the Trent Rockets in The Hundred this summer – find out more about them as they answer quickfire questions!
With thanks to ECB for the use of this video.
Does Ben Stokes like cats or dogs? Find out the answer to this and all the other important questions as he rates things from 100 to 0.
With thanks to ECB for the use of this video.
