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English quartet sign up for Oval Invincibles

English quartet sign up for Oval Invincibles

Oval Invincibles have today announced that Georgia Adams, Tom Curran, Tash Farrant, and Reece Topley will be part of their men’s and women’s squads for the first season of The Hundred in 2021.

Tom Curran will be playing at his home ground alongside brother and fellow England international Sam who was retained by Oval Invincibles last month. Renowned for his death bowling ability in white-ba

World Cup winning skippers stay at London Spirit

World Cup winning skippers stay at London Spirit

England’s World Cup winning captains Heather Knight and Eoin Morgan will be leading London Spirit women’s and men’s teams respectively in The Hundred next year, it has been announced today. Knight and Morgan will be joined by Naomi Dattani and Dan Lawrence, who have also been retained.
Eoin and Heather will join the team based at Lord’s, the Home of Cricket, where they both lifted the World Cup

Players on the move as first batch of men’s and women’s players confirmed for The Hundred in 2021

Players on the move as first batch of men’s and women’s players confirmed for The Hundred in 2021

Ollie Pope joins Welsh Fire as the men’s retention window opens for The Hundred  Windies stars Deandra Dottin and Stafanie Taylor re-sign for London Spirit and Southern Brave respectively, alongside a group of England Women’s players re-committing to The Hundred
The first 18 players confirmed to take part in The Hundred have been revealed today – with England batsman Ollie Pope one of the

The launch of cricket’s newest competition, The Hundred, will take place in 2021

The launch of cricket’s newest competition, The Hundred, will take place in 2021

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today confirms that the launch of The Hundred will now take place in summer 2021. The news follows a meeting dedicated to the subject, where the Board concluded it was not possible for the competition to be staged this year.
The new competition has a vision to grow the game and is part of the ECB’s long-term strategy to inspire a new generation to choos

The Hundred: Second priority window and general ticket sale postponed

The ECB has today confirmed that the next two sale windows for The Hundred are to be delayed. Following February’s first priority access window, a second instalment, available for subscribers to The Hundred, was due to open on 2 April. 
The competition’s inaugural general sale was scheduled for 8 April. It was scheduled to be the first time that tickets for The Hundred were available in an all

Sophie Devine will captain Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred

Sophie Devine to captain Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred

​New Zealand all-rounder Sophie Devine has been named captain of Birmingham Phoenix’s women’s team for The Hundred.
Devine recently captained the White Ferns in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia and is currently ranked the number one all-rounder in the ICC T20 International (T20I) rankings, having contributed 2,384 runs, at a strike rate of 126.4, as well as taking 87 wickets in her 91

Nat Sciver and Lewis Gregory will captain Trent Rockets in The Hundred

Sciver and Gregory named Trent Rockets’ captains for The Hundred

​England stars Nat Sciver and Lewis Gregory will captain Trent Rockets in The Hundred this summer as the Nottingham-based team looks for glory in the competition’s first year.
Sciver sits third on the ICC T20 all-rounder rankings and shone at the recent Women’s T20 World Cup. She scored over 200 runs in the tournament, with three half-centuries in four innings, as England reached the semi-final

Left to right: Marizanne Kapp, Beth Mooney, Nicola Carey, Chloe Tryon and Ashleigh Gardner

International stars sign up for The Hundred

​The latest wave of international women’s signings for The Hundred has been announced today with Australia’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup winning trio, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner and Beth Mooney amongst the star names that have been unveiled.
Semi-finalists South Africa provide two further signings, with all-rounders Marizanne Kapp and Chloe Tryon joining Oval Invincibles and London Spirit res

Heather Knight will captain London Spirit in The Hundred

The Hundred to feature equal prize money for men's and women's winning teams

​The Hundred has announced that it will offer women and men equal prize money for the inaugural competition this summer.
The total prize budget of £600,000 will be split 50/50 between the men’s and women’s competitions and is a step towards the ECB’s long-term commitment to making cricket a gender-balanced sport.
The Hundred is an action-packed, unmissable new 100 ball cricket competition t

Steve Smith named Welsh Fire captain for The Hundred

Australian cricket superstar Steve Smith has been selected to captain Welsh Fire men’s team in the inaugural season of The Hundred this summer, bringing international leadership experience to the Cardiff-based squad.

 Moeen Ali, Stoney Lane Park, Birmingham

​Local World Cup Winner Moeen Ali to captain Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred this Summer

Today Birmingham Phoenix have announced Moeen Ali as captain of their men’s team for the first season of The Hundred.

The World Cup winner grew up just a short distance from Edgbaston, which will host the men’s Birmingham Phoenix home matches, and remains a much-loved member of the local community.
Moeen will lead a star-studded team that includes World Cup-winning Birmingham local, Chri

Men's Finals allocation sells out as The Hundred priority window ticket sales surpass expectations

​Strong opening days see total ticket sales reach 100,000, alongside those purchased during MCC and county member window
Initial allocation of tickets for Men’s Finals Day at Lord’s now SOLD OUT 
A fifth of tickets purchased for under-16s
Tickets for other fixtures remain available until priority window closes on 28 February
Cricket’s newest competition, The

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