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  • BBC MUSIC INTRODUCING AND THE HUNDRED ARE BRINGING LIVE MUSIC BACK TO THE UK THIS SUMMER

    BBC MUSIC INTRODUCING AND THE HUNDRED ARE BRINGING LIVE MUSIC BACK TO THE UK THIS SUMMER

    After a year of cancelled live music festivals and gigs, The Hundred guarantees live performances at each of its 68 games courtesy of BBC Music Introducing.
    Live music artists performing at every game DJs embedded in each of the eight city-based teams Hosts from the world of entertainment announced for each team
    The Hundred - a new 100-ball cricket competition - today announces an unprec

  • Cricket Stars Team Up with Dr Ranj to Help Kids Get Outdoors and Active Again

    Cricket Stars Team Up with Dr Ranj to Help Kids Get Outdoors and Active Again

    England cricketers Chris Woakes and Sophie Ecclestone, who are also set to play in The Hundred this summer, have written a letter to more than 150,000 kids and their parents around the country about the positive role cricket can play in their lives The two international players visited their old primary schools to read the letters to pupils Exacerbated by the pandemic, a recent survey has reveal

  • Sarah Taylor signs up for The Hundred

    Sarah Taylor signs up for The Hundred

    One of the all-time greats of women’s cricket, Sarah Taylor, has signed up to take part in The Hundred. The former England wicketkeeper will represent Welsh Fire in the first season of the new action-packed 100-ball competition.
    The news comes as people signed up to thehundred.com get their first chance to snap up tickets for The Hundred via a priority window from tomorrow (7 April).
    One of

  • The Hundred Online Store launches with New Era headwear collection

    The Hundred Online Store launches with New Era headwear collection

    The Hundred marks the opening of its online store with New Era caps for each of the competition’s eight city-based teams
    Today, The Hundred and global headwear brand New Era launch a collection of caps with designs for each of the eight city-based teams taking part in this summer’s inaugural cricket competition. The range – along with other team kit and merchandise - is available from The Hundr

  • Ellyse Perry signs up for The Hundred

    Ellyse Perry signs up for The Hundred

    Australian sporting icon Ellyse Perry has become the latest global superstar to sign up for cricket’s new 100-ball competition The Hundred.
    The ICC Women’s Player of the Decade will play for Birmingham Phoenix in the first season of the new competition where she will line up alongside compatriot Ashleigh Gardner, New Zealand’s Sophie Devine and England’s own Amy Jones and Georgia Elwiss.
    Ell

  • The Hundred blazes a trail as it launches with a women’s match

    The Hundred blazes a trail as it launches with a women’s match

    The Kia Oval to host opening game with Oval Invincibles taking on Manchester Originals in a standalone women’s match on 21 July – men’s teams follow suit next day Men’s Draft picks and new signings for all eight women’s sides to be announced across the day on 23 February Tickets will go on sale for The Hundred from 7 April in a priority window for those that have signed

  • ​More than 55 players confirmed for The Hundred as men’s retention window slams shut

    ​More than 55 players confirmed for The Hundred as men’s retention window slams shut

    Overseas stars including Aaron Finch, Amelia Kerr, Andre Russell, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dane Van Niekerk, Kane Williamson and Glenn Maxwell sign up Sam Billings, Freya Davies, Alex Hartley and Mark Wood among England players confirmed Men’s retained players confirmed ahead of the men’s draft picks being announced on 23 February Women’s squads to be finalised over the coming months
    The final retai

  • England and international stars sign up for The Hundred

    England and international stars sign up for The Hundred

    Bairstow, Gordon, Malan and Roy retained Overseas stars Du Preez, Kapp, Lee, Nabi, Narine and Tryon confirmed The final retained players for the men’s competition will be announced on 4 Feb deadline day
    A host of star names have put pen to paper to play in The Hundred this year, with over 100 players now confirmed for the new, action-packed 100-ball competition.
    Welsh Fire have confi

  • England and local stars sign up for Southern Brave

    England and local stars sign up for Southern Brave

    Southern Brave today announced the signing of 13 players ahead of The Hundred launching in 2021.
    World Cup winners Anya Shrubsole and Danielle Wyatt will be lining up on the south coast for the women’s squad, while England internationals Liam Dawson, James Vince and Chris Jordan are among those confirmed for the men’s squad.
    They will join up with global stars Jofra Archer and Stafanie Taylo

  • MASURI TO BECOME OFFICIAL HELMET AND NECK PROTECTION SUPPLIER FOR THE HUNDRED

    MASURI TO BECOME OFFICIAL HELMET AND NECK PROTECTION SUPPLIER FOR THE HUNDRED

    The Hundred has today announced that Masuri will be the Official Helmet Supplier ahead of the exciting new competition launching in 2021.
    The action-packed 100-ball competition will be sporting a brand-new look in the way of a painted helmet range that compliments each of the eight men’s and women’s teams' playing kits and branding.
    James Brown, Senior Commercial Manager for The Hundred, sai

  • Aussie stars Gardner and Zampa lead eight players committing to Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred

    Aussie stars Gardner and Zampa lead eight players committing to Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred

    Australian stars Ashleigh Gardner and Asam Zampa headline a group of eight players who have signed up for Birmingham Phoenix in next year’s inaugural The Hundred competition.
    Leg-spinner Zampa, who is ranked five in the ICC men’s T20 bowler rankings, and all-rounder Gardner, who won the ICC women’s T20 World Cup earlier this year, join a further six locally-based players from Warwickshire and W

  • Cazoo named as Principal Partner of The Hundred

    Cazoo named as Principal Partner of The Hundred

    The Hundred, cricket’s innovative and exciting new format launching next year, has today announced that Cazoo, the UK’s leading online car retailer and fastest-growing digital business, will become the Principal Partner of the competition under a multi-year partnership agreement.
    The Hundred, which launches in summer 2021, is set to provide sports fans with an exciting new 100-ball format featu

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