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  • The Hundred and The Croods 2: A New Age team up for a summer of family fun

    The Hundred is excited to announce a new partnership with The Croods 2: A New Age, DreamWorks Animation’s latest family adventure blockbuster starring Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds which arrives in cinemas July 16.
    The partnership builds on The Hundred’s desire to take cricket to a family audience and inspire kids to pick up a bat and ball. Both brands will work together on several initiatives a

  • Birmingham Phoenix confirm coaching line ups

    Birmingham Phoenix have finalised their coaching teams ahead of the start of The Hundred.
    Andrew McDonald will not travel over to England this summer due to the ongoing global issues caused by the pandemic. Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori will step up to the role of Men’s Interim Head Coach this summer while McDonald will support the side as a consultant before returning as Men’s Head

  • ​The Hundred confirms signings of Indian superstars

    Teams across The Hundred Women’s Competition have today confirmed a number of new overseas signings.
    The new 100-ball competition, which starts with a standalone women’s fixture at the Kia Oval on July 21, will now feature five Indian superstars: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma.
    Verma – the No.1 ranked T20 batter in the world – comes in a

  • World-class cricketers come together with 100 Dynamos kids to celebrate 50 days to go until The Hundred

    For imagery from the day, please use the attachments below. Please credit (Tom Shaw/ECB Images)
    To celebrate 50 days to go until the opening game of The Hundred on 21 July, 100 children today took part in a Dynamos Cricket session alongside world-class players including Heather Knight, Fran Wilson and Sarah Glenn.
    The Hundred will launch with an historic women’s match, Oval Invincibles vs Ma

  • Media Advisory - June 1

    June 1 marks 50 days to go until the first game of The Hundred, with Oval Invincibles hosting Manchester Originals at the Kia Oval on July 21.
    On June 1, 100 Dynamos participants will take part in a taster session at the Kia Oval, alongside players from The Hundred.
    What: The Hundred does Dynamos Cricket taster session
    When: June 1, 9am-12pm.
    Where: The Kia Oval
    Who: Players from ea

  • 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

    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

    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 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

    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 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

    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

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