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8 July 2021 06:06

LADY LESHURR, JAKE BUGG, EVERYTHING EVERYTHING AND JACK GARRATT ANNOUNCED FOR THE HUNDRED, MARKING THE BIGGEST MUSIC & SPORT COLLABORATION IN UK HISTORY

A-list music talent set to perform live at The Hundred cricket competition in collaboration with BBC Music Introducing
8 July: Live sport and music are teaming up like never before this summer, with The Hundred today unveiling an all-star music line-up to complement one of the most anticipated new sporting events, which starts just days after lockdown restrictions are due to lift.
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From L-R: Jeanette Kwakye, Mark Chapman, Issy Wong, Georgia Adams, Sam Quek, Helen Falkus. Photo: Getty Images

7 July 2021 16:19

The Hundred is a 'brave step' towards gender parity in sport, says panel of women's sport advocates

The sports industry comes together to discuss how The Hundred, the new action-packed 100-ball cricket competition, has gender parity at its heart and is breaking new ground to level the playing field in cricket and the wider sporting world.

6 July 2021 08:03

The Hundred x the LEGO Group x Sky Sports team up to inspire families and sports fans

The Hundred is thrilled to announce a ground-breaking partnership with the LEGO Group and Sky ahead of the launch of the 100-ball competition this summer.

The new partnership will include a video where LEGO Minifigures of Andrew Flintoff, Ebony Rainford-Brent and a host of stars from The Hundred including Ben Stokes, Heather Knight, Moeen Ali and Kate Cross will highlight the fun, actio

2 July 2021 18:15

Vitality Wildcard Draft completes The Hundred men’s squads

The eight men’s teams in The Hundred have today selected their Vitality Wildcard Draft picks to complete their squad line-ups.

With the Vitality Wildcard Draft being the last chance for the men’s teams to secure the final domestic player for this summer’s 100-ball competition, Northern Superchargers selected Durham allrounder Ben Raine as the first pick. Oval Invincibles chose to snap up Ke

2 July 2021 12:21

Player movement in The Hundred

The Hundred has today confirmed a number of new players who will take part in the first season of the 100-ball competition.
Northern Superchargers welcome former Southern African skipper Faf du Plessis, who will replace Aaron Finch as men’s captain, with Laura Wolvaardt coming in for Alyssa Healy in the women’s team.
South Africa will be well represented across the competition with Suné Luus

23 June 2021 12:30

Overseas player movements at Southern Brave

International stars Devon Conway and Quinton de Kock have signed for Southern Brave as overseas replacements for Marcus Stoinis and David Warner.
Conway has made an instant impact in international cricket with a double century on Test debut for New Zealand at Lord’s last week. He is averaging 59 in T20Is and 75 in ODIs since making his international bow for the Black Caps last year.
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22 June 2021 12:00

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

22 June 2021 10:00

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

Five Indian superstars will play in The Hundred.

10 June 2021 13:35

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

Players from all eight teams of The Hundred Women’s Competition and 100 Dynamos participants mark 50 days to go until the competition kicks off.

1 June 2021 11:09

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

25 May 2021 14:11

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

18 May 2021 08:12

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

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