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  • Summer of cricket captivates the nation

    Record 655,000 people attended the Men’s LV= Insurance and Women’s Metro Bank Ashes Series this summer Every day of the Men’s Ashes series sold out in advance, with total attendance topping 545,000 - after 110,000 watched Women's series England Women’s attendances hit new records with ODI series also selling out – a first for an England Women’s series 17.8 million watched some of the action live

  • Luke Wells and Chris Cooke join Welsh Fire alongside Emily Windsor and Ella McCaughan

    Welsh Fire have now confirmed their squads as the Vitality Wildcard selections in the men’s competition and the final round of signings in the women’s competition have been announced.
    Vitality Blast stars Luke Wells and Chris Cooke will join Mike Hussey’s Welsh Fire at Sophia Gardens this summer after excellent performances in the T20 format. Cooke will feel very at home at Cardiff while Wells

  • Manchester Originals confirm final squads after Vitality Wildcard Draft

    With under three weeks to the opening game, Manchester Originals have confirmed their squads for the third year of The Hundred.
    In the Vitality Wildcard Draft, the men’s team have signed Max Holden and re-signed Fred Klaassen. Ami Campbell, Amara Carr, Mahika Gaur and Laura Jackson have all signed for the women’s team, as they complete their squad.
    Meanwhile, Usama Mir has also been signed

  • Players signed in Vitality Wildcard Draft as Birmingham Phoenix confirm squads

    Birmingham Phoenix has used the local talent at their disposal to finalise their squads ahead of the third edition of The Hundred, which gets underway on Tuesday 1 August.
    With their Vitality Wildcard selections, Phoenix men chose Birmingham Bears fast bowler Henry Brookes and all-rounder Jacob Bethell, whilst the final round of signings in the women’s competition include Central Sparks batter

  • Players signed in Vitality Wildcard Draft as Southern Brave confirm squads

    Southern Brave have now confirmed their squads as the Vitality Wildcard Draft selections in the men’s competition and the final round of signings in the women’s competition have been announced.
    In the Vitality Wildcard Draft, leg-spinner Jafer Chohan was signed up having taken five wickets in the Vitality Blast, along with his Yorkshire teammate and England pace bowler Matt Fisher.
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  • Northern Superchargers make final selections for third season of The Hundred

    Northern Superchargers have confirmed the final additions to their squads as all eight teams in The Hundred made their Vitality Wildcard Draft selections in the men’s competition and their final round of selections in the women’s competition.
    The women’s team added a mixture of experience and youth to their ranks with the retention of popular spinner Lucy Higham, from the 2022 squad, and the ad

  • Trent Rockets squads finalised for The Hundred with latest round of signings

    Trent Rockets have now confirmed their final squads for the third edition of The Hundred as the Vitality Wildcard selections in the men’s competition and the final round of signings in the women’s competition have taken place.
    Tom Moores is set to remain at Trent Bridge having secured the title with Trent Rockets last year, and he is joined by Hampshire’s John Turner in Nottingham.
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  • Lauren Filer joins London Spirit alongside Matt Critchley and Daniel Bell-Drummond in Vitality Wildcard Draft

    London Spirit have confirmed their final squads for the 2023 edition of The Hundred, with a host of big-name stars heading to Lord’s.
    Their women’s squad is bolstered by England’s newest pace star Lauren Filer, who burst onto the international scene with a brilliant Test performance in the Ashes. She is also joined by Indian wicket-keeper Richa Ghosh, a 19-year-old who has already played 50 int

  • Oval Invincibles complete squads for third year of The Hundred

    Oval Invincibles have now confirmed their full squads for the third year of The Hundred as the Vitality Wildcard selections in the men’s competition and the final round of signings in the women’s competition have been announced.
    Sophia Smale, Beth Langston, Cordelia Griffith, Claudie Cooper and Lizzie Scott complete the women's squad, Kent's Tawanda Muyeye and Derbyshire's Zak Chappell have bee

  • Players signed in Vitality Wildcard Draft as The Hundred teams confirm squads

    All eight teams in The Hundred have now confirmed their full squads as the Vitality Wildcard selections in the men’s competition and the final round of signings in the women’s competition have been announced.
    Batters Daniel Bell-Drummond and Max Holden and all-rounder Zak Chappell have been drafted by London Spirit, Manchester Originals and Oval Invincibles respectively, after impressive campai

  • Compare the Market Becomes Principal Partner of The Hundred

    Multi-year partnership announced, as Compare the Market becomes Principal Partner of The Hundred Compare the Market to entertain families throughout the competition, with surprises from its characters, gaming stars and cricket’s hottest talent The Hundred starts on Tuesday 1 August and concludes on Sunday 27 August, featuring 68 matches across eight men’s and eight women’s teams, in eight venue

  • Injury update: Tash Farrant

    England international Tash Farrant has suffered a reoccurrence of a stress fracture of the lumbar spine.
    Farrant undertook an extensive rehab programme following the initial injury last May and returned to domestic action in April.
    The South East Stars and Oval Invincibles left armer will now have an operation and will miss the remainder of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and The Hundred.<

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