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  • The Hundred kicks off at Lord’s in 2025

    The Hundred is back for its fifth year after breaking more records in 2024 Lord’s to host first and last game of the competition, with a London derby kicking off the 2025 season and The Hundred Final taking place on Sunday 31 August Laura Wolvaardt and Amelia Kerr confirmed as first-ever direct signings From today, season tickets available to 2024 multiple match ticket-buyers or previous season t

  • Salaries to rise in The Hundred in 2025

    The salary pot in The Hundred will increase by 25 per cent in 2025.
    All salary bands across the men’s and women’s competitions have increased from 2024 to 2025.
    From next season, players in the top bracket in The Hundred men’s competition will earn £200,000. In The Hundred women’s competition, players in the top bracket will earn £65,000.
    For the 2024 season, salaries in the men’s competi

  • ECB opens process to secure private investment into The Hundred

    The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has opened the process to secure private investment into the eight teams in The Hundred.
    The initial announcement of the process sparked global interest from a variety of investors for the annual short-format competition that is held across some of cricket’s most iconic venues.
    Since the inaugural season four years ago, The Hundred has delivered on

  • The Hundred and BKT Tires become official partners

    BKT, a leading Off-Highway tyre manufacturer, has been announced as an official partner of The Hundred.
    As part of this partnership, BKT’s logo will feature on the leading arm of all eight team’s playing kits across the men’s and women’s competitions in the fourth year of The Hundred, in addition to in-ground advertising.
    Rajiv Poddar, Joint Managing Director of BKT: “It’s a pleasure and an

  • Ben Stokes to feature in The Hundred

    Ben Stokes will play in The Hundred this year, after the England Men v West Indies Men Test series is finished.
    Stokes, the England Men's Test captain, missed last year's competition but will be available for four games for Andrew Flintoff's Northern Superchargers team this season.
    The batters in England Men's Test squad - Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook and Jamie

  • London Spirit and Transport for London mark second year of partnership with limited edition playing shirt

    The shirt will be worn by London Spirit men’s and women’s teams in the opening home fixture against Birmingham Phoenix at Lord’s on 27 July
    Two iconic brands, London Spirit and Transport for London (TfL) have teamed up ahead of the return of blockbuster sporting entertainment event, The Hundred, with a brand-new Underground-inspired playing shirt to be worn in the opening home fixture.
    The p

  • The Hundred squads finalised in Vitality Wildcard Draft

    The Vitality Wildcard Draft took place today with 32 players being drafted into The Hundred off the back of their stand-out form in the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Vitality Blast.
    It leaves all eight teams in The Hundred, across both the women’s and men’s competitions, with full squads with just under 50 days to go until the first game gets underway at The Kia Oval.
    England Men’s Test bowl

  • ECB confirms advisory team to seek private investment into teams in The Hundred

    The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed the advisory team who will support the game’s efforts to attract private investment into the eight teams in The Hundred.
    Entering its fourth season, The Hundred has brought new fans into cricket, attracted more women and children, brought significant revenue into the game, and given young home-grown cricketers experience of performing on

  • Beth Mooney, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Sophie Molineux signed by Manchester Originals in The Hundred Draft, powered by Sage

    Manchester Originals men’s and women’s teams sign eight players on busy night at The Shard  First Emirates Old Trafford double-header to be played on Thursday 25 July against Welsh Fire For more information and to sign up for priority ticket access, visit thehundred.com   
    Beth Mooney, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Sophie Molineux were the big players of the night to join Manchester Originals at The H

  • Kieron Pollard and Smriti Mandhana signed by Southern Brave in The Hundred Draft, powered by Sage

    Southern Brave men’s and women’s teams sign nine players on busy night at The Shard  First Utilita Bowl double-header to be played on Wednesday 24 July against London Spirit For more information and to sign up for priority ticket access, visit thehundred.com   
    Kieron Pollard and Smriti Mandhana were the big players of the night to join Southern Brave at The Hundred Draft, powered by Sage. 

  • Shaheen Afridi, Jess Jonassen and Tom Kohler-Cadmore signed by Welsh Fire in The Hundred Draft, powered by Sage

    Welsh Fire men’s and women’s teams sign eight players on busy night at The Shard  First Sophia Gardens double-header to be played on Sunday 28 July against Oval Invincibles For more information and to sign up for priority ticket access, visit thehundred.com   
    Shaheen Afridi, Jess Jonassen and Tom Kohler-Cadmore were the big players of the night to join Welsh Fire at The Hundred Draft, powere

  • Ash Gardner, Rovman Powell and Imad Wasim signed by Trent Rockets in The Hundred Draft, powered by Sage

    Trent Rockets men’s and women’s teams sign 13 players on busy night at The Shard  First Trent Bridge double-header to be played on Wednesday 31 July against Birmingham Phoenix For more information and to sign up for priority ticket access, visit thehundred.com   
    Ash Gardner, Rovman Powell and Imad Wasim were the big players of the night to join Trent Rockets at The Hundred Draft, powered b

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