Categories: the hundred

  • ECB finalises deals with strategic partners in The Hundred, unlocking hundreds of millions of pounds for game-wide growth

    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today confirmed a landmark achievement in the evolution of The Hundred, with deals now complete with the first six strategic partners for The Hundred teams.
    The remaining two are set for formal completion at a later date. They remain on track, in line with the ECB having offered investors the option of completing later.
    This pivotal moment sees The H

  • Anderson and Flintoff selected in The Hundred Vitality Wildcard Draft

    James Anderson and Rocky Flintoff will both take part in The Hundred this season after being selected in The Hundred Vitality Wildcard Draft.
    Anderson, 42, an England great and one of the finest bowlers to ever play the game, was selected by Manchester Originals. Flintoff, 17, will join up with his father Andrew, Head Coach at Northern Superchargers.
    The pair were two of 32 names drafted in

  • Toyota expands cricket partnerships, unveiled as Automotive Partner for The Hundred's revamped 2025 playing kits

    The Hundred has today released eight new playing kits for 2025, with the latest designs going on sale a little over a month before the fifth year of the competition begins.
    The new 2025 kits, which feature Toyota prominently on the sleeve, will continue to showcase KP Snacks’ brands on the front of the shirts.
    Toyota have deepened their relationship with cricket in England and Wales by featu

  • The Hundred kit launch 2025 – the action-packed competition gets its latest revamp

    The Hundred has today released eight new playing kits for 2025, with the latest designs going on sale a little over a month before the fifth year of the competition begins.
    The New Balance kits, which are made from 100% recycled materials and fully recyclable, feature New Balance’s NB DRY fast-drying technology which wicks moisture away from the body.
    This year, the kits will see Toyota on t

  • ECB and BBC announce extended TV partnership

    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and BBC have today announced a new extension to their strategic partnership which will see the broadcaster continuing to screen England Men’s and Women’s international highlights and live coverage of The Hundred for the next four years.
    The deal which runs from 2025-28 will see highlights of England Men’s and Women’s internationals broadcast across BBC

  • ECB and KP Snacks announce partnership to become official team partner of England Cricket

    KP Snacks becomes Official Team Partner of England Cricket, featuring on the sleeve of the new England match and training shirts The partnership’s vision is to encourage healthier lifestyles and inspire more people to get involved with cricket, aiming to create a million opportunities for people to get active by 2033 This partnership is in addition to the existing KP Snacks partnership of The Hun

  • David Warner, Georgia Voll, Sophie Devine and Jamie Overton picked in The Hundred Draft

    David Warner, Georgia Voll and Jamie Overton were three of the biggest names to be selected in The Hundred Draft today.
    Australia's Georgia Voll was the first pick in the women’s competition, while big-hitting England all-rounder Jamie Overton went first in the men’s competition.
    Legendary Australian opener David Warner will join Overton and Justin Langer in calling Lord's their new home. En

  • Maxwell, Dottin, Warner, Healy and Russell among players in The Hundred Draft

    International superstars Glenn Maxwell, Deandra Dottin, Sophie Devine, David Warner, Andre Russell and Alyssa Healy are some of the big names available to teams in The Hundred Draft, scheduled to take place on Wednesday 12 March.
    The big name overseas stars are joined by a group of top-class domestic names also vying to be picked ahead of the fifth year of the competition, including Jamie Overt

  • Vikram Banerjee appointed Managing Director, The Hundred

    The ECB has appointed Vikram Banerjee as Managing Director of The Hundred, giving him responsibility for accelerating the competition's global growth. This appointment follows his successful leadership in attracting strategic investors to The Hundred, resulting in a combined valuation of £975 million for the eight teams within just four years of the competition’s inception.
    In his new role, Vik

  • Steve Smith, Meg Lanning, Megan Schutt and Rashid Khan join The Hundred

    Steve Smith, Meg Lanning, Megan Schutt and Rashid Khan among a superstar list of Direct Signings 148 places confirmed through retentions and Direct Signings, 68 left to fill at The Hundred Draft on 12 March England players retained include Jos Buttler, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Joe Root, Harry Brook and Sophie Ecclestone Ellyse Perry, Tim Southee, Hayley Matthews and Phoebe Litchfield some of the oversea

  • Bidders enter exclusivity period to become partners in The Hundred teams

    Parties chosen after comprehensive three-round bidding process which attracted interest from around the world Subject to successful conclusion of deals, they will partner with host clubs to run each Hundred team and help realise global ambitions for the competition The eight teams have been valued at a total of just over £975m, with more than £520m set to be injected into the professional and rec

  • 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 delivere

  • 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

  • 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 J

  • 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

  • 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 performin

  • 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

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