The Hundred (cricket)
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The Hundred is a 100-ball cricket tournament involving teams in major cities across England and Wales run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) which took place for the first time in 2021.
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Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
Format | 100-ball cricket |
First edition | 2021 |
Latest edition | 2023 |
Next edition | 2024 |
Tournament format | Round-robin league and Playoffs |
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Current champion |
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2024 The Hundred season |
The format was invented with the expectation that each match would last around two-and-a-half hours.[1] The BBC showed free-to-air broadcasts of the competition, while all of the women's matches and some of the men's matches were available to stream for free on Sky Sports' YouTube channel.[2][3]
Almost all matches take place as back-to-back double-headers at the same venue on the same day. One ticket gives access to both the men's and women's games. The men's salaries are four times higher than the women's, but the tournament prize money is equal.[4][5][6]