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English Cricket Chiefs Confirm Sale Of Six Hundred Franchises

Six teams in English cricket's controversial Hundred competition have now been sold to private investors, with deals for the Oval Invincibles and Trent Rockets still to be formally completed, officials announced Wednesday.

International Business Times

England's The Hundred will have strong Aussie accent

The last recruitment phase for The Hundred has concluded with 24 Australians set to play in the latest edition of England's white-ball franchise competition.

AAP

Warner joins London Spirit in men’s Hundred but Anderson unsold in draft

David Warner is in line to make his Hundred debut after he was recruited by London Spirit with Jimmy Anderson unsold in the latest draft

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PCA says gender wage disparity in Hundred ‘cannot be allowed to continue’

The top salary band in the men’s squads is now £200,000 compared to £65,000 in the women’s game.

The Independent UK

Heather Knight, James Anderson and Rocky Flintoff among names for Hundred draft

More than 800 players have registered to vie for a place in this summer’s competition.

The Independent UK

Steve Smith and Meg Lanning lead deadline day deals to join The Hundred

The Australian duo are just two of the big names who will be playing in the competition with the likes of New Zealand’s Trent Boult and England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt also signed up

The Independent UK

England Test captain Ben Stokes to miss Hundred as he manages fitness pre-Ashes

The 33-year-old all-rounder tore his hamstring while playing for Andrew Flintoff’s Superchargers in the Hundred last August.

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Ben Stokes to skip the Hundred in order to focus on England’s Ashes tour

Ben Stokes has withdrawn from this year’s Hundred in order to prioritise his fitness, while Moeen Ali has withdrawn and retired from the county game

The Guardian - UK

ECB: Near £1bn from Hundred auction will protect cricket for generations to come

Investors from around the world have poured lavish sums into the game in return for stakes in eight city-based teams.

The Independent UK

The Hundred: Chiefs told widening pay gap is 'not fair and not right'

English cricket celebrating near-£500million windfall from franchise sell-off

Evening Standard

Hundred auction concludes with tournament valued at close to £1bn

GMR have agreed to pay a reported fee of nearly £50m for a 49 per cent stake in Southern Brave.

The Independent UK

The Hundred: Mumbai Indians owners agree landmark deal to buy stake in Oval Invincibles

Reliance Industries Limited are owned by India’s richest family

Evening Standard

ECB accused of ‘selling family silver’ as Hundred auction starts with Invincibles

The ECB has been accused of ‘selling the family silver and cricket’s soul’ by one of the Hundred bidders with Oval Invicibles to be sold first when the final round of the auction begins today

The Guardian - UK

Ambani and Goenka put bids on stakes in the Hundred teams

LONDON: Indian billionaires Sanjiv Goenka and Mukesh Ambani have put in opening bids for multiple franchises in the Hundred, TOI can confirm. Both billionaires offered bids to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in the first round of bidding last Friday to buy stakes in multiple teams, insiders said.

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Ben Stokes issues injury update ahead of England’s tour of Pakistan

Ben Stokes sustained a hamstring injury in the Hundred and missed the rest of the international summer

Evening Standard

England blow as Jos Buttler setback rules captain out of T20 series against Australia

Plans for comeback in Lancashire’s clash with Sussex shelved due to calf problem

The Independent UK

Alice Capsey pleased to see England players continue momentum during The Hundred

Capsey has been in fine form for Oval Invincibles.

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How to watch The Hundred 2024 online or on TV, Eliminators and finals

Here's how you can watch The Hundred 2024 online, which started on July 24 and ends with the finals on Sunday, August 18.

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The Guardian - UK

ECB wants to keep the Hundred name even if it switches to Twenty20 format

A source involved in talks about the future of the Hundred says it wants to keep its ‘really powerful brand’ even if the format does change in 2028

The Guardian - UK

Warner and Roy snubbed for Hundred as Phoenix women turn to Jones

Jason Roy and David Warner were among the high-profile players to go unclaimed at the Hundred draft, while Australians proved most popular in the women’s competition

AAP

Aussies again in demand for English cricket's Hundred

Nine Australians who starred in last year's edition of The Hundred have been retained by their teams to compete in the 2024 edition.

The Independent UK

IPL’s record spending spree leaves The Hundred with a problem

Mitchell Starc became the most expensive cricketer ever at the IPL Auction

The Independent UK

Jos Buttler says Hundred was great preparation for New Zealand series

England begin the T20 leg of the Black Caps’ tour at Chester-le-Street on Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

ECB chief rejects Hundred criticism and insists it's going to be made "bigger and better"

The Hundred has been widely criticised since its inception in 2021 for cannibalising the domestic game, but ECB chief executive Richard Gould insists there are no plans to scrap it

Evening Standard

The Hundred: London Spirit pick up England U19 star Grace Scrivens and American bowler Tara Norris

London Spirit have re-signed England U19 star Grace Scrivens and picked up American bowler Tara Norris ahead of this summer’s latest edition of the Hundred.

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