The Hundred cricket: All you need to know

The Hundred is a novel 100-ball cricket tournament that started in 2021. It involves eight men’s and women’s teams across England and Wales and is an exciting evolution in the world of white-ball cricket.

Here’s your ultimate guide to The Hundred as it heads into its fourth season with all the information you need, from dates and fixtures to format and rules and who will be playing.

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What is The Hundred cricket?

The format is simple and has been designed to be as straightforward as possible in the hope of attracting a new audience to the game. Each side will have 100 balls against their opponents, which will follow a T20 style of play in terms of scoring pace. The key change is the removal of the six-ball over, with the change of ends happening after ten balls and a change of bowler allowed after either five or ten consecutive balls.

The organisers of The Hundred have been hopeful of emulating the success of other franchise tournaments such as the IPL and Big Bash. Superstars from all over the world will travel to The Hundred’s eight cricket venues where its fixtures are held over a short period of time. The tournament comprises of eight teams strategically located around the country in order to maximise the chance that fans will be able to see a game at their local ground.

The Hundred rules

Cricket is a complex game of strategy and all kinds of intricacies, so when you throw a completely new format into the mix, confusion is inevitable.

However, the point of The Hundred is to simplify cricket as we know it and, in turn, open the game up to a new audience, so under that premise, it should be straightforward and easy to understand.

How many balls per over in The Hundred?

Much like traditional one-day cricket, there are two teams consisting of 11 players, and each team has an innings to bat through. The highest scoring team in their innings is the winner, which sounds simple enough. However, each innings will consist of 100 balls – hence The Hundred.

This is the biggest difference. If using traditional overs, 16.4 overs would be bowled, but this is not traditional. Instead, this formula doesn’t rely on conventional overs and bowlers can actually bowl in five or 10-ball stints up to a maximum of 20 balls.

Powerplays remain fairly similar to one-day cricket, however, this comes with the caveat that the powerplay is measured by 25 balls. During this time only two fielders will be able to stand outside of the 30-yard ring.

Timeouts

Timeouts are what they say on the tin. When they are bowling, each team has the freedom to play a 150-second timeout at any point. It can be a bid to turn the game in a team’s favour, to break the opponent’s concentration when they are steaming ahead or simply to initiate a quick rest when the heat is on.

What is the prize money?

The prize pool for 2024’s The Hundred is £600,000 to be split between the winning men’s and women’s teams.

The winning men’s and women’s teams will win £150,000 each, with the runners-up claiming £75,000 and an even split going towards various player awards.

How many matches are played?

The Hundred is a league which features 32 matches between eight teams. At the end of the 32 games, the top three teams with the most points progress to finals day. The team that finished top goes straight into the final while the second and third-placed sides compete for the last spot.

Due to The Hundred only featuring 100 balls per over, the matches can be very quick and are therefore exciting, fast-paced and engaging. A game is more than likely to be over in less than three hours of play.

When and where does The Hundred start?

The Hundred gets underway on Tuesday, 23rd July. Fixtures will run regularly until the final, which will be held on 18th August at Lord’s.

When is The Hundred final 2024?

The Hundred final will be played at Lord’s Cricket Ground on 18th August and will feature the team that finishes top of The Hundred league and the winner of the second and third place eliminator.

If it rains, The Hundred has confirmed that they will offer refunds and reimbursements (in accordance with their refund policy) to all paying fans that require them. In 2021, The Hundred provided a backup date for the final, though it was not needed.

The Hundred cricket teams 2024

Men’s competition

Birmingham Phoenix

C- Chris Woakes, Naseem Shah, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Ben Duckett, Benny Howell, Adam Milne, Jamie Smith, Will Smeed, Sean Abbott, Tom Helm, James Fuller, Dan Mousley, Jacob Bethell, Aneurin Donald, Rishi Patel.

London Spirit

C – Zak Crawley, Andre Russell, Shimron Hetmyer, Nathan Ellis, Dan Lawrence, Liam Dawson, Daniel Worrall, Olly Stone, Adam Rossington, Richard Gleeson, Ollie Pope, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Matt Critchley, Michael Pepper, Ravi Bopara, Ryan Higgins.

Manchester Originals

C – Jos Buttler, Jamie Overton, Phil Salt, Sikander Raza, Paul Walter, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Tom Hartley, Usama Mir, Wayne Madsen, Max Holden, Josh Hull, Mitchell Stanley, Sonny Baker, Matthew Hurst, Tom Aspinwall, Scott Currie.

Northern Superchargers

C – Ben Stokes, Nicholas Pooran, Adil Rashid, Harry Brook, Reece Topley, Daniel Sams, Matthew Short, Adam Hose, Tom Lawes, Matthew Potts, Graham Clark, Callum Parkinson, Ollie G Robinson, Jordan Clark, Dillon Pennington, Jason Roy.

Oval Invincibles

C – Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Will Jacks, Adam Zampa, Jordan Cox, Gus Atkinson, Sam Billings, Saqib Mahmood, Spencer Johnson, Dawid Malan, Nathan Sowter, Donovan Ferreira, Tom Lammonby, Tuwanda Muyeye, Marchant de Lange, Mark Watt.

Southern Brave

C – Jofra Archer, Kieron Pollard, James Vince, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Laurie Evans, Leus du Plooy, Akeal Hosein, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton, Finn Allen, Danny Briggs, George Garton, Alex Davies, James Coles, Joe Weatherley.

Trent Rockets

C – Joe Root, Rovman Powell, Rashid Khan, Imad Wasim, Alex Hales, Lewis Gregory, Luke Wood, Tom Banton, John Turner, Sam Hain, Sam Cook, Calvin Harrison, Jordan Thompson, Adam Lyth, Ollie E Robinson, Tom Alsop.

Welsh Fire

C – Jonny Bairstow, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, David Willey, Joe Clarke, Haris Rauf, Tom Abell, Glenn Phillips, David Payne, Luke Wells, Roelof van der Merwe, Jake Ball, Stephen Eskinazi, Chris Cooke, Matt Henry, Mason Crane, Ben Green.

Women’s competition

Birmingham Phoenix

C – Amy Jones, Sophie Devine, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Katie Levick, Issy Wong, Emily Arlott, Hannah Baker, Seren Smale, Chloe Brewer, Sterre Kalis, Charis Pavely, Fran Wilson, Alice Macleod, Emma Jones, Suzie Bates.

London Spirit

C – Meg Lanning, Heather Knight, Grace Harris, Danielle Gibson, Charlie Dean, Sarah Glenn, Cordelia Griffith, Georgia Redmayne, Eva Gray, Sophie Munro, Hannah Jones, Tara Norris, Niamh Holland, Abigail Freeborn, Ellie Anderson.

Manchester Originals

C – Beth Mooney, Sophie Ecclestone, Sophie Molineux, Laura Wolvaart, Lauren Filer, Evelyn Jones, Emma Lamb, Fi Morris, Kathryn Bryce, Phoebe Graham, Eleanor Threlkeld, Liberty Heap, Danielle Gregory, Alice Monaghan.

Northern Superchargers

C – Annabel Sutherland, Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Wareham, Kate Cross, Bess Heath, Linsey Smith, Alice Davidson-Richards, Hollie Armitage, Grace Ballinger, Marie Kelly, Lucy Higham, Ella Claridge, Davina Perrin, Jodi Grewcock, Sophia Turner.

Oval Invincibles

C – Chamari Athapaththu, Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Tash Farrant, Mady Villiers, Paige Scholfield, Sophia Smale, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Jo Gardner, Lizzie Scott, Georgie Boyce, Rachel Slater, Amara Carr, Laura Harris.

Southern Brave

C – Smriti Mandhana, Danni Wyatt, Chloe Tryon, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Freya Kemp, Naomi Dattani, Georgia Adams, Lauren Cheatle, Kalea Moore, Matilda Corteen-Coleman, Rhianna Southby, Mary Taylor, Sophie Luff, Katie Jones, Charli Knott.

Trent Rockets

C – Ashleigh Gardner, Nat Scriver-Brunt, Grace Scrivens, Alan King, Heather Graham, Bryony Smith, Katie George, Kirstie Gordon, Grace Potts, Alexa Stonehouse, Josie Groves, Kira Chathli, Cassidy McCarthy, Aylish Cranstone, Nat Wraith.

Welsh Fire

C – Hayley Matthew, Sophia Dunkley, Shabnim Ismail, Tammy Beaumont, Jess Jonassen, Georgia Elwiss, Sarah Bryce, Freya Davies, Phoebe Franklin, Emily Windsor, Ella McCaughan, Claire Nicholas, Alex Griffiths, Georgia Davis, Kate Coppack.

Who won The Hundred last year?

The men’s Hundred was won by Oval Invincibles and women’s by Southern Brave. The final matches finished:

Men’s – Oval Invincibles: 161/5, Manchester Originals: 147/6.

Women’s – Southern Brave: 139/6, Northern Supercharges: 105 – all out.

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