Inaugural season of The Hundred
Cricket tournament
The 2021 The Hundred season was the inaugural season of The Hundred , a professional franchise 100-ball cricket tournament involving eight men's and women's teams located in major cities across United Kingdom . The tournament was run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and took place for the first time, having been delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 1]
The tournament gave equal weight to both men's and women's sides, with almost all the matches taking place as back-to-back double-headers at the same venue on the same day, with one ticket giving access to both the men's and women's games.[ 2]
One-hundred-ball cricket is a form of limited overs cricket , played by two teams each playing a single innings made up of 100 deliveries .[ 3] [ 4]
The format of the game is:
100 balls per innings[ 5]
A change of ends after 10 balls[ 5]
Bowlers deliver either five or 10 consecutive balls[ 5]
Each bowler can deliver a maximum of 20 balls per game[ 5]
Each bowling side gets a strategic time-out of up to two and a half minutes[ 5]
A 25-ball powerplay start for each team[ 5]
Two fielders are allowed outside the initial 30-yard circle during the powerplay[ 5]
Teams will be able to call time-outs, as has been the case in the IPL since 2009[ 6]
The non-striker must return to their original end after a caught dismissal[ 7]
No-balls are worth two runs[ 7]
Teams
Venues in England and Wales
The eight teams competing in the 2021 season are new franchises, operating separately from the existing county cricket clubs. Each represents a large area of England and Wales, with venues chosen for their locations in major cities.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] Andy Flower replaced Stephen Fleming as the coach of Trent Rockets (men) and Jonathan Batty replaced Lydia Greenway as the coach of Oval Invincibles (women) before the start of the season.[ 11]
Tournament structure
Eight city-based teams competed for the men's and women's titles over a month between 21 July and 21 August 2021, ensuring that the competition took place during the school summer holidays . Aside from the opening two fixtures featuring the Oval Invincibles vs the Manchester Originals, all men's and women's matches were held on the same day at the same grounds.
There were 64 matches in the league stage (32 men's, 32 women's). Each team played four matches at home and four matches away. This included one match against every other side and then a second bonus match against their nearest regional rivals.[ 12]
Once the league stage was completed the top three teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the ultimate champions. The second and third teams met in a semi-final, which was played at the Oval. The winner of the semi-final then met the team that finished top of the league in the final at Lord's.[ 13]
Semifinal
Final
First-placed team
Second-placed team
Winner of semi-final
Third-placed team
Squads
Each squad was made up of 15 players, of whom a maximum of three could be overseas players. Players were signed using a draft system common in other franchise leagues. Two of the 15 players came from players who performed well in the T20 Blast .[ 8] [ 14]
On 3 October 2019 the first players to be allocated to teams were announced.[ 15]
Team
England women's central contracted players
England men's central contract player
Men's local icons
Birmingham Phoenix Amy Jones , Kirstie Gordon Chris Woakes Moeen Ali , Pat Brown
London Spirit Heather Knight , Freya Davies Zak Crawley Eoin Morgan , Dan Lawrence
Manchester Originals Kate Cross , Sophie Ecclestone Jos Buttler Saqib Mahmood , Matt Parkinson
Northern Superchargers Lauren Winfield , Linsey Smith Ben Stokes Adil Rashid , David Willey
Oval Invincibles Laura Marsh , Fran Wilson Sam Curran Jason Roy , Tom Curran
Southern Brave Anya Shrubsole , Danni Wyatt Jofra Archer James Vince , Chris Jordan
Trent Rockets Nat Sciver , Katherine Brunt Joe Root Alex Hales , Harry Gurney
Welsh Fire (Tân Cymreig Katie George , Bryony Smith Ollie Pope Tom Banton , Colin Ingram
The draft took place on 20 October 2019 at Sky Studios in Osterley.[ 16] Sky Sports and BBC Sport showed the event live.[ 17] [ 18]
Broadcasting
All games were televised by Sky Sports , with the BBC also showing 10 men's and 8 women's games free-to-air.[ 8] [ 19] [ 20]
Standings
Women
Source: ESPN Cricinfo,
[ 21] Sky Sports
[ 22] (C) Champion
advances to the Final
advances to the Eliminator
Men
Source: ESPN Cricinfo,
[ 23] Sky Sports
[ 24] (C) Champion
advances to the Final
advances to the Eliminator
July
Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Manchester Originals 0.
London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
Points: London Spirit 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.
Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Southern Brave 2, Trent Rockets 0.
Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Northern Superchargers 2, Welsh Fire 0.
London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.
Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Manchester Originals 0.
Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Northern Superchargers 2, Trent Rockets 0.
Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Southern Brave 2, Welsh Fire 0.
No toss.
No play was possible due to rain.
Points: Manchester Originals 1, Northern Superchargers 1.
Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, London Spirit 0.
Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Southern Brave 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.
Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Welsh Fire 2, Manchester Originals 0.
Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Northern Superchargers 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
August
Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.
Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Southern Brave 2, London Spirit 0.
Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Welsh Fire 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: London Spirit 2, Northern Superchargers 0.
Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.
Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field.
No further play was possible due to rain. Manchester Originals were 17 runs ahead of the DLS par score of 80 runs from 70 balls.
Points: Manchester Originals 2, Southern Brave 0.
Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, Welsh Fire 0.
Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
Rain stopped play during Northern Superchargers innings. Southern Brave were set a revised target of 89 runs from 75 balls.
Points: Southern Brave 2, Northern Superchargers 0.
Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to bat.
No play was possible due to rain.
Points: Oval Invincibles 1, Trent Rockets 1.
Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Welsh Fire 0.
Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: London Spirit 2, Manchester Originals 0.
Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Southern Brave 2, Welsh Fire 0.
Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Manchester Originals 2, Northern Superchargers 0.
Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Trent Rockets 0.
Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.
Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Manchester Originals 2, Trent Rockets 0.
Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Southern Brave 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Northern Superchargers 0.
London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
Points: London Spirit 2, Welsh Fire 0.
July
Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Manchester Originals 0.
Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, London Spirit 0.
Southern Brave won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, Southern Brave 0.
Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Welsh Fire 2, Northern Superchargers 0.
London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
No play was possible due to rain.
Points: London Spirit 1, Oval Invincibles 1.
Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Manchester Originals 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.
Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, Northern Superchargers 0.
Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Welsh Fire 2, Southern Brave 0.
No toss.
No play was possible due to rain.
Points: Manchester Originals 1, Northern Superchargers 1.
London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, London Spirit 0.
Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Southern Brave 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.
Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Manchester Originals 2, Welsh Fire 0.
Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Northern Superchargers 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
August
Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Trent Rockets 0.
London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Southern Brave 2, London Spirit 0.
Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Welsh Fire 0.
Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Northern Superchargers 2, London Spirit 0.
Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
No further play was possible due to rain.
Points: Manchester Originals 1, Southern Brave 1.
Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, Welsh Fire 0.
Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Southern Brave 2, Northern Superchargers 0.
Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
The match was reduced to 65 balls per side due to rain.
Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Trent Rockets 0.
Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
Imran Tahir (Birmingham Phoenix) took a hat-trick .Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Welsh Fire 0.
London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: London Spirit 2, Manchester Originals 0.
Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Southern Brave 2, Welsh Fire 0.
Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Northern Superchargers 2, Manchester Originals 0.
Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Trent Rockets 0.
London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.
Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Trent Rockets 2, Manchester Originals 0.
Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Southern Brave 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Northern Superchargers 0.
Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Welsh Fire 2, London Spirit 0.
Knockout stages
Women
Eliminator
Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
Men
Eliminator
Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Most runs
Most wickets
Notes
References
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