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The Controversial Hundred

The Hundred is a 100-ball cricket tournament involving men's and women's teams located in major cities across England and Wales.

Despite praise from some, it has attracted a lot of negative comments


The video above from Glamorgan Cricket Club tries to explain it.

Why don't people like the idea?

The decision to create a new format of cricket, with teams based in just seven major cities, has split opinion between traditionalists who favour the historic county cricket structure.

One Lancashire Cricket fan told us: 

"Why can't the ECB just invest in the formats we already have? The various Twenty Twenty competitions that they've organised have been mostly successful and should be expanded on."

A Twitter account named 'Love cricket - Oppose The Hundred' was set up. One of their latest tweets said the following:

Who's in favour of it?

According to Wikipedia, many current players are actually in favour of the new format being created.

England's current Test captain, Joe Root, welcomed the ECB's plans, believing it would attract a completely new audience to the game. England's ODI and T20 captain, Eoin Morgan has expressed a similar opinion.

Former England captain Nasser Hussain was also in favour and believes it could be very exciting. 

Who will be involved?

  • Manchester Originals - Old Trafford Cricket Ground, 
  • Northern Superchargers  - Emerald Headingley Cricket Ground,
  • Birmingham Phoenix - Edgbaston Cricket Ground, 
  • Trent Rockets - Trent Bridge,
  • Welsh Fire - Sophia Gardens,
  • London Spirit - Lord's Cricket Ground,
  • Oval Invincibles - The Oval, 
  • Southern Brave - Rose Bowl,

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