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Southern Brave ready to chase more glory at Utilita Bowl

The Hundred returns to Utilita Bowl next week, with Southern Brave once again among the leading contenders in both the men’s and women’s competitions. Few teams can match the success Southern Brave have enjoyed since the competition launched in 2021. The men’s side were crowned inaugural champions, lifting the title in the tournament’s first season,

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Egg and Bacon run through the heart of new London Spirit kit

London Spirit’s new kit features MCC colours as a yellow-and-red (Egg and Bacon) thread through the heart The kit marks Nike’s entry into franchise cricket, which is delivered by KitKing and carries the iconic Nike Swoosh Barclays feature on the front of the playing shirt as London Spirit’s Principal Partner The ‘Deep From Within’ campaign

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History made at The Hundred Auction

History was made across two days at The Hundred Auction, with 169 cricketers signing up to eight new teams for a combined £11.9m. The first ever major sports auction in UK history saw a number of women’s cricketers become some of the highest paid female athletes in the country. England and Somerset all-rounder Dani Gibson

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The 100 Descends Upon Us Again

The Hundred, 2025 version, returns to haunt us like the plague. “What is wrong with it?” I hear you cry.  Here are a few reasons: 1 The game format itself is a nonsense.  My reaction after first hearing of its creation was to wonder how soon it would be replaced by ‘The Fifty’.  People get

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Women’s Hundred results 2024

‘The Hundred’ Women’s Cricket Tournament results for Summer 2024 Results are listed below with links to match reports, arranged by venue * Birmingham, at Edgbaston Saturday, 3 Aug – Birmingham Phoenix 137/7 beat Southern Brave 121/10 by 16 runs – match 13@url http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2024/08/03/the-hundred-trophy-2024-match-13-phoenix-vs-brave/ Tuesday, 6 Aug – Northern Superchargers 115/5 beat Birmingham Phoenix 54/10 by

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