I was interested to see how the game would develop and what the reaction would be from seasoned cricket fans and also new spectators. Overall it would seem that the positive comments outweigh the negative. The game started slowly and to begin with was a little overwhelmed by the razzmatazz, the horrible graphics that take
Oval Invincibles v Manchester Originals at the Kia Oval on 21 July Before the match, South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp told ‘Metro’ sports reporters about feeling outside her comfort zone. Fellow South African Dane van Niekerk had told the Press that the ‘five-ball-over’ took some getting used to. On the day, 7400 spectators witnessed Marizanne Kapp
The evening the first game of The Hundred will take place at the Kia Oval, featuring the Oval Invincibles v Manchester Originals. It is a stand alone women’s fixture, tomorrow the men’s fixture will take place and thereafter each day both men’s and women’s games will be played at the same venue – women playing
The sports industry came together today to discuss how The Hundred, the new action-packed 100-ball cricket competition, has gender parity at its heart and is breaking new ground to level the playing field in cricket and the wider sporting world. History will be made at The Kia Oval on 21 July, when The Hundred kicks
● The British singer-songwriter will headline the opening game of The Hundred to celebrate the start of the competition after the expected lifting of lockdown restrictions. ● Becky Hill, who has recently released her new single ‘Remember’, will perform on 21 July at The Kia Oval for the opening women’s game ● The opening game
Teams across The Hundred Women’s Competition have today confirmed a number of new overseas signings. The new 100-ball competition, which starts with a standalone women’s fixture at the Kia Oval on July 21, will now feature five Indian superstars: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma. Verma – the No.1 ranked
To celebrate 50 days to go until the opening game of The Hundred on 21 July, 100 children today took part in a Dynamos Cricket session alongside world-class players including Heather Knight, Fran Wilson and Sarah Glenn. The Hundred will launch with an historic women’s match, Oval Invincibles vs Manchester Originals, in the new action-packed 100-ball
Three women’s teams in The Hundred have today confirmed domestic signings. Phoebe Graham and Ami Campbell have signed for Northern Superchargers, Alicia Presland and Teresa Graves have joined Trent Rockets, and Grace Gibbs has linked up with Oval Invincibles. The moves signal the end of the second phase of the player selection process in The
One of the all-time greats of women’s cricket, Sarah Taylor, has signed up to take part in The Hundred. The former England wicketkeeper will represent Welsh Fire in the first season of the new action-packed 100-ball competition. The news comes as people signed up to thehundred.com get their first chance to snap up tickets for
Australian sporting icon Ellyse Perry has become the latest global superstar to sign up for cricket’s new 100-ball competition The Hundred. The ICC Women’s Player of the Decade will play for Birmingham Phoenix in the first season of the new competition where she will line up alongside compatriot Ashleigh Gardner, New Zealand’s Sophie Devine and
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