The Hundred (cricket)
| Countries | United Kingdom |
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| Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Format | 100-ball cricket |
| First edition | 2021 |
| Latest edition | 2024 |
| Next edition | 2025 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin league and Playoffs |
| Number of teams | W: 8 M: 8 |
| Current champion | W: London Spirit (1st title) M: Oval Invincibles (2nd title) |
| Most successful | W: Oval Invincibles M: Oval Invincibles (2 titles each) |
| Website | The Hundred |
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The Hundred is a professional cricket league in the United Kingdom. It is the only cricket league in the world that uses the 100-ball cricket format. It is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and played during July and August each year. The competition is one of the four cricket tournaments organised by the ECB, alongside the County Championship, the One-Day Cup and the T20 Blast. The Hundred comprises eight teams, with seven based in England and one in Wales.
The format was invented with the expectation that each match would last around two-and-a-half hours. The BBC showed free-to-air broadcasts of the competition, while all of the women's matches and some of the men's matches were available to stream for free on Sky Sports' YouTube channel.
Almost all matches take place as back-to-back double-headers at the same venue on the same day. One ticket gives access to both the men's and women's games. The men's salaries are four times higher than the women's, but the tournament prize money is equal.