Network of 65 hubs for nearly 3,000 children at state schools had their first national finals for boys and girls at the home of cricketLord’s was quiet, and the shout from the Tavern Stand carried right across the ground. “Girls! Girls!” A reply from t…
The summer of cricket proved mixed crowds can improve the fan experience | Emma John
It turns out that lowering the average testosterone levels of a sporting crowd really can make a differenceCricket’s culture wars can call a truce. There is something traditionalists and progressives agree on, and rather surprisingly it’s about the Hun…
The Hundred has won over the doubters and smashed its way to success | Emma John
The players enjoyed it and Kevin Pietersen was a good pundit, but teams can still work on their identitiesWell, that happened. The first edition of the Hundred is complete, after 32 games, 429 sixes, 1,581 fours and 3,327 uses of the word matchup. The …
Brave take men’s Hundred final after Tim David’s direct hit fells Phoenix
Men’s final: Brave, 168-5, beat Phoenix, 136-5, by 32 runsDavid gets Liam Livingstone out from long range to turn tideThey didn’t wait long to make it right. A few hours after their women’s side missed out on becoming the Hundred’s first champions, Sou…
The Hundred men’s final: Southern Brave v Birmingham Phoenix – live!
Oval Invincibles rout Southern Brave to take women’s titleAny comments? You can email Geoff or tweet him here 7.16pm BST 65 balls: 94-3 (Davies 13, David 8) Tim David, the man with two first names, is next up. Doesn’t wait around. Single off his first …
James Vince leads from front as Brave breeze past Rockets into Hundred final
Captain Vince hits unbeaten 45; Brave triumph by seven wicketsBrave will play Birmingham Phoenix in Lord’s final on SaturdayOn a cool, translucent night at The Oval, Trent Rockets were bowled out for 96 and trounced by seven wickets in a performance th…
Women in sport: pride, prejudice and promise
UK Sport’s Sally Munday counters claims of misogyny in the organisation’s support for female competitors, while Ann Deary Francis and Aaron Nelson say cricket’s new Hundred format has boosted the women’s gameUK Sport has a strong, proven and ongoing co…
PCA calls for changes to Hundred draft after players complain of local bias
Fear that two-tier system will create ‘super counties’‘It’s been agreed there needs to be a review of how it works’The Professional Cricketers’ Association has called for a review into the draft system for the men’s Hundred after receiving reports of p…