League: Cricket
The fourth edition of The Hundred Men’s Competition is set to explode onto the cricket scene, with the tournament running from July 23 to August 18.
Eight formidable teams – Birmingham Phoenix, Northern Superchargers, London Spirit, Manchester Originals, Oval Invincibles, Southern Brave, Trent Rockets and Welsh Fire – will lock horns in a high-octane 100-ball format.
With a packed schedule of 32 group-stage matches, each team will play eight intense encounters, a mix of home and away fixtures. The top three teams at the conclusion of the group stage will advance to the knockout phase. The team topping the points table will secure a direct entry into the final, while the second and third-placed teams will clash in an eliminator to determine the second finalist.
The tournament promises to be a thrilling showcase of world-class talent, featuring overseas players from Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the West Indies. Cricket fans are in for a treat as these cricketing superstars battle it out for glory.
Birmingham Phoenix: Chris Woakes, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali (c), Ben Duckett, Benny Howell, Jamie Smith, Louis Kimber, Tom Helm, James Fuller, Dan Mousley, Jacob Bethell, Aneurin Donald, Rishi Patel.
Overseas: Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Sean Abbott
London Spirit: Zak Crawley, Dan Lawrence (c), Liam Dawson, Dan Worrall, Olly Stone, Adam Rossington, Richard Gleeson, Ollie Pope (Matt Taylor*), Daniel Bell-Drummond, Matthew Critchley, Michael Pepper, Ravi Bopara, Ryan Higgins.
Overseas: James Neesham*, Andre Russell, Shimron Hetmyer, Nathan Ellis
Manchester Originals: Jos Buttler, Jamie Overton, Phil Salt, Paul Walter, Tom Hartley, Wayne Madsen, Scott Currie, Max Holden, Josh Hull, Tom Aspinwall, Mitch Stanley, Sonny Baker, Matthew Hurst.
Overseas: Sikandar Raza, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Usama Mir
Northern Superchargers: Harry Brook (Pat Brown*), Ben Stokes (Ben Dwarshuis*), Jason Roy, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Adam Hose, Tom Lawes, Matthew Potts, Graham Clark, Callum Parkinson, Ollie Robinson, Jordan Clark, Dillon Pennington.
Overseas: Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Santner, Matt Short
Oval Invincibles: Sam Billings (c & wk), Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Will Jacks, Jordan Cox, Gus Atkinson (Harrison Ward*), Saqib Mahmood, Spencer Johnson, Dawid Malan, Nathan Sowter, Tom Lammonby, Tawanda Muyeye, Marchant de Lange, Mark Watt.
Overseas: Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson, Donovan Ferreira
Southern Brave: Jofra Archer, James Vince, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Laurie Evans, Leus du Plooy, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton, Danny Briggs, George Garton, Alex Davies, James Coles, Joe Weatherley.
Overseas: Kieron Pollard, Akeal Hosein, Finn Allen (Daniel Hughes*)
Trent Rockets: Joe Root, Alex Hales, Lewis Gregory, Luke Wood, Tom Banton, John Turner, Sam Hain, Sam Cook, Calvin Harrison, Jordan Thompson, Adam Lyth, Ollie Robinson, Tom Alsop.
Overseas: Riley Meredith*, Rovman Powell, Rashid Khan, Imad Wasim
Welsh Fire: Jonny Bairstow, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, David Willey, Joe Clarke, Tom Abell, David Payne, Luke Wells, Roelof van der Merwe, Jake Ball, Stevie Eskinazi, Chris Cooke, Mason Crane, Ben Green.
Overseas: Matt Henry, Glenn Phillips, Haris Rauf
* – Replacement player