The 2022 The Hundred season was the second season of The Hundred, a professional franchise 100-ball cricket tournament involving eight men's and women's teams located in major cities across United Kingdom.
The women's Oval Invincibles defended their 2021 title, while the men's Trent Rockets won the trophy for the first time.
Teams and venues
The eight teams that competed in the 2021 season returned for a second year.
+TeamVenueWomen's CoachMen's CoachBirmingham PhoenixEdgbaston, BirminghamBen SawyerDaniel VettoriLondon SpiritLord's, LondonTrevor GriffinTrevor BaylissManchester OriginalsOld Trafford, ManchesterPaul ShawSimon KatichNorthern SuperchargersHeadingley, LeedsDanielle HazellJames FosterOval InvinciblesThe Oval, LondonJonathan BattyTom MoodySouthern BraveRose Bowl, SouthamptonCharlotte EdwardsMahela JayawardeneTrent RocketsTrent Bridge, NottinghamSalliann BeamsAndy FlowerWelsh Fire()Sophia Gardens, CardiffGareth BreeseGary Kirsten
Background
Match schedule The majority of the men's and women's matches were held on the same day at the same grounds, with a single ticket giving access to both contests. Each men's team played four matches at home and four away, facing every other team once, plus a bonus match against their nearest regional rival.
The women's competition in 2022 was affected by the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, which reduced the availability of players at the start of the tournament. As a result, the women's tournament began a week later, and each team played only six group-stage matches, meaning some teams did not meet each other.
Knockout stage Once the league stage was completed, the top three teams advanced to the knockout stage. The second- and third-placed teams contested a semi-final at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, with the winner facing the first-placed team in the final at Lord's.
Inaugural season impact The inaugural 2021 The Hundred season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic but sold over 500,000 tickets and was seen as a significant boost for women's cricket.
With the easing of pandemic restrictions, more overseas players were expected to participate in the second season.
Player salaries Player salaries were also increased for the 2022 season. Male players received a 25% raise, with each team allowed up to £1 million for wages, while female players’ salaries more than doubled to £250,000 per side.
Draft and retention
Women Women's teams were allowed to retain an unlimited number of players from the previous season. The teams chose to retain between five and twelve players. The remaining places were filled during the Women's Selection Process and the Overseas Wildcard Draft. Price Birmingham Phoenix London Spirit Manchester Originals Northern Superchargers Oval Invincibles Southern Brave Trent Rockets Welsh Fire £31.25k Amy Jones Chloe Brewer Sophie Ecclestone Gaby Lewis Dane van Niekerk Danni Wyatt Nat Sciver Tammy Beaumont £31.25k Sophie Devine Beth Mooney Lizelle Lee Alyssa Healy Marizanne Kapp Smriti Mandhana Kim Garth Rachael Haynes £25k Ellyse Perry Amelia Kerr Kate Cross Laura Wolvaardt Kirstie White Sophia Dunkley Katherine Brunt Annabel Sutherland £25k Sophie Molineux Megan Schutt Deandra Dottin* Jenny Gunn Shabnim Ismail Anya Shrubsole Mignon du Preez Fran Wilson £18.75k Georgia Elwiss Freya Davies Emma Lamb Linsey Smith Mady Villiers Amanda-Jade Wellington Sarah Glenn Katie George £18.75k Kirstie Gordon Sophie Luff Amy Satterthwaite Alice Davidson-Richards Lauren Winfield-Hill Tahlia McGrath Bryony Smith Hayley Matthews* £15k Issy Wong Charlie Dean Ellie Threlkeld Hollie Armitage Aylish Cranstone Maia Bouchier Kathryn Bryce Claire Nicholas £15k Eve Jones Danielle Gibson Cordelia Griffith Beth Langston Alice Capsey Lauren Bell Alana King Alex Hartley £12.5k Emily Arlott Amara Carr Hannah Jones Katie Levick Danielle Gregory Carla Rudd Abbey Freeborn Georgia Hennessy £12.5k Gwen Davies Naomi Dattani Ami Campbell Bess Heath Grace Gibbs Georgia Adams Marie Kelly Fi Morris £10k Abtaha Maqsood Grace Scrivens Georgie Boyce Kalea Moore Eva Gray Tara Norris Sophie Munro Alex Griffiths £10k Davina Perrin Natasha Wraith Phoebe Graham Liz Russell Emily Windsor Jo Gardner Alexa Stonehouse Sarah Bryce £7.5k Ria Fackrell Alice Monaghan Laura Jackson Lucy Higham Sophia Smale Paige Scholfield Georgia Davis Hannah Baker £7.5k Phoebe Franklin Grace Ballinger Grace Potts Bethany Harmer Kira Chathli Freya Kemp Ella Claridge Lauren Filer £7.5k Sterre Kalis Nancy Harman Mahika Gaur Rachel Slater Ryana MacDonald-Gay Ella McCaughan Emma Marlow Nicole Harvey Wildcard Deepti Sharma Jess Kerr Lea Tahuhu Heather Graham Suzie Bates Molly Strano Elyse Villani Nicola Carey Replacement *Erin Burns *Maddy Green
Men Men's teams were allowed to retain up to ten players from the previous season by negotiating new contracts directly with players until the retention window closed.
A player draft then took place in May to fill the forty-two remaining squad players, with teams taking turns to sign available players in vacant salary bands. Picks were in reverse order of where a team finished in the previous season. Price Birmingham Phoenix London Spirit Manchester Originals Northern Superchargers Oval Invincibles Southern Brave Trent Rockets Welsh Fire Central Chris Woakes Zak Crawley Jos Buttler Ben Stokes Sam Curran Jofra Archer Joe Root Jonny BairstowCentralJack LeachMark WoodOllie RobinsonRory BurnsDawid MalanOllie Pope £125k Matthew Wade Kieron Pollard Andre Russell Dwayne Bravo Sunil Narine Quinton de Kock Tom Kohler-Cadmore Joe Clarke £125k Liam Livingstone Liam Dawson Laurie Evans Adil Rashid Jason Roy Marcus Stoinis Rashid Khan Tom Banton £100k Olly Stone Glenn Maxwell Wanindu Hasaranga David Willey Sam Billings James Vince Alex Hales Adam Zampa £100k Moeen Ali Eoin Morgan Phil Salt Faf du Plessis Tom Curran Tymal Mills Lewis Gregory Ben Duckett £75k Adam Milne Riley Meredith Daniel Worrall Wahab Riaz Will Jacks Chris Jordan Colin Munro David Miller £75k Benny Howell Jordan Thompson Matt Parkinson Harry Brook Saqib Mahmood George Garton Ian Cockbain Jake Ball £60k Kane Richardson Mason Crane Sean Abbott Adam Hose Rilee Rossouw Alex Davies Marchant de Lange Naseem Shah £60k Tom Abell Dan Lawrence Jamie Overton Brydon Carse Reece Topley Jake Lintott Luke Wood David Payne £50k Matthew Fisher Daniel Bell-Drummond Tom Hartley Matthew Potts Danny Briggs Rehan Ahmed Samit Patel Sam Hain £50k Will Smeed Chris Wood Tom Lammonby John Simpson Hilton Cartwright Tim David Matt Carter Leus du Plooy £40k Chris Benjamin Adam Rossington Colin Ackermann Roelof van der Merwe Matt Milnes Ross Whiteley Steven Mullaney Ryan Higgins £40k Miles Hammond Ravi Bopara Wayne Madsen Adam Lyth Jack Leaning Craig Overton Sam Cook Matt Critchley £30k Graeme van Buuren Blake Cullen Fred Klaassen Luke Wright Jordan Cox Joe Weatherley Luke Fletcher Jacob Bethell £30k Henry Brookes Brad Wheal Calvin Harrison Callum Parkinson Nathan Sowter Dan Moriarty Tom Moores Josh Cobb
Broadcasting Sky Sports showed every match in the competition live on its subscription television service, while the BBC also broadcast some matches live on free-to-air television and broadcast commentary on its radio services. Some of the games shown on Sky were simulcast on YouTube and TikTok.
Standings Women
advanced to Final advanced to the Eliminator
Men
advanced to Final advanced to the Eliminator
Results
Women The following teams did not play each other in the group stage, due to the shortened women's competition: Oval Invincibles and Welsh Fire, Northern Superchargers and Trent Rockets, London Spirit and Manchester Originals, Southern Brave and Birmingham Phoenix.
Men
Knockout stages Women
Eliminator
Final
Men
Eliminator
Final
Statistics Most runs
+ WomenRunsPlayerTeamHigh score 286 Laura Wolvaardt Northern Superchargers 90 not out 232 Suzie Bates Oval Invincibles 79 not out 228 Nat Sciver Trent Rockets 72 not out 219 Lauren Winfield-Hill Oval Invincibles 74 not out 211 Smriti Mandhana Southern Brave 57 not out Source: ESPN Cricinfo
+ MenRunsPlayerTeamHigh score 377 Dawid Malan Trent Rockets 98 not out 353 Phil Salt Manchester Originals 70 not out 299 Adam Lyth Northern Superchargers 79 261 Will Jacks Oval Invincibles 108 not out 259 Alex Hales Trent Rockets 59 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Most wickets
+ WomenWicketsPlayerTeamBest bowling 17 Amanda-Jade Wellington Southern Brave 3/17 11 Lauren Bell Southern Brave 4/109 Emily Arlott Birmingham Phoenix 3/199 Bryony Smith Trent Rockets 3/219 Amelia Kerr London Spirit 2/14 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
+ MenWicketsPlayerTeamBest bowling14 Paul Walter Manchester Originals 3/2014 Tom Helm Birmingham Phoenix 4/1714 Jordan Thompson London Spirit 4/2113 Josh Little Manchester Originals 5/1313 Kane Richardson Birmingham Phoenix 3/19 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Notes
References
External links Official website Women's competition home at ESPN Cricinfo Men's competition home at ESPN Cricinfo