The 2023 The Hundred season was the third 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 Southern Brave and the men's Oval Invincibles won the trophy for the first time.
Teams and venues
The eight teams that competed in the 2022 season returned for a third year. +TeamVenueWomen's CoachMen's CoachBirmingham PhoenixEdgbaston, BirminghamBen SawyerDaniel VettoriLondon SpiritLord's, LondonAshley NoffkeTrevor BaylissManchester OriginalsOld Trafford, ManchesterStephen ParrySimon KatichNorthern SuperchargersHeadingley, LeedsDanielle HazellJames FosterOval InvinciblesThe Oval, LondonJonathan BattyTom MoodySouthern BraveRose Bowl, SouthamptonCharlotte EdwardsStephen FlemingTrent RocketsTrent Bridge, NottinghamJon LewisAndy FlowerWelsh Fire ()Sophia Gardens, CardiffGareth BreeseMichael Hussey
Background
Draft and Retention As in previous editions, eight city-based teams competed for both the men's and women's titles over a month, from 1 August to 27 August 2023. Teams were selected through the draft and retention system, which allowed franchises to retain key players from previous seasons while filling remaining slots through the draft.
Salaries and Prize Money Salaries for male and female competitors were frozen at 2022 levels. Men earned between £30,000 and £125,000, while women earned between £7,500 and £31,250.
The total prize fund was £600,000. Each winning team received £150,000, the runner-up £75,000, and the remaining amount was distributed among players as individual awards.
Format The group stage consisted of 64 matches (32 men's and 32 women's), with all matches held on the same day at the same grounds, accessible with a single ticket. Each team played four matches at home and four away, facing every other team once, plus a bonus match against their nearest regional rival.
After the league stage, the top three teams advanced to the knockout stage. The second- and third-placed teams played a semi-final at The Oval in London, with the winner progressing to meet the first-placed team in the final at Lord's.
Draft
Women For the first time, in 2023, a women's draft was also implemented. This was the first time such a draft had ever taken place in any major women's UK sporting event. Price Birmingham Phoenix London Spirit Manchester Originals Northern Superchargers Oval Invincibles Southern Brave Trent Rockets Welsh Fire £31.25k Sophie Devine Grace Harris Laura Wolvaardt Kate Cross Suzie Bates Danni Wyatt-Hodge Harmanpreet Kaur Sophia Dunkley £31.25k Amy Jones Heather Knight Sophie Ecclestone Alyssa Healy Marizanne Kapp Smriti Mandhana Nat Sciver-Brunt Shabnim Ismail £25k Ellyse Perry Sarah Glenn Amanda-Jade Wellington Georgia Wareham Alice Capsey Anya Shrubsole Katherine Sciver-Brunt Tammy Beaumont £25k Issy Wong Amelia Kerr Deandra Dottin Heather Graham Lauren Winfield-Hill Chloe Tryon Alana King Hayley Matthews £18.75k Hannah Baker Sophie Munro Kathryn Bryce Alice Davidson-Richards Dane van Niekerk Maitlan Brown Lizelle Lee Georgia Elwiss £18.75k Eve Jones Charlie Dean Emma Lamb Linsey Smith Tash Farrant Lauren Bell Bryony Smith Freya Davies £15k Katie Levick Sophie Luff Katie George Hollie Armitage Mady Villiers Maia Bouchier Kirstie Gordon Laura Harris £15k Emily Arlott Dani Gibson Ellie Threlkeld Bess Heath Paige Scholfield Freya Kemp Grace Potts Alex Hartley £12.5k Erin Burns Richa Ghosh Ami Campbell Marie Kelly Ryana MacDonald-Gay Georgia Adams Jo Gardner Claire Nicholas £12.5k Abtaha Maqsood Grace Scrivens Fi Morris Aylish Cranstone Sophia Smale Kalea Moore Fran Wilson Sarah Bryce £10k Davina Perrin Tara Norris Phoebe Graham Georgie Boyce Cordelia Griffith Rhianna Southby Alexa Stonehouse Emily Windsor £10k Abbey Freeborn Lauren Filer Amara Carr Lucy Higham Hannah Rainey Dani Gregory Naomi Dattani Ella McCaughan £7.5k Charis Pavely Niamh Holland Liberty Heap Leah Dobson Kira Chathli Seren Smale Josie Groves Alex Griffiths £7.5k Sterre Kalis Chloe Hill Mahika Gaur Grace Ballinger Claudie Cooper Ellie Anderson Nat Wraith Chloe Skelton £7.5k Chloe Brewer Alice Monaghan Laura Jackson Grace Hall Lizzie Scott Mary Taylor Cassidy McCarthy Kate Coppack
Men Men's teams were allowed to retain up to ten of the previous season's men's players 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, beginning with London Spirit and ending with Southern Brave.
The ECB announced that the availability of players who played in the 2023 Ashes series would be assessed at the end of the series. Price Birmingham Phoenix London Spirit Manchester Originals Northern Superchargers Oval Invincibles Southern Brave Trent Rockets Welsh Fire Central Chris Woakes Mark Wood Jos Buttler Ben Stokes Sam Curran Jofra Archer Joe Root Jonny Bairstow £125k Ben Duckett Mitch Marsh Wanindu Hasaranga Adil Rashid Sunil Narine Leus du Plooy Tom Kohler-Cadmore Tom Abell £125k Liam Livingstone Glenn Maxwell Phil Salt Harry Brook Will Jacks Tim David Rashid Khan David Willey £100k Moeen Ali Olly Stone Laurie Evans Reece Topley Jason Roy James Vince Dawid Malan Shaheen Shah Afridi £100k Shadab Khan Nathan Ellis Ashton Turner Tom Banton Tom Curran Chris Jordan Alex Hales Joe Clarke £75k Adam Milne Liam Dawson Jamie Overton Michael Bracewell Sam Billings Devon Conway Lewis Gregory Glenn Phillips £75k Benny Howell Dan Lawrence Tom Hartley Adam Lyth Saqib Mahmood Tymal Mills Luke Wood Ollie Pope £60k Will Smeed Zak Crawley Richard Gleeson Adam Hose Heinrich Klaasen Rehan Ahmed Colin Munro Haris Rauf £60k Kane Richardson Jordan Thompson Paul Walter Brydon Carse Ross Whiteley Craig Overton Sam Cook David Payne £50k Jamie Smith Mason Crane Josh Tongue Matty Potts Jordan Cox Finn Allen Daniel Sams Roelof van der Merwe £50k Tom Helm Adam Rossington Josh Little David Wiese Gus Atkinson George Garton Samit Patel Jake Ball £40k Miles Hammond Chris Wood Wayne Madsen Bas de Leede Ihsan Ullah James Fuller Sam Hain Stevie Eskinazi £40k Chris Benjamin Ravi Bopara Tom Lammonby Wayne Parnell Danny Briggs Alex Davies Brad Wheal Dan Douthwaite £30k Dan Mousley Michael Pepper Mitchell Stanley Callum Parkinson Nathan Sowter Joe Weatherley Matt Carter George Scrimshaw Wildcard (£30k) Jacob Bethell Matt Critchley Max Holden Ollie Robinson Tawanda Muyeye Matthew Fisher John Turner Luke Wells Wildcard (£30k) Henry Brookes Daniel Bell-Drummond Fred Klaassen Saif Zaib Zak Chappell Jafer Chohan Tom Moores Chris Cooke
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.
Standings Women
advanced to Final advanced to the Eliminator
Men
advanced to Final advanced to the Eliminator
Results
Women
Men
Knockout stages Women
Eliminator
Final
Men
Eliminator
Final
Statistics Most runs
+ WomenRunsPlayerTeamHigh score 295 Danni Wyatt Southern Brave 67 290 Tammy Beaumont Welsh Fire 118 279 Phoebe Litchfield Northern Superchargers 68 268 Maia Bouchier Southern Brave 63 not out 262 Sophia Dunkley Welsh Fire 68 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
+ MenRunsPlayerTeamHigh score 391 Jos Buttler Manchester Originals 82 240 Finn Allen Southern Brave 69 238 Harry Brook Northern Superchargers 105 not out 232 Phil Salt Manchester Originals 86 227 Will Jacks Oval Invincibles 68 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
+ WomenWicketsPlayerTeamBest bowling 16 Georgia Adams Southern Brave 4/11 11 Sarah Glenn London Spirit 3/1511 Marizanne Kapp Oval Invincibles 4/1811 Katie Levick Birmingham Phoenix 2/1211 Shabnim Ismail Welsh Fire 3/1211 Georgia Wareham Northern Superchargers 3/7 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
+ MenWicketsPlayerTeamBest bowling16 Tymal Mills Southern Brave 4/1313 Reece Topley Northern Superchargers 3/2912 Daniel Sams Trent Rockets 3/1711 Adil Rashid Northern Superchargers 4/1811 Nathan Sowter Oval Invincibles 3/34 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Attendances
The total attendance for the men's and women's teams was 580,000.https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331250/the-hundred-cricket-attendance/ The average attendance was 9,750.
References
External links Official website Women's Series home at ESPN Cricinfo Men's Series home at ESPN Cricinfo