Each innings of 100 balls will be divided into 20 sets of five, but unlike the traditional dynamic of the game - where players change ends every over - consecutive "overs" will be bowled from the same end
New plans for the format of The Hundred have been unveiled
The Hundred's "overs" will be bowled in blocks of five, with 10 balls from each end and bowlers permitted to deliver two sets in succession, according to the most recent blueprints for the competition.
The Cricketer reported on Wednesday that the notion of one single 10-ball over at the climax of the innings had been abandoned and it had been assumed that an even spread of 20 five-ball overs would be the next logical step.
However, the tournament's planners have come up with a new idea, as they attempt to shoehorn the concept into a tidy two-and-a-half-hour window.
Each innings of 100 balls will be divided into 20 sets of five, but unlike the traditional dynamic of the game - where players change ends every over - consecutive "overs" will be bowled from the same end.
Furthermore, one bowler will be entitled to bowl back-to-back "overs", rather than having to wait for a team-mate to complete a set before returning.
Bowlers will be permited a maximum of four "overs" each.
The format will be trialled at Trent Bridge, for men, and Loughborough, for women, in September.
Posted by Ben on 19/07/2018 at 15:45
You couldn’t make it up. Try and dress it up anyway you want, demystifying the game, making more appealing for women!! This is a blatant dash for cash that can be squandered as it always has been. Unfortunately the counties are too greedy to say anything.. What’s great about cricket are it’s little mysteries and what’s great about English cricket are it’s counties, what’s the problem!!
Posted by Robbie Book on 19/07/2018 at 13:55
Great idea. Give it try before you harrumph your way into a cricketless society in 20 years time. There is nothing worse than condemning innovation.
Posted by Mark Moss on 19/07/2018 at 11:13
How and why does this make the game more exciting and appealing ? You don’t see football say “we are going to play half’s of 80 minutes to give spectators more football for their money” This is just about making more money out the game and all sports in this country want to be the English premier league !
Posted by keith Roberts on 19/07/2018 at 11:01
I enjoy watching cricket, but this sounds like just another excuse for drunken noisy behaviour on the terraces for people who just want an excuse to drink while watching a few sixes hit. I suppose that the new regulations on bat size will be excluded as well. I'll save my money.
Posted by Fred Boycott on 19/07/2018 at 10:47
Jaw dropping stupidity.
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