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The Hundred has entertained an even larger crowd of families this summer compared to its inaugural cricket tournament last year.<\/p>\n
More women, children and families attended the competition this year than the first time around, with a new global record set for a total attendance at a women\u2019s cricket tournament.<\/p>\n
More than 500,000 attended across the competition, which ended on Saturday with the men and women\u2019s final. Oval Invincibles were crowned the women\u2019s champions while Trent Rockets lifted the men\u2019s trophy.<\/p>\n
Some 22% of tickets were snapped up for children to attend compared to 19% last year, while 28% of ticket buyers were women, an increase on 21%\u00a0last year. Families made up 41% of ticket holders compared to 36% last year.<\/p>\n
The competition, which is run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), also witnessed growing support for the women\u2019s game. Some 271,000 people attended The Hundred to support the women, another global record for a women\u2019s cricket competition.<\/p>\n
The UK domestic record for a women\u2019s game was broken twice at Lord\u2019s with 17,287 attending London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles on Saturday August 27. This was then beaten for The Hundred women\u2019s final where 20,840 attended, pushing the average attendance to 10,400 for women\u2019s games in 2022.<\/p>\n
Communities across the UK also benefited from The Hundred, with over 150 activations engaging more than 10,000 children and young people. Over 300 players from all eight teams took part in training sessions and spoke to grassroots cricket players.<\/p>\n
Sanjay Patel, managing director of The Hundred, said: \u201cIt\u2019s been brilliant to see more families, more kids and record numbers attending the games this year. The Hundred is all about welcoming more people into cricket, and it has delivered on that again this year. It\u2019s wonderful to see and hear so many families being inspired by a mix of great cricket and great entertainment.<\/p>\n
\u201cHuge congratulations go to Oval Invincibles and Trent Rockets for taking the titles this year. I would like to thank everyone involved for their contribution, from Sky and BBC, through to all our commercial partners, the host venues and the fans. You\u2019ve helped to make The Hundred a fantastic, world-leading competition and grown cricket\u2019s audience once again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Birmingham Phoenix captain Moeen Ali said: \u201cI really enjoyed playing in this year\u2019s competition, and there\u2019s been some top quality cricket. It feels like there\u2019s been more depth across all the squads and we\u2019ve seen some standout performances from both big names but also rising stars. I\u2019m already looking forward to next year\u2019s draft to see how we shape up in 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n
Oval Invincibles batter Suzie Bates added: \u201cComing over from New Zealand, I was keen to experience The Hundred after seeing it last year and to finish up winning the competition is an unbelievable feeling. It is amazing that through the Commonwealth Games and now a domestic competition in The Hundred, we\u2019ve been playing in front of massive crowds, which is amazing for women\u2019s cricket, and why the biggest names in the game are coming to play here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Image: Nathan Stirk \u2013 ECB\/ECB via Getty Images<\/a>\/Creative Commons<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n