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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Rory Dollard

What happened in the Hundred auction and what does it mean for English cricket?

The Hundred has been valued at close to £1billion (Steven Paston/PA) - (PA Wire)

The England and Wales Cricket Board’s Hundred auction has come to an end, with stakes in all eight teams now sold.

The result is a staggering overall valuation, thought to exceed £950million. Of that, around £500m is set to be channelled back into the domestic game.

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