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ECB set to retain control over domestic TV rights in Hundred trade-off deal

The ECB is close to reaching a compromise with the new Hundred investors that will enable it to retain control of selling domestic TV rights

The Guardian - UK

Buyers of Hundred franchises given extended time to complete deals

Potential buyers of cricket’s eight Hundred franchises now have until end of April to sign deals after raising concerns about the contract with the ECB

The Guardian - UK

Investment in the Hundred could save UK cricket from a financial sticky wicket

Cricket is an old sport that has evolved over centuries. But 2025 is shaping up to be a historic – and lucrative – year for the game in England and Wales.

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‘It’s so exciting to be in on this’: why Chelsea owners bought into the Hundred

Jonathan Goldstein, who with Todd Boehly spent £40m to buy half of Trent Rockets, says English cricket has been ‘significantly underexploited’ until now

The Guardian - UK

Middlesex consider selling shares in club and ending member-ownership

Lord’s-based club have asked a specialist firm to explore their options, with potential investors already having been sounded out

The Guardian - UK

New owners want Manchester Originals to rival profile of City and United

Challenging Manchesters United and City is within the reach of the Manchester Originals, according to the Hundred franchise’s new majority share owner

The Guardian - UK

Hundred expansion a ‘no-brainer’ if investment succeeds, predicts ECB chief

English cricket bosses believe that it will be ‘almost a no-brainer’ to expand the Hundred after raising more than £520m by selling a stake in each of the competition’s eight teams

The Guardian - UK

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Chelsea owner Todd Boehly joins Hundred club with £40m stake in Trent Rockets

The Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has joined the ranks of investors in the Hundred after his Cain International group agreed to pay nearly £40m for a stake in Trent Rockets

The Guardian - UK

Todd Boehly buys stake in Hundred franchise Trent Rockets

The Chelsea owner’s Cain International group has paid nearly £40million for 49 per cent of the Nottingham-based team.

The Independent UK

The Hundred: Who are the investors in each franchise after lucrative process?

A lucrative bidding process will inject much-needed cash into the sport in England

The Independent UK

Hundred auction leaves counties feeling flush but no longer calling the shots

Minority partners will have major influence with combined valuation of the eight teams tracking towards £1bn

The Guardian - UK

Sunrisers Hyderabad to take 100% stake in Northern Superchargers for £100m

The Indian conglomerate Sun Group is set to buy the entire stake in the Northern Superchargers with Yorkshire’s chief executive Sanjay Patel ‘delighted’

The Guardian - UK

Yorkshire set to sell entire Hundred stake in reported £100m deal

Kalanithi Maran’s Sun Group, which also owns Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the South Africa’s T20 league, saw off rival bidders.

The Independent UK

IPL franchise owners RPSG Group buy stake in the Hundred’s Manchester Originals

The owners of Lucknow Super Giants have agreed a stake in Manchester Originals, extending the Indian Premier League’s footprint in the Hundred

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The Independent UK

Tech consortium agrees 49 per cent stake in London Spirit for reported £145m

The ECB is selling 49 per cent stakes in each of the Hundred teams.

The Guardian - UK

Silicon Valley billionaires splurge £144m on London Spirit in Hundred auction

A consortium comprising chief executives of Microsoft and Google won the right to buy a 49% share in the Lord’s-based franchise

The Guardian - UK

IPL billionaires and Birmingham City owners win auction for Hundred teams

Indian billionaires and owners of Mumbai Indians shell out £60m for share in Oval Invincibles, while Knighthead Capital pay £40m for stake in Birmingham Phoenix

The Guardian - UK

Yorkshire put private ownership plans on hold as focus turns to Hundred auction

Yorkshire have put controversial plans to take the 162-year-old members’ club into private ownership on hold

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The Guardian - UK

ECB in talks to extend controversial Hundred sponsorship with KP Snacks

New four-year shirt sponsorship deal in advanced negotiations despite 2022 ban on Hundred advertising campaign that targeted junk food at children

The Guardian - UK

Former IPL chair claims Hundred franchise sale is ‘big fat Ponzi scheme’

Lalit Modi derides the Hundred as a ‘struggling non-starter league’ with figures that are ‘definitely not achievable’

The Independent UK

Glamorgan excited by potential investment from Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney

The Hollywood duo became co-owners of Wrexham in 2020 and they have been tipped as potential investors in Cardiff-based Hundred side Welsh Fire.

The Independent UK

Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny linked with move into cricket

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny have been linked with a new venture into Welsh sport

The Guardian - UK

Private equity firm CVC in talks over buying Hundred cricket franchise

CVC Capital Partners are in talks about buying a Hundred franchise in what would be English cricket’s first private equity investment

The Independent UK

Harry Brook backed to be future England captain: ‘Calmness, clarity, world-class skills’

He’s already captain of the Northern Superchargers in the Hundred

The Guardian - UK

Former England captain Andrew Strauss in talks about buying Hundred franchise

The former England captain Andrew Strauss is in talks about buying into a Hundred franchise

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