The Hundred cricket competitors will swap to an Indian Premier League-style participant public sale for the 2026 season, with wage pots dealing with huge hikes in adjustments introduced Friday.
The short-paced and compact format of the Hundred is just like T20 cricket and was launched in England in 2021, gaining recognition since.
In March 2026, the Hundred will maintain its first public sale — quite than the beforehand used draft system — with general wage spending within the males’s collection rising by 45% to £2.05 million ($2.69 million) for every of the eight groups.
Within the ladies’s version it is going to be elevated by 100% to £880,000 ($1.16 million) per crew.
“These adjustments will assist us make the competitors even higher, guaranteeing we get the perfect gamers on the planet and enhancing the usual of cricket and stage of leisure additional once more,” mentioned Vikram Banerjee, managing director of the Hundred.
A wage cap and a “collar” — a minimal quantity groups should spend — will likely be in place as a part of the adjustments. The minimal wage for girls will likely be elevated by 50% to £15,000 ($19,600).
Squads will likely be made up of 16-18 gamers, with every crew permitted 4 from abroad – up from three. Multi-year contracts will even be launched.
Governing physique, the England and Wales Cricket Board mentioned groups may make as much as 4 pre-auction signings between mid-November and the top of January. A most of three might be direct signings who have to be abroad or England centrally contracted gamers.
Printed on Oct 31, 2025