As Oval Invincibles begin their title defence, players such as Ellyse Perry can help the competition to match its 2021 success
Photograph: Kelly Defina/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Kelly Defina/Getty Imagesnd so it returns, with all its high-summer razzmatazz. The men have been at it for a week already, but after a short delay due to the Commonwealth Games, the second edition of the women’s Hundred will get under way on Thursday at the Kia Oval, with the defending champions, Oval Invincibles, going head-to-head against Northern Superchargers.
If last year is anything to go by, she need have no fears. For players such as Alice Capsey, who was theat the age of 16, the Hundred smoothed the path to the international stage, where she thrived. It also smashed the England and Wales Cricket Board’s attendance objectives out of the park, with an average audience of 7,500 for the women’s matches, and a record crowd at Lord’s of 17,116 for the final.
It says a lot that the opening week of the men’s Hundred has felt very much like the heart is missing: without the double-header model which was at the core of its success in year one, is the Hundred really the Hundred? Is there also, perhaps, some pressure that comes with knowing that the women’s competition must now live up to the high expectations it fostered in 2021? “Watching the men’s team, I got really excited for our games, remembering how electric and amazing it was to play in front of a packed crowd,” Van Niekerk said.“I expect nothing less [this year].
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