Will Smeed's century in The Hundred "a big line in the sand for English cricket"
Twenty-year-old Will Smeed became the first player to score a hundred in The Hundred after blasting an unbeaten 101 as Birmingham Phoenix defeated Southern Brave.
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Watch: Harry Kane Plays Cricket At Lord's Ahead Of The Hundred Match
England skipper and Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane played cricket at Lord's ahead of the London Spirit vs Manchester Originals match at the ongoing The Hundred tournament on Monday. Kane, along with his Spurs teammate Matt Doherty, was seen boasting his batting prowess during a six-hitting challenge at the iconic cricket venue. The Hundred shared a video of the action in which Kane could be seen hitting big shots off friendly full tosses. Kane was also seen doing the commentary with former India head coach Ravi Shastri.
Watch: Harry Kane Plays Cricket At Lord's Ahead Of The Hundred Match
England skipper and Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane played cricket at Lord's ahead of the London Spirit vs Manchester Originals match at the ongoing The Hundred tournament on Monday. Kane, along with his Spurs teammate Matt Doherty, was seen boasting his batting prowess during a six-hitting challenge at the iconic cricket venue. The Hundred shared a video of the action in which Kane could be seen hitting big shots off friendly full tosses. Kane was also seen doing the commentary with former India head coach Ravi Shastri.
Kieron Pollard Becomes First Cricketer To Achieve This Big T20 Milestone
Former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard became the first cricketer to play 600 T20 matches on Monday. The hard-hitting batter achieved this landmark during his side's London Spirit's match against Manchester Originals during ongoing The Hundred tournament at Lord's. Pollard made sure to make the occasion memorable. He smashed an unbeaten 34 runs off just 11 balls consisting of one four and four big sixes.
Crawley and Thompson star as London Spirit beat Manchester Originals
Zak Crawley hit 41, Eoin Morgan smashed 37 and Jordan Thompson produced his best Hundred bowling figures as London Spirit beat Manchester Originals by 52 runs in The Hundred. Scorecard: London Spirit vs Manchester OriginalsThe Hundred - full fixture list | The Hundred - latest standingsStory of the match
Jordan Thompson stars with the ball as London Spirit hammer Manchester Originals
Jordan Thompson produced his best Hundred bowling figures as London Spirit trounced Manchester Originals by 52 runs to register a second successive win and go top of the table.
Morgan calls for changes to impossible and to put double headers at Wembley
World Cup winning skipper Eoin Morgan has encouraged the English and Cricket Board to rip up the current domestic and international calendars – and play England men and women's double headers at iconic venues like Wembley or the Olympic Park. Morgan has watched on enviously as the likes of the Rugby Football Union have successfully trialed similar approaches and bemoaned the inflexible schedule presently in place in the UK. Ad/> The 35-year-old London Spirit skipper was speaking ahead of the return of The Hundred, having witnessed the success of the competition's double-headers last season, with attendance records for women's games regularly broken at Lord's.
Jos Buttler shines but Manchester Originals lose to Northern Superchargers
Jos Buttler’s measured 59 could not stop the Manchester Originals from slipping to an enthralling Hundred defeat in the cross-Pennine derby with Northern Superchargers at Emirates Old Trafford.