Women’s Hundred can’t lose momentum with investment – Sciver-Brunt

Nat Sciver-Brunt, England’s captain, wants the momentum to continue with the expansion of The Hundred women’s competition and wants private investment to keep the momentum going.

The Hundred will own a 49% stake in Sciver-Brunt’s Trent Rockets, which Chelsea Football Club owner Todd Boehly purchased from the club starting this summer.

The other four franchises were all purchased by Indian Premier League teams, with that being one of four US-based investment groups.

Only one of them, the Mumbai Indians’ owners, the Ambani family, who has agreed to purchase a 49% stake in Oval Invincibles, has an Indian side in the Women’s Premier League.

According to Sciver-Brunt, who spoke exclusively to BBC Sport, “in the first five years we’ve done a lot of things right, and the main focus is on the women’s side, where you’re in equal measure, in equal opportunity, in equal everything,” “…

Over the past two years of the tournament, women’s crowds have exceeded 100 000, breaking records at individual venues.

47, 726 spectators showed up for the matches on August 17 and 18 and 7 during the four women’s matches.

“More investment should benefit both the men’s and women’s sides,” he said. We’re not certain what that will look like or what will occur, but I’m hoping it will be very positive, said Sciver-Brunt.

The much-loved double-headers could be a key component of the tournament that could change.

According to Richard Gould, head of the England and Wales Cricket Board, independent matches would be beneficial.