The hits, misses and outs of the Hundred

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Attending a day game at Trent Bridge, for example, Nottinghamshire’s colours are few and far between compared with the bright yellow Skips-adorned shirts of the Trent Rockets, although there are still some examples of the more traditional cricket fans, including those dressed as bananas and nuns playing cricket beneath the concourse. “It’s relatively easy to switch between the formats; the only difference really is the 10 balls in a row from each end, but apart from that it’s all relatively simple.” Lots of traditional cricket fans have spurned the competition, often vocally, and key cricketing counties such as Surrey and Somerset were always opposed to it, but three years in and the Hundred is still here, and the games are competitive, and the quality of cricket is good. “With there being only eight teams, it’s pretty obvious that every team is pretty good and every team could beat anyone,” Jacks said. I think it’s tough, looking at the Hundred, to go into any game thinking like that.” open image in gallery The DJ booths take up space and it can be hard to hear the artists’ shows, while dedicated hype-voices sound odd The games are of high quality and there are lots of child-friendly activities in some grounds, including autograph areas with players, face-painting, and cardboard cut-outs to take photos with, but none of these are things that could not have been achieved with a different T20 competition.