New tournament delayed by the
Coronavirus pandemicInternationals and T20 Blast prioritised in shorter seasonThe launch of the Hundred has been officially pushed back to 2021 after the
England and Wales
Cricket Board accepted that social distancing, travel restrictions and empty grounds make staging the tournament impossible this summer.
Announcing the news on Thursday the ECB chief executive, Tom Harrison, reiterated the desire to forge ahead in spite of the delay, stating “there will be an even greater need” for the Hundred when the sport emerges at the other side of the coronavirus pandemic.