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Hundred opens up new avenues

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The Cricket Paper Team
5 April 2019

By Richard Edwards

Opportunity knocks: Players like Alex Hales have developed their own brand with Twenty20 cricket
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THE Hundred has been greeted with as much scepticism as enthusiasm since the tournament was first mooted back in April 2017.
With the first competition just over 12 months away, though, there is recognition that firstly, the competition is certain to happen and secondly, the rewards on offer could transform the careers of those lucky enough to be involved.
The eight-team tournament is set to take place for the first time in the summer of 2020 and with ...