The England and Wales Cricket Board is "starting to pursue" private investment in The Hundred teams, says chief executive Richard Gould.
Private investment in cricket has grown with the owners of Indian Premier League teams - the world's biggest franchise league - investing in sides in South Africa, the United States and the United Arab Emirates.for the women's game for 2024, but both the men's and women's players earn significantly less than in franchise tournaments in India, which has made it difficult to attract the world's best overseas players.
A record 580,000 fans attended matches in 2023, with 41% of tickets sold to families and 30% to women. Asked if there was a danger that investment at team level may result in money being harder to filter down and teams feeling more marginalised, Gould said he did not think that was the case.