The 2022 The Hundred season was the second season of The Hundred, a professional franchise 100-ball cricket tournament involving eight men's and women's teams located in major cities across United Kingdom.
The women's Oval Invincibles defended their 2021 title, while the men's Trent Rockets won the trophy for the first time.
The eight teams that competed in the 2021 season returned for a second year.
The majority of the men's and women's matches were held on the same day at the same grounds, with a single ticket giving access to both contests. Each men's team played four matches at home and four away, facing every other team once, plus a bonus match against their nearest regional rival.
The women's competition in 2022 was affected by the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, which reduced the availability of players at the start of the tournament. As a result, the women's tournament began a week later, and each team played only six group-stage matches, meaning some teams did not meet each other.
Once the league stage was completed, the top three teams advanced to the knockout stage. The second- and third-placed teams contested a semi-final at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, with the winner facing the first-placed team in the final at Lord's.
The inaugural 2021 The Hundred season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic but sold over 500,000 tickets and was seen as a significant boost for women's cricket.
With the easing of pandemic restrictions, more overseas players were expected to participate in the second season.
Player salaries were also increased for the 2022 season. Male players received a 25% raise, with each team allowed up to ã1â¯million for wages, while female playersâ salaries more than doubled to ã250,000 per side.
Women's teams were allowed to retain an unlimited number of players from the previous season. The teams chose to retain between five and twelve players. The remaining places were filled during the Women's Selection Process and the Overseas Wildcard Draft.
Men's teams were allowed to retain up to ten players from the previous season by negotiating new contracts directly with players until the retention window closed.
A player draft then took place in May to fill the forty-two remaining squad players, with teams taking turns to sign available players in vacant salary bands. Picks were in reverse order of where a team finished in the previous season.
Sky Sports showed every match in the competition live on its subscription television service, while the BBC also broadcast some matches live on free-to-air television and broadcast commentary on its radio services. Some of the games shown on Sky were simulcast on YouTube and TikTok.
advanced to Final <br> advanced to the Eliminator
advanced to Final <br> advanced to the Eliminator
The following teams did not play each other in the group stage, due to the shortened women's competition: Oval Invincibles and Welsh Fire, Northern Superchargers and Trent Rockets, London Spirit and Manchester Originals, Southern Brave and Birmingham Phoenix.