UP395 Wanna buy a Hundred Franchise?

Let us take you inside the Great Hundred Franchise Sell-Off

The Hundred is the England and Wales Cricket Board’s controversial short form format. This week, the ECB has secured an agreement on a funding model between the host and non-host counties - those counties who have a Hundred franshics and those who don’t. 

This could have seismic ramifications for the domestic game in England and Wales, kickstarting a process that will see a large injection of private capital into teams presently owned and run by the ECB.

So, how much is a Hundred franchise worth? Who will buy them and what happens next?

These are just some of the questions we put to Andrew Umbers, co-founder of Oakwell Sports Capital, one of the leading advisers in the sports investment marketplace. 

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