Soaring heat, falling crowds - The Hundred's peculiar summer

As is now tradition, The Hundred reaches its conclusion just as the new football season starts and exhausted parents try to tough out the end of the summer holidays. For cricket fans, journalists and pundits, this is also peak time for the eternal debate that rumbles on about the future of The Hundred, its relevancies, and its success.

BBC Sport looks at the numbers behind the drop in attendances at The Hundred compared to 2025, in the tournament's first year under new private ownership.

Summarised by Agaah from BBC Sport. Agaah aggregates 36 sources and removes duplicate coverage — all news, one place.