The Hundred: Cricket's transformation from Test to T20

Sophie Mei Lan Malin went to her first game at Headingley Stadium.

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00:00I've been to Headingley Stadium for many an event but never for the cricket and

00:05it was time for me to try it out. I was going to the 100, yes the novices

00:11version of the real test cricket. It's shorter, it's faster and it's a lot more

00:20appealing to people like me who know nowt about cricket. It was also very

00:26popular with other families, other novices and I was lucky enough to take

00:31my own daughters who are huge cricket fans and hopefully the next generation

00:37of professional players. The atmosphere was buzzing, it felt a bit more like ice

00:44hockey, do you know with all the firm fingers, the autographs, the memorabilia

00:50or perhaps this is just cricket but it wasn't as I thought cricket would be all

00:55straight-laced, everyone dressed smartly and prim and proper. No, this was down-to-earth

01:02cricket and we were watching Northern Superchargers versus the Manchester

01:08Originals. We did also make the most of all the street food vendors there but I

01:13was really impressed by how inclusive and accessible it was. I'd definitely

01:19take the family again.

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