“METRO BANK fever” is sweeping(席卷，蔓延) English cricket. Named after(以……命名) the sponsor of the county One-Day Cup, symptoms include an unlikely enthusiasm for second-string cricketers and obscure(偏僻的，不知名的) provincial grounds. Demand for tickets at such “outgrounds” has been febrile(狂热的，兴奋的). Surrey even threatened to punish members who failed to use their tickets for sold-out games at Guildford.(萨里郡甚至威胁要惩罚那些在吉尔福德售罄比赛中未使用门票的会员。)
“地铁银行热”正席卷英格兰板球界。这一现象以郡级一日杯的赞助商命名，其症状包括对二线球员和偏僻省级球场的异常热情。这类“外场”的门票需求极为旺盛。萨里郡甚至威胁要惩罚那些在吉尔福德售罄比赛中未使用门票的会员。
An outground revival(复兴，复苏) was not part of cricket administrators’ modernising plans when they launched The Hundred in 2021. Rather than(而不是) 18 counties, eight city-based franchises compete in a brash(喧闹的，浮夸的) 100-ball tournament featuring(以……为特色) fireworks and six-hitting aplenty(大量地，充足地). Manchester Super Giants won the men’s final on August 16th, and Trent Rockets won the women’s contest. The Hundred has transformed the women’s game in particular, bringing bigger audiences and salaries.(百球联赛尤其改变了女子比赛，带来了更多的观众和更高的薪水。)
外场复兴并非板球管理者在2021年推出百球联赛时的现代化计划的一部分。与18个郡不同，八个城市特许经营球队在一个喧闹的100球锦标赛中竞争，该赛事以烟花和大量六分球为特色。曼彻斯特超级巨人队于8月16日赢得了男子决赛，特伦特火箭队赢得了女子比赛。百球联赛尤其改变了女子比赛，带来了更多的观众和更高的薪水。
But traditionalists(传统主义者) hate it, and counties without a host venue fear being left behind(被抛在后面). This year investors paid more than £500m ($680m) for stakes in the eight franchises; four attracted American investors, and four went to owners of Indian Premier League teams.(今年，投资者为八个特许经营球队的股份支付了超过5亿英镑（6.8亿美元）；其中四个吸引了美国投资者，四个归印度超级联赛球队的老板所有。) The Oval Invincibles were renamed MI London, part of Mumbai Indians’ global stable(阵容，马厩).
但传统主义者讨厌它，没有主办场馆的郡担心被抛在后面。今年，投资者为八个特许经营球队的股份支付了超过5亿英镑（6.8亿美元）；其中四个吸引了美国投资者，四个归印度超级联赛球队的老板所有。椭圆形无敌队更名为MI伦敦，成为孟买印第安人全球阵容的一部分。
