The ECB has ditched a controversial batch of white Kookaburra balls that was blamed for low scores in the Hundred last year after consistent negative feedback from players.

Scoring rates in the men's Hundred dipped to 1.37 runs per ball last season, significantly lower than other short-form leagues like the IPL, Major League Cricket and SA20 despite the shorter format in theory lending itself to more attacking batting. Specialist new-ball bowlers like Daniel Worrall and Tim Southee thrived, and players anecdotally blamed the batch of balls used.

The balls used in the first four seasons of the Hundred had the tournament's logo - a large 'H' - imprinted on them, which players felt required additional lacquer and gave them a 'plasticky' feel. "The seam seems to be massive," Moeen Ali to

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