Cricket fans will be able to buy Hundred tickets for under £20 at most of the eight venues when prices are revealed on Thursday.

Sportsmail has learned that the ECB have deliberately opted for a cheap pricing strategy in order to attract families to the controversial new format, with bundles of four tickets available for under £30 for some of the matches and children under five to be admitted for free.

ECB chairman Colin Graves told Sportsmail last month that the target is an occupancy rate of 65 per cent across the eight city-based franchises this summer, with fears of poor crowds leading to the cheap ticket policy.

The ECB has slashed ticket prices for the new Hundred tournament to under £20

The ECB have given the individual franchises some leeway however, so tickets at Lord's and The Oval will be more expensive, and there will also be variance across the different days of the week.

The first tickets will go on sale to existing county members in the middle of January, with many cheaper than those for the Twenty20 Blast.