In the #Hundred all counties but Yorkshire and Lancashire retained at least 50% ownership (Yorkshire sold up completely and Lancashire retained 30%) of the franchise.
The average sale was AU$144m, with the Spirit coming in at AU$283m for 49%m, while Manchesters 70% selloff yielded AU$227m.
#IPL owners bought into 4 of the 8 clubs – 3 are being renamed at present with GMR unlikely to use the Capitals IPL nickname in Hampshire. The sale yielded around AU$1.152b – to be split amongst the counties, with total club valuations in excess of AU$2.175b.
Data: BBC, ESPN
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