If you're a newcomer to cricket, you may not know the coach of your favourite The Hundred team used to swing the bat or twirl the ball to a pretty high standard.

Among the bosses of The Hundred sides are one of the most-decorated women's cricketers of all-time, arguably the greatest-ever spinner and one of the most prolific batters in cricketing history. With these ultimate competitors in charge, The Hundred matches are sure to feature plenty of fireworks.

CHARLOTTE EDWARDS

Smashed a then-record One-Day Internationals 173 not out before she was 18. She captained England 220 times, won three series against Australia and the 2009 Women's World Cup and Women's World Twenty20 double during that span. Charlotte was awarded an MBE in 2009 and a CBE in 2014.

SHANE WARNE

A member of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. One of the five cricketers of the century in 2000. Bowler of the "Ball of the Century" which turned miles. Men's Cricket World Cup winner in 1999.

DANIELLE HAZELL

One of the first women cricketers to be awarded an ECB central contract. She won the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup with England and was in the squad for the 2009 World Twenty20 win. 

SIMON KATICH

Named in the ICC's World Test XI in 2010, he scored more than 5000 international runs in over 100 caps for Australia, with 11 centuries.

TOM MOODY

Batter who became one of the first Australians to win two Men's Cricket World Cups (1987 and 1999). 

MAHELA JAYAWARDENE

The first Sri Lankan to score a T20 international century. Record-breaking batter who won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 with Sri Lanka and was also part of the team that reached the final of the 2007 and 2011 Men's Cricket World Cup, 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and 2012 ICC World Twenty20.

ANDY FLOWER

Former Zimbabwe captain and their wicketkeeper for 10 years, he was ranked as the World's number one batter at the end of 2001.

GARY KIRSTEN

Made nearly 300 international appearances for South Africa, scoring more than 14,000 runs. That included 34 hundreds.