Lord's and Hove are chosen to host the Hundred finals day
MCC the opportunity to welcome many more young people and families into the ground, including the Pavilion, not only for the final but across the group stages with our team, London Spirit."
Lord's has also pledged to increase entertainment around the ground as well as a greater selection of food and drink as the Hundred bids to attract families and a new audience to the game.
Sanjay Patel, managing director of The Hundred, added: "We're delighted to award the first Finals of The Hundred to Lord's and Hove - two grounds with a great history of staging showcase events in men's and women's cricket.
"The Hundred represents an incredible opportunity to broaden our audience for cricket and it's great to see our Finals venues committed to delivering great spectacles next August to close the inaugural competitions with a bang."
The men's competition takes place across eight Test venues and starts at the Kia Oval on July 17, with the women's tournament beginning on July 22.
*Umpire Aleem Dar will set a new world record when he stands in the first Test between Australia and New Zealand in Perth today.
It will be the 51-year-old Pakistani's 129th Test, breaking Steve Bucknor's previous best for an umpire.
"Steve Bucknor was my idol, and it is only sinking in now that I will have officiated in more Test matches than him," Dar said.
"In the nearly two decades of my international career, I have had the good fortune of watching some memorable matches and achievements like Brian Lara's Test knock of 400 not out."