The sixth edition of the Women’s Hundred arrives with its familiar mix of seasoned stars and fresh talent, and among the most captivating storylines this summer will be the pool of teenagers and young players stepping into the spotlight.
As the tournament kicks off on 21 July 2026 with MI London facing Sunrisers Leeds at Kennington Oval (7:15 PM IST), a cluster of precocious talents, many already with state and franchise experience, will be wearing The Hundred kits for their respective franchises and offering a glimpse of the next generation of England and global cricketing prospects. Below are the youngest players in this year’s competition (ages as of 21 July 2026).
Phoebe Brett (Birmingham Phoenix): 18 Years and 46 Days
Phoebe Brett arrives at The Hundred as a left-arm spinner who has begun translating promise into concrete returns. Representing Warwickshire in the ongoing Vitality T20 Blast, Brett has taken three wickets in four matches, registering an average of 36 and an economy of 9.81, figures that underline both her wicket-taking intent and areas for control improvement. Importantly, she carries prior Hundred experience into this campaign, having played three matches in the previous edition for Birmingham Phoenix and collecting four wickets at a remarkable average of 7.50 and an economy of 4.50 across two bowling innings. That earlier Hundred form, tidy, economical and incisive, is the foundation the teenager will seek to build on this summer.
Eve O’Neill (Birmingham Phoenix): 18 Years and 71 Days
Eve O’Neill will be making her debut appearance in the Hundred buoyed by a standout Vitality T20 Blast showing for Essex, where she finished as her side’s leading wicket-taker with nine scalps from eight matches. Her figures, an average of 17.33 and an economy of 6.03, including a four-wicket haul, speak to her ability to both control runs and strike in the middle overs. As a young off-spinner joining a Phoenix unit that values slow-bowling depth, O’Neill brings a proven domestic T20 track record and the kind of variation and guile that can flourish on Oval and county surfaces in high-pressure Hundred scenarios.
Tilly Corteen-Coleman (Southern Brave): 18 Years and 332 Days
Tilly Corteen-Coleman arrives as a slightly more experienced international prospect. She made her ODI debut on 10 May 2026 against New Zealand at Chester-le-Street and her T20I debut on 28 May 2026 versus India at Chelmsford, early senior caps that underline selectors’ faith. Within the Hundred, she’s been a consistent Southern Brave performer across previous seasons, amassing 17 wickets in 17 matches at an average of 20.52 and an economy of 6.86, including a four-wicket haul. Her left-arm spin offers a valuable angle of attack, and her international exposure this year will only sharpen her role as a go-to option in middle overs for the Brave.
Grace Thompson (Welsh Fire): 19 Years and 52 Days
Grace Thompson joins Welsh Fire as a promising off-spinning all-rounder, currently contributing in the Vitality Women’s T20 Blast for Durham. With the bat, she’s made 61 runs from seven innings at a scorching strike rate of 156.41 and an average of 30.50, reflecting an ability to supply quickfire lower-order runs. With the ball, she’s already chipped in with wickets in the Blast, offering a dual skillset that can be crucial in The Hundred’s condensed match rhythm. New to the Hundred stage, Thompson’s batting strike-rate and off-spin provide Welsh Fire with an intriguing late-order hitter and a spin alternative capable of breaking partnerships.
Davina Perrin (Birmingham Phoenix): 19 Years and 316 Days
Davina Perrin is one of the brightest young batters in the domestic circuit and a name already on England’s radar. For Warwickshire in the 2026 Vitality T20 Blast, she struck a half-century at a healthy strike rate of 128.20 in her limited opportunities. Her prior Hundred resume is notable: 293 runs in 14 innings at an average of 22.53 and a strike rate of 129.07, with both a fifty and a century on her record while playing for the rebranded Sunrisers Leeds (formerly Northern Superchargers). Now signed by Birmingham Phoenix, Perrin brings top-order firepower and an ability to change the course of a short innings with aggressive, technically grounded strokeplay.
Jemima Spence (Birmingham Phoenix): 20 Years and 15 Days
Wicket-keeper batter Jemima Spence arrives after a prolific Vitality T20 Blast campaign for Surrey, finishing as her side’s second-highest run-scorer with 300 runs from 13 innings at an average of 30 and a strike rate of 139.53, including three fifties. Her mix of dependable glovework and high-tempo batting makes her an asset in the middle order, where strike-rate and finishing ability matter in The Hundred. For Birmingham Phoenix, Spence offers both scoreboard acceleration and safe hands behind the stumps, a combination that can tilt tight finishes.
Lucy Hamilton (Birmingham Phoenix): 20 Years and 74 Days
Lucy Hamilton brings international pedigree and raw pace to the Hundred as a left-arm fast bowler from Australia. Having debuted across all three international formats for Australia, and with franchise experience in the WPL (Delhi Capitals) and WBBL (Brisbane Heat), Hamilton is a significant recruit for Birmingham Phoenix. Her skillset, left-arm angle, speed and potential lower-order hitting slots neatly into the Hundred’s need for genuine pace threats. Though new to this competition, she arrives battle-tested from top-tier global leagues and can be a game changer when conditions favour pace and movement.
These seven youngsters highlight a central truth about the Women’s Hundred in 2026: the tournament remains a powerful incubator for the next generation. Whether spinning tight, seaming up with pace, or finishing with the bat, these players combine domestic form and, for some, international exposure, making them compelling players to track from the opening clash at Kennington Oval through to the knockouts. Who will seize the moment and announce themselves on the big stage this summer will be one of the tournament’s most rewarding narratives.
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