A whopping 116 international players from 19 countries have nominated themselves for the inaugural overseas players draft for Weber’s Women’s Big Bash League. Stars like Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Nida Dar, Issy Wong, Tammy Beaumont, and many more will be part of the draft.
Several of these players can be retained by the teams if they fulfill any of the criteria mentioned by WBBL.
Earlier WBBL had announced the 4 categories the players will be split into – Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze. The salary of players will be different in each category. A player in platinum will earn AUD$110,000 (₹58,76,385), players in the gold category will earn AUD$90,000 (₹48,14,835) whereas the players in Silver and Bronze will earn AUD$65,000 (₹34,77,381) and AUD$40,000 (₹21,39,926) respectively.
A total of 25 players have been elevated to the Platinum list. The players in this list will be the only players who can be picked in the first round of the draft, whereas in the second round, players from the Platinum and Gold categories will be picked.
4 rounds will take place in the historic draft, and the teams will have to pick a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 players from the overseas draft. Eventually, teams will have to pass out in at least one round.
Players like Hayley Matthews, Chamari Athapaththu, Amelia Kerr, Heather Knight, Harmanpreet Kaur, Lea Tahuhu, and many more can be retained.
Following is the list of players nominated in the draft along with the teams they can be retained by –
|
Player |
Country |
Can be retained by |
|
Georgia Adams |
England |
None |
|
Emily Arlott |
England |
None |
|
Hollie Armitage |
England |
None |
|
Hannah Baker |
England |
None |
|
Lauren Bell |
England |
None |
|
Maia Bouchier |
England |
None |
|
Alice Capsey |
England |
Melbourne Stars |
|
Kate Cross |
England |
None |
|
Naomi Dattani |
England |
None |
|
Freya Davies |
England |
None |
|
Katie George |
England |
None |
|
Dani Gibson |
England |
None |
|
Sarah Glenn |
England |
None |
|
Kirstie Gordon |
England |
None |
|
Bess Heath |
England |
Melbourne Stars |
|
Eve Jones |
England |
Melbourne Renegades |
|
Marie Kelly |
England |
None |
|
Heather Knight |
England |
Sydney Thunder |
|
Emma Lamb |
England |
None |
|
Katie Levick |
England |
None |
|
Kalea Moore |
England |
None |
|
Fi Morris |
England |
None |
|
Grace Scrivens |
England |
None |
|
Seren Smale |
England |
None |
|
Sophia Smale |
England |
None |
|
Bryony Smith |
England |
None |
|
Linsey Smith |
England |
None |
|
Eleanor Threlkeld |
England |
None |
|
Mady Villiers |
England |
None |
|
Lauren Winfield-Hill |
England |
Melbourne Stars |
|
Issy Wong |
England |
Hobart Hurricanes |
|
Danni Wyatt |
England |
Brisbane Heat |
|
Bernadine Bezuidenhout |
New Zealand |
None |
|
Eden Carson |
New Zealand |
None |
|
Sophie Devine |
New Zealand |
Perth Scorchers |
|
Kate Ebrahim |
New Zealand |
None |
|
Maddy Green |
New Zealand |
Perth Scorchers |
|
Hayley Jensen |
New Zealand |
Hobart Hurricanes |
|
Xara Jetly |
New Zealand |
None |
|
Fran Jonas |
New Zealand |
None |
|
Leigh Kasperek |
New Zealand |
None |
|
Amelia Kerr |
New Zealand |
Brisbane Heat |
|
Jessica Kerr |
New Zealand |
Brisbane Heat |
|
Rosemary Mair |
New Zealand |
None |
|
Nensi Patel |
New Zealand |
None |
|
Molly Penfold |
New Zealand |
None |
|
Lea Tahuhu |
New Zealand |
Sydney Thunder |
|
Jess Watkin |
New Zealand |
None |
|
Yastika Bhatia |
India |
None |
|
Harmanpreet Kaur |
India |
Melbourne Renegades |
|
Harleen Deol |
India |
None |
|
Hurley Gala |
India |
None |
|
Richa Ghosh |
India |
None |
|
Mannat Kashyap |
India |
None |
|
Amanjot Kaur |
India |
None |
|
Veda Krishnamurthy |
India |
None |
|
Shikha Pandey |
India |
None |
|
Shreyanka Patil |
India |
None |
|
Sneh Rana |
India |
None |
|
Jemimah Rodrigues |
India |
Melbourne Stars |
|
Meghana Sabbineni |
India |
None |
|
Deepti Sharma |
India |
None |
|
Meghna Singh |
India |
None |
|
Renuka Thakur |
India |
None |
|
Pooja Vastrakar |
India |
Brisbane Heat |
|
Radha Yadav |
India |
None |
|
Anneke Bosche |
South Africa |
None |
|
Tazmin Brits |
South Africa |
None |
|
Nadine de Klerk |
South Africa |
Brisbane Heat |
|
Annerie Dercksen |
South Africa |
None |
|
Shabnim Ismail |
South Africa |
Melbourne Renegades |
|
Sinalo Jafta |
South Africa |
None |
|
Marizanne Kapp |
South Africa |
Perth Scorchers |
|
Michaela Kirk |
South Africa |
None |
|
Masbata Klaas |
South Africa |
None |
|
Sune Luus |
South Africa |
None |
|
Eliz-Mari Marx |
South Africa |
None |
|
Nonkululeko Mlaba |
South Africa |
None |
|
Robyn Searle |
South Africa |
None |
|
Chloe Tryon |
South Africa |
Sydney Thunder |
|
Faye Tunnicliffe |
South Africa |
None |
|
Dane van Niekerk |
South Africa |
None |
|
Jane Winster |
South Africa |
None |
|
Laura Wolvaardt |
South Africa |
Adelaide Strikers |
|
Shamilia Connell |
West Indies |
None |
|
Deandra Dottin |
West Indies |
Adelaide Strikers |
|
Afy Fletcher |
West Indies |
None |
|
Chinelle Henry |
West Indies |
None |
|
Qiana Joseph |
West Indies |
None |
|
Hayley Matthews |
West Indies |
Melbourne Renegades |
|
Anisa Mohammed |
West Indies |
None |
|
Karishma Ramharack |
West Indies |
None |
|
Shakera Selman |
West Indies |
None |
|
Stafanie Taylor |
West Indies |
Adelaide Strikers |
|
Aiman Anwar |
Pakistan |
None |
|
Nida Dar |
Pakistan |
None |
|
Iram Javed |
Pakistan |
None |
|
Fatima Sana |
Pakistan |
None |
|
Syeda Aroob Shah |
Pakistan |
None |
|
Jahanara Alam |
Bangladesh |
None |
|
Kaia Arua |
Papua New Guinea |
None |
|
Sibona Jimmy |
Papua New Guinea |
None |
|
Tanya Ruma |
Papua New Guinea |
None |
|
Isabel Toua |
Papua New Guinea |
None |
|
Chamari Athapaththu |
Sri Lanka |
Melbourne Renegades |
|
Kary Chan |
Hong Kong |
None |
|
Laura Delany |
Ireland |
None |
|
Gaby Lewis |
Ireland |
None |
|
Orla Prendergast |
Ireland |
None |
|
Sterre Kallis |
Netherlands |
None |
|
Abtaha Maqsood |
Scotland |
None |
|
Mary-Anne Musonda |
Zimbabwe |
None |
|
Kelis Ndhlovu |
Zimbabwe |
None |
|
Tara Norris |
United States of America |
None |
|
Esha Oza |
United Arab Emirates |
None |
|
Theertha Satish |
United Arab Emirates |
None |
The draft will take place on 3rd September in NEP Studios in South Melbourne at 5:30 PM Australian. Sydney Thunder, who finished in last place in the previous season, will get the right to pick the first player in this historic draft.
Cricket Australia’s General Manager of Big Bash Leagues, Alistair Dobson said “We are thrilled by the response to this year’s WBBL and BBL Drafts. The sheer volume and caliber of nominations for both Drafts speaks to the appeal of the Big Bash League for players from across the globe and reinforces the competition’s reputation for showcasing top-tier talent and providing unparalleled entertainment.”
The tournament will kick-start on 19th October with Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Stars playing the season opener. A total of 57 matches including finals will be played in the tournament.
Quote from cricket.com.au