List of Players Retained and Drafted in Women’s Hundred 2023

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) organized, The Women’s Hundred, which has its 3rd edition scheduled to be played from the 1st to the 27th of August, is done and dusted with the retentions, and the first-ever draft process. Teams now have got 8 players each in their ranks, and below is a detailed report on the same.

Oval Invincibles:

The defending champions’ first pick in the draft was their skipper, Suzie Bates, and the franchise then roped in their 2021 edition, winning skipper, Dane van Niekerk. The Invincibles used their Right To Match (RTM) card to take spinner, Mady Villiers of Trent Rockets, and Paige Scholfield was the franchise’s final draft for the day.

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Oval Invincibles
Retained	Drafted
Marizanne Kapp	Suzie Bates
Alice Capsey	Dane van Niekerk
Lauren Winfield-Hill	Mady Villiers (RTM)
Tash Farrant	Paige Scholfield

Southern Brave:

Early in the draft, the Brave used their RTM card to hold on to the pocket dynamo, Danni Wyatt of Welsh Fire. The franchise then drafted a bunch of all-rounders in Anya Shrubsole, Saffa all-rounder, Chloe Tryon, and Australia’s Maitlan Brown.

Southern Brave
Retained	Drafted
Smriti Mandhana	Danni Wyatt (RTM)
Lauren Bell	Anya Shrubsole
Maia Bouchier	Chloe Tryon
Freya Kemp	Maitlan Brown

Harmanpreet Kaur and Lizelle Lee were the big two drafts by the Rockets who are looking to strengthen their batting unit. After losing Mady Villiers to the Oval Invincibles, Kirstie Gordon, the former English international spinner was roped in and for their final draft, the Rockets bagged Grace Potts.

Trent Rockets
Retained	Drafted
Nat Sciver-Brunt	Harmanpreet Kaur
Katherine Sciver-Brunt	Lizelle Lee
Alana King	Kirstie Gordon
Bryony Smith	Grace Potts

Birmingham Phoenix:

The franchise used their RTM card to retain Kiwi all-round, Sophie Devine of Welsh Fire, and spinners, Hannah Baker from the Under-19 set-up, and Katie Levick made their way to the team sheet. With Eve Jones’ return, the team closed out on their 4 drafts for the day.

Birmingham Phoenix
Retained	Drafted
Amy Jones	Sophie Devine (RTM)
Ellyse Perry	Hannah Baker
Issy Wong	Eve Jones
Emily Arlott	Katie Levick

Northern Superchargers:

An early joy for the Superchargers was Kate Cross making her way to the side after spending a couple of seasons with the Manchester Originals. Australian Alyssa Healy finds Aussie company in all-rounders Heather Graham and Georgia Wareham’s inclusion at the Superchargers. With the RTM card, the franchise holds on to all-rounder, Alice Davidson-Richards of London Spirit.

Northern Superchargers
Retained	Drafted
Alyssa Healy	Kate Cross
Linsey Smith	Georgia Wareham
Hollie Armitage	Heather Graham
Beth Heath	Alice Davidson-Richards (RTM)

South Africa’s star batter, Laura Wolvaardt was the first draft by the Originals, and Australian Amanda-Jade Wellington then followed. With drafts of all-rounder Kathryn Bryce and Katie George, the Originals closed out on their 4 and surprisingly didn’t opt for the RTM card to hold on to one more of their talents from the past.

Manchester Originals
Retained	Drafted
Sophie Ecclestone	Laura Wolvaardt
Deandra Dottin	Amanda-Jade Wellington
Emma Lamb	Kathryn Bryce
Ellie Threlkeld	Katie George

Australian all-rounder Grace Harris makes her way to the London Spirit. In further 3 draft picks, the franchise roped in Sarah Glenn, Sophie Munro,

and Sophie Luff. Spin for the win, is that the Spirit’s formula for the season? Well, one would wonder the same as the sides got a bunch of spinners in their arsenal now.

London Spirit
Retained	Drafted
Heather Knight	Grace Harris
Amelia Kerr	Sarah Glenn
Charlie Dean	Sophie Munro
Dani Gibson	Sophie Luff

Welsh Fire:

With only 2 retentions, the Fire were in for 6 picks and drafted Sophia Dunkley to get their business going. From the 2-time and only champion team of the tournament, Oval Invincibles, South Africa quick Shabnim Ismail made her way to the Fire. All-rounders Georgia Elwiss, and Freya Davies, spinner Alex Hartley, and power-hitter, Laura Harris were the remaining 4 drafts by the Fire who look to be in a good place now after 2 dreadful seasons.

Welsh Fire
Retained	Drafted
Tammy Beaumont	Sophia Dunkley
Hayley Matthews	Shabnam Ismail
	Georgia Elwiss
	Freya Davies
	Laura Harris
	Alex Hartley

All squads are ready with their core team of 8 players and during the open marker proceedings that now will kick in, franchises will look to making the 7 retaining signings and close out on their respective squads of 15.