Defending champions Oval Invincibles have kept the core of their 2022 squad together
ESPNcricinfo staff23-Mar-2023The first-ever women’s Hundred draft took place on Thursday evening, with each team making between four and six picks to fill out their squads having earlier retained between two and four players from their 2022 cohort.Welsh Fire, picking first, tried to sign Sophie Devine and Danni Wyatt, only to be thwarted by Birmingham Phoenix and Southern Brave respectively, who used their Right-To-Match cards to keep hold of their players. Eventually, they made Sophia Dunkley their first pick.Each team will fill out their squad in an open-market process before the tournament starts on August 1, with two teams — London Spirit and Birmingham Phoenix — both in the market for a third and final overseas player. Here is how the squads stack up for now.
Welsh Fire</h2Retained: Tammy Beaumont, Hayley Matthews
Draft picks: Sophia Dunkley, Shabnim Ismail, Georgia Elwiss, Freya Davies, Laura Harris, Alex Hartley
London Spirit
Retained: Heather Knight, Amelia Kerr, Charlie Dean, Dani Gibson
Draft picks: Grace Harris, Sarah Glenn, Sophie Munro, Sophie LuffGrace Harris will play for London Spirit•BCCI
Manchester Originals
Retained: Sophie Ecclestone, Deandra Dottin, Emma Lamb, Ellie Threlkeld
Draft picks: Laura Wolvaardt, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Kathryn Bryce, Katie George
Northern Superchargers
Retained: Alyssa Healy, Linsey Smith, Hollie Armitage, Beth Heath
Draft picks: Kate Cross, Georgia Wareham, Heather Graham, Alice Davidson-Richards (RTM)Kate Cross will move across the Pennines to play for Northern Superchargers•AFP/Getty Images
Birmingham Phoenix
Retained: Amy Jones, Ellyse Perry, Issy Wong, Emily Arlott
Draft picks: Sophie Devine (RTM), Hannah Baker, Eve Jones, Katie Levick
Trent Rockets
Retained: Nat Sciver-Brunt, Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Alana King, Bryony Smith
Draft picks: Harmanpreet Kaur, Lizelle Lee, Kirstie Gordon, Grace PottsHarmanpreet Kaur has joined Trent Rockets•ICC via Getty Images
Southern Brave
Retained: Smriti Mandhana, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Freya Kemp
Draft picks: Danni Wyatt (RTM), Anya Shrubsole, Chloe Tryon, Maitlan Brown
Oval Invincibles
Retained: Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Tash Farrant
Draft picks: Suzie Bates, Dane van Niekerk, Mady Villiers, Paige Scholfield
