The Hundred draft: Danni Wyatt, Ben Duckett, Reece Topley & Sophia Dunkley among those to earn deals

Summary

34 women's players earn deals including England's Kate Cross, Sarah Glenn, Sophia Dunkley and Danni Wyatt
Laura Wolvaardt, Dane van Niekerk, Harmanpreet Kaur and Grace Harris among overseas players to sign
30 men get contracts including Ben Duckett, Reece Topley, David Willey and Olly Stone
Shaheen Afridi, Tim David, Haris Rauf and Mitch Marsh all earn contracts
Players to miss out include Babar Azam, Trent Boult, Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh
Trent Rockets face Southern Brave in opening game on 1 August

Live Reporting

Ffion Wynne, Um-E-Aymen Babar and Callum Matthews

'All teams are looking strong'published at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
Linsey Smith
Northern Superchargers spinner on Sky Sports
The draft is really exciting and very new to our game. There are a lot of nervous players today. I’m looking forward to seeing who's going to get picked.
Kate Cross is a great pick, she's going to bring a lot to us. Super delighted and I hope she’s feeling ok about the change of team.
International wise there is a lot of talent. All teams are looking strong.
I’m happy we’ve got Alyssa Healy again. We've lost Laura Wolvaardt which is a big loss but I'm sure she’ll do well in the tournament.
It shows the women’s game is on the rise and long may it continue.
Postpublished at 17:06 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
There were some pretty notable overseas players that went unsold, but some of them could still get signed in the "open market" stage.
They include India's Jemimah Rodrigues, Renuka Thakur and Richa Ghosh, Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu and Australia's Phoebe Litchfield.
Postpublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
Autumn
Trent Rockets super fan
Come on Lizelle Lee! Bring your hard hats to Trent Bridge this summer!
Postpublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
The Coster Boys
London Spirit super fans
So after a bit of confusion over Alice Davidson-Richards we’re so happy to be welcoming Sophie Munro back to London Spirit. Be great to see you back in blue Sophie!!
Postpublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
And that completes the women's draft!
It was all a bit mad, with a lot going on in quick time, so we've created a squads page for you to easily keep an eye on your team's signings and departures and see how they're shaping up!
You can see it all here.
Why Hartley?published at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
Welsh Fire
She had an economy rate of 5.30 for Welsh Fire in last year's Hundred, the best of any bowler in her team.
Alex Hartley to Welsh Firepublished at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
Welsh Fire
Welsh Fire keep hold of Test Match Special's very own Alex Hartley!
Grace Potts to Trent Rocketspublished at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
Trent Rockets
Trent Rockets select seam bowler Grace Potts, who was with Manchester Originals last year.
Paige Scholfield to Oval Invinciblespublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
Oval Invincibles
All-rounder Paige Scholfield has made the move from Southern Brave to last year's champions Oval Invincibles.
Why Gordon?published at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
Trent Rockets
She is a good option at the death, with an economy rate of just 5.88.
Kirstie Gordon to Trent Rocketspublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
Trent Rockets
Left-arm spinner Kirstie Gordon has switched from Birmingham Phoenix to Trent Rockets.
Why van Niekerk?published at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
Oval Invincibles
She concedes a boundary every ten balls, which is the best of all leg-spinners who have played 100+ T20s.
Dane van Niekerk to Oval Invinciblespublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
Oval Invincibles
In the chaos of the draft we missed this one!
Oval Invincibles have kept hold of Dane van Niekerk.
Why Villiers?published at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
Oval Invincibles
She took 4-10 last year, the best figures of any Invincibles bowler in last year's competition.
Mady Villiers to Oval Invinciblespublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
Oval Invincibles
All-rounder Mady Villiers is staying at Oval Invincibles, who used their Right to Match to stop Trent Rockets from taking her.
Why Levick?published at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
Birmingham Phoenix
She was Superchargers' primary spinner last year, with six wickets and an economy rate of 5.82
Katie Levick to Birmingham Phoenixpublished at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
Birmingham Phoenix
Leg-spinner Katie Levick is heading to Edgbaston, on the move from Northern Superchargers.
Katie George to Manchester Originalspublished at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
Manchester Originals
Fast bowler Katie George is also on the move, heading to Manchester from Welsh Fire.
Why Luff?published at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
London Spirit
She has a strike-rate of 131 at the death in T20s.
Sophie Luff to London Spiritpublished at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2023
London Spirit
Batter Sophie Luff is staying put at London Spirit.