David Warner’s Big Bash League heroics have paid off, with the veteran Australian opener snapped up by the London Spirit for AU$245,000 in The Hundred Draft.
The 38-year-old, who retired from international cricket last year, was overlooked in last year’s Hundred Draft, also missing out on a deal in the recent Indian Premier League Draft.
However, the left-hander has earned his maiden Hundred deal after a successful campaign with the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League, accumulating 405 runs at 45.00 across the tournament. He will reunite with former Australian coach Justin Langer at the Spirit this winter, with the 100-ball competition getting underway in August.
The Spirit also signed West Australian batter Ashton Turner, who Langer previously coached at the Perth Scorchers, while veteran seamer James Anderson, England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker, was overlooked.
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In the women’s competition, Australian opener Georgia Voll capped off a breakout summer by securing a deal with the Birmingham Phoenix worth $133,000. After a prolific Women’s Big Bash League campaign with the Sydney Thunder, the 21-year-old made her international debut in all three formats, cracking a maiden ODI hundred against India in December, before turning heads with an unbeaten 99 (56) for the UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League.
Australia captain Alyssa Healy, who has been plagued by injury over the last six months, went unsold.
Elsewhere, West Australian seamer Jason Behrendorff, who recently retired from state cricket, was picked up by the Oval Invincibles, while the Welsh Fire secured the services of Tasmanian quick Riley Meredith and Thunder all-rounder Chris Green.
THE HUNDRED SQUADS
Birmingham Phoenix Women
Ellyse Perry (Australia), Amy Jones, Emily Arlott, Megan Schutt (Australia), Hannah Baker, Charis Pavely, Sterre Kalis, Ailsa Lister, Paige Scholfield, Georgia Voll (Australia), Emma Lamb, Georgie Boyce, Marie Kelly, Bethan Ellis
Birmingham Phoenix Men
Liam Livingstone, Ben Duckett, Trent Boult (New Zealand), Jacob Bethell, Benny Howell, Adam Milne (New Zealand), Dan Mousley, Tim Southee (New Zealand), Will Smeed, Chris Wood, Aneurin Donald, Joe Clarke, Harry Moore, Tom Helm
London Spirit Women
Grace Harris (Australia), Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Charlie Dean, Deepti Sharma (India), Georgia Redmayne (Australia), Eva Gray, Cordelia Griffith, Tara Norris, Sophie Munro, Heather Knight, Issy Wong, Rebecca Tyson
London Spirit Men
Jamie Smith, Liam Dawson, Daniel Worrall, Kane Williamson (New Zealand), Richard Gleeson, Olly Stone, Ollie Pope, Keaton Jennings, David Warner (Australia), Luke Wood, Ashton Turner (Australia), Jafer Chohan, Wayne Madsen
Manchester Originals Women
Amelia Kerr (New Zealand), Sophie Ecclestone, Beth Mooney (Australia), Lauren Filer, Mahika Gaur, Evelyn Jones, Kathryn Bryce, Fi Morris, Danielle Gregory, Deandra Dottin (West Indies), Seren Smale, Ella McCaughan, Alice Monaghan
Manchester Originals Men
Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa), Matthew Hurst, Scott Currie, Josh Tongue, Tom Hartley, Sonny Baker, Tom Aspinwall, Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand), Lewis Gregory, Ben McKinney, George Garton
Northern Superchargers Women
Phoebe Litchfield (Australia), Annabel Sutherland (Australia), Georgia Wareham (Australia), Kate Cross, Bess Heath, Linsey Smith, Hollie Armitage, Alice Davidson-Richards, Grace Ballinger, Davina Perrin, Grace Potts, Lucy Higham, Ella Claridge
Northern Superchargers Men
Harry Brook, Adil Rashid, David Miller (South Africa), Mitchell Santner (New Zealand), Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Ben Dwarshuis (Australia), Graham Clark, Pat Brown, Tom Lawes, Zak Crawley, Dan Lawrence, Michael Pepper, Dawid Malan
Oval Invincibles Women
Marizanne Kapp (South Africa), Alice Capsey, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Amanda-Jade Wellington (Australia), Meg Lanning (Australia), Tash Farrant, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Sophia Smale, Jo Gardner, Rachel Slater, Phoebe Franklin, Kalea Moore
Oval Invincibles Men
Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Tom Curran, Jordan Cox, Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Saqib Mahmood, Sam Billings, Gus Atkinson, Nathan Sowter, Donovan Ferreira (South Africa), Tawanda Muyeye, Jason Behrendorff (Australia)
Southern Brave Women
Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa), Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Maia Bouchier, Lauren Bell, Freya Kemp, Georgia Adams, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Rhianna Southby, Sophie Devine (New Zealand), Chloe Tryon (South Africa), Mady Villiers, Josie Groves, Phoebe Graham
Southern Brave Men
James Vince, Jofra Archer, Tymal Mills, Chris Jordan, Faf du Plessis (South Africa), Leus Du Plooy, Craig Overton, Laurie Evans, Finn Allen (New Zealand), Danny Briggs, James Coles, Michael Bracewell (New Zealand), Reece Topley, Jordan Thompson
Trent Rockets Women
Ash Gardner (Australia), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Alana King (Australia), Heather Graham (Australia), Bryony Smith, Grace Scrivens, Kirstie Gordon, Alexa Stonehouse, Natasha Wraith, Cassidy McCarthy, Jodi Grewcock, Emma Jones, Ellie Threlkeld
Trent Rockets Men
Joe Root, Marcus Stoinis (Australia), Tom Banton, John Turner, Sam Cook, Sam Hain, Tom Alsop, Calvin Harrison, David Willey, Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand), Max Holden, George Linde (South Africa), Adam Hose, Rehan Ahmed
Welsh Fire Women
Hayley Matthews (West Indies), Tammy Beaumont, Jess Jonassen (Australia), Shabnim Ismail (South Africa), Sarah Bryce, Georgia Elwiss, Freya Davies, Georgia Davis, Emily Windsor, Beth Langston, Sophia Dunkley, Katie George, Katie Levick
Welsh Fire Men
Steve Smith (Australia), Jonny Bairstow, Chris Woakes, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tom Abell, Luke Wells, Stephen Eskinazi, David Payne, Paul Walter, Riley Meredith (Australia), Chris Green (Australia), Saif Zaib, Josh Hull, Mason Crane
