Editorial Angle:Analysis of The Hundred 2023Women's draft picks: Defending champions Oval Invincibles have kept the core of their 2022 squad together — assessing tactical impact and tournament progression.
Tactical Context:The 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.
Tactical Context: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.
Tournament Context:Part of The Hundred Women's Competition 2023. Follow real-time tournament standings, fixture progression, and live scorecards on VLive.
The 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.
Retained: 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 Luff
Grace Harris will play for London SpiritBCCI
Manchester Originals
Retained: Sophie Ecclestone, Deandra Dottin, Emma Lamb, Ellie Threlkeld Draft picks: Laura Wolvaardt, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Kathryn Bryce, Katie George
Retained: Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Tash Farrant Draft picks: Suzie Bates, Dane van Niekerk, Mady Villiers, Paige Scholfield
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