Sophie Devine and Beth Mooney Secure Top Deals in First Womens Hundred Auction

Sophie Devine from New Zealand and Australia’s wicketkeeper-batter Beth Mooney made a splash at the first Women’s Hundred auction in London on March 11.

Both worldwide stars were picked for GBP 210,000, and Dani Gibson followed suit after Sunrisers Leeds bought him for GBP 190,000, despite him not playing a game for England in the final 18 months.

Mooney, signed by Trent Rockets, is a top wicketkeeper and a multiple-time world champion. Devine, who joined Welsh Fire, was recently named Player of the Tournament in the Women's Premier League.

Big Hits and Bigger Bids: The Women’s Hundred Auction Makes History

South African allrounder Nadine de Klerk was the fourth most costly choice after being bought for GBP 170,000 by London Spirit where she will reunite with her WPL colleague Beauty Harris.

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The historic sell off kickstarted with 19-year-old Davina Perrin getting to be the first choice for GBP 50,000 to Birmingham Phoenix. Soul at that point nailed their wicketkeeper by going after Amy Jones who fetched GBP 70,000.

No Pakistan player was picked. In contrast, Richa Ghosh and Deepti Sharma were both taken by Indian teams at their base price, which caught many off guard.

The South African group of Chloe Tyron, Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, and Shabnim Ismail also went unsold. Teams can only have four foreign players on their rosters.

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Allrounder Tilly Corteen-Coleman was the most expensive uncapped English player at GBP 105,000 as Soul lost the bidding competition to Southern Brave.

Squads

Birmingham Phoenix

Retained/Direct signings - Alice Capsey, Lauren Filer, Lucy Hamilton, Ellyse Perry

Auction buys - Tammy Beaumont, Phoebe Brett, Cordelia Griffith, Alana Ruler, Emma Sheep, Esmae MacGregor, Eve O'Neill, Davina Perrin, Jemima Spence, Eva Gray, Linsey Smith.

London Spirit

Retained/Direct signings - Mahika Gaur, Marizanne Kapp, Charlie Dignity, Elegance Harris

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Manchester Super Giants

Retained/Direct Signings - Meg Lanning, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Ecclestone

Auction buys:

• Elegance Ballinger

• Maitlan Brown

• Kathryn Bryce

• Richa Ghosh

• Paige Scholfield

• Beauty Scrivens

• Mady Villers

• Ryana Macdonald-Gay

• Jo Gardner

• Nat Phantom

• Bex Tyson

MI London

Retained/Direct signings - Amelia Kerr, Hayley Matthews, Danni Wyatt-Hodge

Auction Buys:

• Hollie Armitage

• Nicola Carey

• Kira Chatli

• Alice Davidson-Richards

• Kirstie Gordon

• Dani Gregory

• Chinelle Henry

• Alice Monaghan

• Kalea Moore

• Tara Norris

• Alexa Stonehouse

Southern Brave

Retained/Direct signings - Jemimah Rodrigues, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Laura Wolvaardt

Auction Buys

• Ellie Anderson

• Tilly Corteen-Coleman

• Phoebe Franklin

• Daisy Gibb

• Sarah Glenn

• Jodi Grewcock

• Lizelle Lee

• Sophie Molineux

• Bex Odgers

• Issy Wong

Sunrisers Leeds

Retained/Direct Signings - Kate Cross, Phoebe Litchfield, Annabel Sutherland

Auction buys:

• Hanna Bread cook

• Claudie Cooper

• Dani Gibson

• Jess Jonassen

• Flo Mill operator

• Deepti Sharma

• Rachel Slater

• Bryony Smith

• Cassidy McCarthy

• Maddie Ward

• Lauren Winfield-Hill

Trent Rockets

Retained/Direct signings - Sophia Dunkley, Kim Garth, Fiery remains Gardner, Natalie Sciver-Brunt

Auction buys:

• Georgia Adams

• Sam Bates

• Georgia Elwiss

• Bess Heath

• Elegance Johnson

• Emma Jones

• Katie Levick

• Ailsa Lister

• Beth Mooney

• Charley Phillips

• Millie Taylor

Welsh Fire

Retained/Direct Signings - Freya Kemp, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham

Auction buys - Em Arlott, Sarah Bryce, Sophie Devine, Heather Graham, Ella McCaughan, Fi Morris, Abi Norgrove, Beauty Potts, Sophia Smale, Rhianna Southby, Beauty Thompson.

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