Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Marsh and Tim David are the Australian large hitters who will actually money in following the draft for English cricket’s marquee one-day competitors, The Hundred.
The worldwide trio have all been snapped up for the top-bracket worth of STG125,000 ($A230,000) for the August 100-ball-a-side event with Marsh and the retained Maxwell in tandem on the London Spirit whereas David will spearhead the Southern Brave.
The first-ever ladies’s draft in UK sport additionally befell on Thursday, with Northern Super Chargers retaining Alyssa Healy whereas Grace Harris will go to London Spirit, each for the top-dollar Stg 31,250 ($A57,000).
Australia’s ladies, at the moment starring within the Indian Women’s Premier League, proved in nice demand with all-time nice Ellyse Perry sure for Birmingham Phoenix.
Perry heads one other 5 internationals who had been purchased within the second-highest Stg 25,000 ($A46,000) bracket.
Mitchell Starc had been the highest-profile Australian absentee from the lads’s occasion, pulling out of consideration on the eve of the draft when he had been anticipated to fill one of many Stg 125,000 vacancies.
But whereas loads of the green-and-gold’s main ladies gamers additionally pulled out, together with Ash Gardner, Tahlia McGrath and nationwide captain Meg Lanning, the urge for food to purchase up Australian expertise was nonetheless evident with the uncapped Maitlan Brown taken on board by the Southern Brave.
Healy and Harris, the main Australian ladies earners, are at the moment teammates at WPL group UP Warriorz making ready for Friday’s semi-final eliminator, with each having been in fantastic kind.
Queenslander Harris, whose older sister Laura will play at Welsh Fire, reckoned she could not wait to hitch up with the Lord’s-based Spirit group after being the No.2 choose within the draft.
“It’s such a special venue to play at and I’m incredibly excited to play in front of some big crowds there,” she mentioned.
“It’s nice to be a part of history by being the second pick in The Hundred draft but when you look at the squads, they’re all so strong – it’s going to be a great competition.”
AUSTRALIANS IN THE HUNDRED DRAFT:
MEN
Stg 125,000 ($A230,000) – Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell (London Spirit), Tim David (Southern Brave)
Stg 100,000 ($A183,000) – Ashton Turner (Manchester Originals)
Stg 60,000 ($A110,000) – Kane Richardson (Birmingham Phoenix)
Stg 50,000 ($A91,000) – Daniel Sams (Trent Rockets)
WOMEN
Stg 31,250 ($A57,000) – Grace Harris (London Spirit), Alyssa Healy (Northern Superchargers)
Stg 25,000 ($A46,000) Ellyse Perry (Birmingham Phoenix), Alana King (Trent Rockets), Amanda-Jade Wellington (Manchester Originals), Georgia Wareham, Heather Graham (Northern Superchargers)
Stg 18,750 ($A34,000) Maitlan Brown (Southern Brave)
Stg 15,000 ($A27,000) Laura Harris (Welsh Fire)
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
