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Updated 03-Sep-2023 • Published 03-Sep-2023

LIVE - WBBL and BBL overseas player drafts

By Andrew McGlashan

Overview

That's a wrap, folks

That brings an end to the double draft. Plenty of talking points, not least quite a few passes. But they'll be more overseas names confirmed tomorrow in WBBL and in the coming weeks for BBL. We'll have more reaction on the site over the next few days, but now thanks for following it with us.
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Here's how it played out

Melbourne Stars: Harry Brook, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir
Adelaide Strikers: Rashid Khan, Jamie Overton, Adam Hose
Hobart Hurricanes: Chris Jordan, Sam Hain, Corey Anderson
Melbourne Renegades: Quinton de Kock, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Sydney Thunder: Alex Hales, Zaman Khan
Sydney Sixers: Tom Curran, James Vince, Rehan Ahmed
Brisbane Heat: Colin Munro, Sam Billings, Paul Walter
Perth Scorchers: Zak Crawley, Laurie Evans
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Pick 32 - Perth Scorchers: Pass

And Scorchers have completed things with a pass, talk about signing a player closer to the season
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Pick 31 - Brisbane Heat: Pass

They are done
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Pick 30 - Sydney Sixers: Rehan Ahmed

The England legspinner gets the pick
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Pick 28 - Sydney Thunder: Pass

Another pass...interesting tactics
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Pick 28 - Melbourne Renegades: Pass

Interesting, an unexpected pass. They say they have a plan in place
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Pick 27 - Hobart Hurricanes: Pass

They are done
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Pick 26 - Adelaide Strikers: Adam Hose

The English middle-order batter is back for another season
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Pick 25 - Melbourne Stars: Usama Mir

The Pakistan leggie gets a call
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Into the final round

This could be interesting...
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Pick 24 - Melbourne Stars: Pass

And the round is completed with another pass. They also have first pick in the last round. Heat and Hurricanes are finished with three picks.
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Pick 23 - Adelaide Strikers: Pass

And now Strikers leave alone ahead of the final round
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Pick 22 - Hobart Hurricanes: Corey Anderson

The New Zealand allrounder, another slightly out-of-the-blue selection. "A bit of a forgotten man," says Ricky Ponting
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Pick 21 - Melbourne Renegades: Pass

It's a hat-trick of passes
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Pick 20 - Sydney Thunder: Pass

It's a double pass from the Sydney teams. Waiting from bronze. Each team has to pass once
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Pick 19 - Sydney Sixers: Pass

Sixers, who have got two key names so far, don't go this round
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Pick 18 - Brisbane Heat: Paul Walter

Well, well, here's a bit of a left-field one. Strong recent form. Middle-order allrounder.
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Pick 17 - Perth Scorchers: Laurie Evans

They've gone with Evans again. He had to withdraw last season after the positive dope test result. But he's free to play again now. He helped win the final two years ago. "He can bat anywhere in the top six," says Voges
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That's round two done

Plenty of interesting selections in that round. Feels like every team is happy with how it's playing out so far:
Stars - Rauf
Strikers - J Overton
Hurricanes - Hain
Renegades - Mujeeb
Thunder - Zaman
Sixers - Vince
Heat - Billings
Scorchers - Crawley
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Pick 16 - Perth Scorchers: Zak Crawley

Another of England's Ashes stars gets picked up. Strong top-order option. Adam Voges says he's surprised he's got this far in the draft. Believes he will play well at Optus.
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Pick 15 - Brisbane Heat: Sam Billings

Another familiar face returns to Heat...also a wicketkeeping option if needed. But a great outfielder. Winning captain in the Hundred recently
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Pick 14 - Sydney Sixers: James Vince

They back a local favourite. Good availability, the full regular season.
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Pick 13 - Sydney Thunder: Zaman Khan

This is an interesting one from Thunder, the Pakistan bowler. Looked at as a strong death option
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Pick 12 - Melbourne Renegades: Mujeeb Ur Rahman

The Afghanistan spinner, useful for the conditions they often face at Marvel
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Pick 11 - Hobart Hurricanes: Sam Hain

The middle-order batter with a fantastic white-ball record...and there's no retention from Heat
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Pick 10 - Adelaide Strikers: Jamie Overton

This is an interesting one, the England allrounder. Has very good, perhaps full, availability
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Pick 9 - Melbourne Stars: Haris Rauf

They've gone for the Pakistan quick who has been star with them in the past
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Platinum done

So that's round one done.
Stars - Brook
Strikers - Rashid
Hurricanes - Jordan
Renegades - de Kock
Thunder - Hales
Sixers - T Curran
Heat - Munro
Scorchers - Pass
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Pick 8 - Perth Scorchers: Pass

Same tactics as last season for the defending champions! They love a platinum pass
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Pick 7 - Brisbane Heat: Colin Munro

The New Zealand allrounder is going back to Heat
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Pick 6 - Sydney Sixers

They have already retained Tom Curran
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Pick 5 - Sydney Thunder: Alex Hales

Thunder go for the tried and tested, and he has good availability
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Pick 4 - Melbourne Renegades: Quinton de Kock

The South Africa wicketkeeper batter before heading to SA20
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Hurricanes go again: Chris Jordan

So another former Sixers players, and he can't be retained
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Pick 3 - Hobart Hurricanes: Tom Curran

The England allrounder...who could be retained by Sydney Sixers, and has been!. So that's the big retention call from Sixers.
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Pick 2 - Adelaide Strikers

Have retained Rashid Khan
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Stars go again: Harry Brook

They go for the England batting superstar who has limited (6-9 games) of availability
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Pick 1 - Melbourne Stars: Rashid Khan

They've tried to get him again...and Adelaide Strikers have retained him
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Show me the money

A reminder of the value bands
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The order

Here's how it will run...
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Who can be retained?

Adelaide Strikers Rashid Khan, Colin de Grandhomme, Adam Hose
Brisbane Heat Sam Hain, Colin Munro, Sam Billings, Ross Whiteley, Tom Banton
Hobart Hurricanes Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Zak Crawley, Jimmy Neesham, Asif Ali, Sandeep Lamichhane
Melbourne Renegades Matt Critchley, Martin Guptill, Akeal Hosein, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Nabi
Melbourne Stars Joe Clarke, Luke Wood, Haris Rauf
Perth Scorchers Stephen Eskinazi, Faf du Plessis, David Payne, Adam Lyth, Tymal Mills, Laurie Evans
Sydney Sixers James Vince, Izharulhaq Naveed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Chris Jordan, Tom Curran, Carlos Brathwaite
Sydney Thunder Rilee Rossouw, Alex Hales, Usman Qadir, Fazalhaq Farooqi
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Now, onto the BBL

We'll be into the BBL draft shortly, so stay with us that. A bit to take stock of from the WBBL one. A few big names won't be appearing this season, but they'll be some significant additions tomorrow with direct nominations.
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So here's how it played out

Sydney Thunder: Marizanne Kapp, Heather Knight, Lauren Bell
Melbourne Renegades: Hayley Matthews, Harmanpreet Kaur
Perth Scorchers: Sophie Devine, Danni Wyatt
Melbourne Stars: Alice Capsey, Maia Bouchier
Hobart Hurricanes: Shabnim Ismail, Bryony Smith
Brisbane Heat: Amelia Kerr, Bess Heath
Sydney Sixers: Chloe Tryon, Jess Kerr
Adelaide Strikers: Laura Wolvaardt, Danni Gibson
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Pick 32 - Adelaide Strikers: Pass

And it all ends with another pass. But Strikers may go with just two overseas
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Pick 31 – Sydney Thunder: Pass

And passed
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Pick 30 – Brisbane Heat: Pass

And another
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Pick 29 – Hobart Hurricanes: Pass

And another pass. Jude Coleman: "We feel we have a really balanced squad."
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Pick 28 – Melbourne Stars: Pass

Stars are happy with their lot
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Pick 27 – Perth Scorchers: Pass

And another...might need to question the impact of direct nominations on the draft concept
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Pick 26 – Melbourne Renegades: Pass

No pick
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Pick 25 – Sydney Sixers: Jess Kerr (Bronze)

The New Zealand swing bowler adds to the pace attack
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One round to go

We are down to the Silver and Bronze group now...we'll see some more passes this last round. Sydney Sixers will get the first pick
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Pick 24 – Sydney Sixers: Pass

Suzie Bates, on the direct list, would seem a fit for them
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Pick 23 – Melbourne Renegades: Pass

I'm seeing a pattern here
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Pick 22 – Perth Scorchers: Pass

Amy Jones is expected to be a direct nomination for them
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Pick 21 – Melbourne Stars: Pass

Another through to the keeper
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Pick 20 – Hobart Hurricanes: Pass

We might see a few passes now, with direct nominations to come tomorrow
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Pick 19 – Brisbane Heat: Bess Heath (Silver)

Another young England player. Will bring some power
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Pick 18 – Sydney Thunder: Lauren Bell (Silver)

The very exciting England quick bowler. Looks like a good draft for Thunder
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Pick 17 – Adelaide Strikers: Dani Gibson (Silver)

So, still no Deandra Dottin!
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Trade pick alert!

Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers have traded their picks in the next two rounds
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Round three: gold and silver

This is where we could start to see some value picks. Some notable names not yet selected
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Pick 16 – Adelaide Strikers: done

Strikers have already retained in this round, which is now complete. Two to go
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Pick 15 – Sydney Sixers: Pass

And another one shoulders arms...remember there are direct nominations to come
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Pick 14 – Brisbane Heat: Pass

Heat don't go this round. Jess Jonassen: "We want to keep our options open."
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Pick 13 – Hobart Hurricanes: Bryony Smith (gold)

An interesting selection from Hurricanes. Jude Coleman: "We like her style of play, we need an attacking top-order bat."
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Stars go again - Maia Bouchier (gold)

Another England batter gets taken
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Pick 12 – Melbourne Stars: Laura Wolvaardt (Platinum)

But Adelaide Strikers have retained her - but have still had to pay platinum level! So if the pass was tactical, it didn't really work
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Pick 11 – Perth Scorchers: Danni Wyatt (gold)

Scorchers wanted to strengthen their top order, and they've gone for the England batter. And she hasn't been retained by Brisbane Heat
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Pick 10 – Melbourne Renegades: Harmanpreet Kaur (platinum)

The first India name of the evening...and it's a big one.
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Pick 9 – Sydney Thunder: Heather Knight (platinum)

Another big get from Thunder as they go for the England captain. Was part of their title win in season six
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Round two - Platinum and gold players

Plenty of big names still available. Sydney Thunder will again go first
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Platinum round is done

Pick 1: Sydney Thunder – Marizanne Kapp
Pick 2: Melbourne Renegades – Sophie Devine (retained by Perth Scorchers)
Pick 2: Melbourne Renegades - Hayley Matthews
Pick 3: Perth Scorchers - retained Devine
Pick 4: Melbourne Stars - Alice Capsey
Pick 5: Hobart Hurricanes - Shabnim Ismail
Pick 6: Brisbane Heat – Amelia Kerr
Pick 7: Sydney Sixers – Chloe Tryon
Pick 8: Adelaide Strikers – passed
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Pick 8 – Adelaide Strikers: Pass

A tactical move from Strikers. They still have a retention pick for the next round. They have some salary cap issues, too
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Pick 7 – Sydney Sixers: Chloe Tryon

The South African allrounder is an interesting call by last year's runner's up. They would have retained Sophie Ecclestone if she had been fit
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Pick 6 – Brisbane Heat: Amelia Kerr

We knew Heat would go for the legspinning allrounder, but she won't be available for the first couple of games
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Pick 5 – Hobart Hurricanes: Shabnim Ismail

One of the quickest bowlers in the world gets selection by Hurricanes
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Pick 4 – Melbourne Stars: Alice Capsey

The talented young England batter is back to the Stars
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Pick 3 - Perth Scorchers

They are done this round with the Devine retention
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Renegades go again - Hayley Matthews

They go for the West Indies allrounder this time.
“No Harmanpreet is interesting, says Alex Malcolm who is at the venue for us. “Molineux's fitness is still a worry so that's part of it.”
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Pick 2 - Melbourne Renegades: Sophie Devine

Melbourne Renegades have tried to get the New Zealand allrounder...but Perth Scorchers have hit their retention option.
"Captaincy and leadership the reason", says Scorchers' coach Bec Grundy
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Pick 1 - Sydney Thunder: Marizanne Kapp

And there we go! Sydney Thunder go big first up, and there's no retention from Perth Scorchers which tells us which way they are going
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Thunder will go first

A reminder that Sydney Thunder will get the first pick
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Almost ready to get underway with the WBBL draft...

The big early call is Sophie Devine v Marizanne Kapp for Perth Scorchers
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Get involved

If you want have your say on the drafts as they roll along, feel free to get in touch with me over Twitter (or X as it is these days): @andymcg_cricket
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Platinum players

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Retention options

Here's who is available to retain in the WBBL
Adelaide Strikers Laura Wolvaardt, Deandra Dottin, Stafanie Taylor
Brisbane Heat Amelia Kerr, Danni Wyatt, Jess Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Nadine de Klerk
Hobart Hurricanes Hayley Jensen, Issy Wong
Melbourne Renegades Hayley Matthews, Chamari Athapaththu, Shabhim Ismail, Harmanpreet Kaur, Eve Jones
Melbourne Stars Alice Capsey, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bess Heath
Perth Scorchers Marizanne Kapp, Sophie Devine, Maddy Green
Sydney Sixers None
Sydney Thunder Chloe Tryon, Lea Tahuhu, Heather Knight
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What's it worth?

Here's the money involved
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It's draft time!

Hello and welcome to our coverage of the WBBL and BBL drafts. It's the second time the men's tournament has used this method, but it's a first for the women. It should throw up some fascinating outcomes across both. It's all due to get underway at 5.30pm AEST with the WBBL draft first, followed by the BBL at 7pm.
To get things going, here are the full player lists for both:
And here's an explainer about how it all works - The one additional element to note here is the direct nominations available in WBBL, which allows players to skip the draft and sign direct with a club - for a maximum fee of 95% of the silver band which is AU$65,000.
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