Hundred teams lock in early picks for 2026
Deadline approaches to finalise retentions and direct signings ahead of inaugural auctions in March
ESPNcricinfo staff
Updated on 23-Jan-2026
Jacob Bethell has been retained by Birmigham Phoenix • PA Images via Getty Images
As the deadline approaches for Hundred teams to finalise their retentions ahead of the inaugural auctions in March, the eight men's and women's outfits are scrambling to lock in their picks. Teams can pre-sign a maximum of four players. Of those, at least one must be a retention from last year's squad; at most two can be overseas players; and at most two can have held a central contract in either 2024-25 or 2025-26. The Hundred will run from July 21 to August 16.
Birmingham Phoenix
Men: Jacob Bethell (retained), Rehan Ahmed (signed from Trent Rockets), Mitch Owen (pre-signed), Donovan Ferreira (pre-signed from Oval Invincibles)
Women: Ellyse Perry (retained), Alice Capsey (pre-signed from Oval Invicibles), Lauren Filer (pre-signed from Manchester Originals), Lucy Hamilton (pre-signed)
Head coaches: Shane Bond (men), Ali Maiden (women)
Women: Ellyse Perry (retained), Alice Capsey (pre-signed from Oval Invicibles), Lauren Filer (pre-signed from Manchester Originals), Lucy Hamilton (pre-signed)
Head coaches: Shane Bond (men), Ali Maiden (women)
London Spirit
Men: Liam Livingstone (pre-signed from Birmingham Phoenix), Jamie Overton (retained), Adam Zampa (pre-signed from MI London), Dewald Brevis (pre-signed)
Women: Grace Harris (retained), Charlie Dean (retained), Marizanne Kapp (pre-signed from MI London), Mahika Gaur (pre-signed from Manchester Super Giants)
Head coaches: Andy Flower (men), Jon Lewis (women)
Women: Grace Harris (retained), Charlie Dean (retained), Marizanne Kapp (pre-signed from MI London), Mahika Gaur (pre-signed from Manchester Super Giants)
Head coaches: Andy Flower (men), Jon Lewis (women)
Manchester Super Giants
Men: Jos Buttler (retained), Noor Ahmad (retained), Heinrich Klaasen (retained), Liam Dawson (pre-signed from London Spirit)
Women: Smriti Mandhana (pre-signed), Meg Lanning (pre-signed from MI London), Sophie Ecclestone (retained)
Head coaches: Justin Langer (men), Matthew Mott (women)
Head coaches: Justin Langer (men), Matthew Mott (women)
MI London
Men: Sam Curran (retained), Will Jacks (retained), Rashid Khan (retained), Nicholas Pooran (pre-signed)
Women: Hayley Matthews (pre-signed from Welsh Fire), Danni Wyatt-Hodge (pre-signed from Southern Brave), Melie Kerr (pre-signed from Manchester Super Giants)
Head coaches: Kieron Pollard (men), Lisa Keightley (women)
Women: Hayley Matthews (pre-signed from Welsh Fire), Danni Wyatt-Hodge (pre-signed from Southern Brave), Melie Kerr (pre-signed from Manchester Super Giants)
Head coaches: Kieron Pollard (men), Lisa Keightley (women)
Southern Brave
Men: Jofra Archer (retained), Jamie Smith (pre-signed from London Spirit), Marcus Stoinis (pre-signed from Trent Rockets), Tristan Stubbs (pre-signed)
Women: Jemimah Rodrigues (pre-signed), Laura Wolvaardt (retained), Lauren Bell (retained), Maia Bouchier (retained)
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Women: Jemimah Rodrigues (pre-signed), Laura Wolvaardt (retained), Lauren Bell (retained), Maia Bouchier (retained)
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Sunrisers Leeds
Men: Harry Brook (retained), Brydon Carse (retained), Mitch Marsh (pre-signed), Nathan Ellis (pre-signed)
Women: Kate Cross (retained), Annabel Sutherland (retained), Phoebe Litchfield (retained)
Head coaches: Daniel Vettori (men), Adi Birrell (women)
Women: Kate Cross (retained), Annabel Sutherland (retained), Phoebe Litchfield (retained)
Head coaches: Daniel Vettori (men), Adi Birrell (women)
Trent Rockets
Men: Ben Duckett (pre-signed from Birmingham Phoenix), Tim David (pre-signed), Tom Banton (retained), Mitchell Santner (pre-signed from Sunrisers Leeds)
Women: Nat Sciver-Brunt (retained), Sophia Dunkley (pre-signed from Welsh Fire), Ash Gardner (retained), Kim Garth (pre-signed)
Head coaches: Peter Moores (men), Chris Read (women)
Women: Nat Sciver-Brunt (retained), Sophia Dunkley (pre-signed from Welsh Fire), Ash Gardner (retained), Kim Garth (pre-signed)
Head coaches: Peter Moores (men), Chris Read (women)
Welsh Fire
Men: Chris Woakes (retained), Phil Salt (pre-signed from Manchester Super Giants), Rachin Ravindra (pre-signed from Manchester Super Giants), Marco Jansen (pre-signed)
Women: Georgia Wareham (pre-signed from Sunrisers Leeds), Freya Kemp (pre-signed from Southern Brave), Georgia Voll (pre-signed from Birmingham Phoenix)
Head coaches: Mike Hussey (men), Michael Klinger (women)
Women: Georgia Wareham (pre-signed from Sunrisers Leeds), Freya Kemp (pre-signed from Southern Brave), Georgia Voll (pre-signed from Birmingham Phoenix)
Head coaches: Mike Hussey (men), Michael Klinger (women)
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