The Hundred draft 2022 LIVE: Every team’s picks, fixtures and ticket news

The Southern Brave won the first men’s title last year, with many high-profile overseas stars available in this year’s draft

The Southern Brave and the Oval Invincibles parade their trophies at Lord’s (Getty)

The Hundred returns in 2022 after the inaugural edition of English cricket’s franchise short-format competition was held last year. Pre-tournament favourites Southern Brave became the first men’s champions, and will be hoping to again assemble a strong squad in the player draft. Teams were permitted to retain up to ten men’s players from 2021, negotiating new contracts during the retention window. After the retention period, there are 42 open spots across the eight teams to be filled in a snake-draft system held remotely.

Welsh Fire have the most spots to fill, with seven, while the defending champions and Trent Rockets have only four players to recruit. London Spirit have the top pick having finished last in 2021. Each team has a single “Right to Match” card that can be used to match the bid made by another outfit for a player under contract in 2021, provided they have a pick in the necessary salary band. 17 overseas and 25 domestic players will be slotted to teams during the draft, before squads are filled out by one overseas and one domestic wildcard in July.

While international commitments may impact on availability, there are a number of high-profile overseas stars likely to attract top-bracket attention – with David Warner, Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell chief among them. Batters Laurie Evans, who failed to agree a retention deal with the Oval Invincibles, and Joe Clarke could capitalise on strong winter performances and be high-ticket domestic options.

The Hundred Draft 2022

• Players from 16 countries entered The Draft, 250 domestic players up for selection
• Kieron Pollard, Aaron Finch, Andre Russell and David Warner among overseas talent
• The Hundred: The hits and misses of the first edition of tournament
• Southern Brave beat Birmingham Phoenix to win first men’s Hundred title

[5 April 2022 16:00 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

David Warner overlooked as Australia’s World Cup-winning women dominate Hundred selections

[5 April 2022 15:42 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Rising star

Could 17-year-old leggie Rehan Ahmed be a breakout player for the Southern Brave in 2022?

[5 April 2022 15:38 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Birmingham Phoenix Men’s Squad for 2022 Hundred

And completing the men’s squads for 2022, the Birmingham Phoenix currently look like this:

• Chris Woakes (centrally contracted)
• Jack Leach (centrally contracted)
• Matthew Wade (overseas, £125,000)
• Liam Livingstone (£125,000)
• Olly Stone (£100,000)
• Moeen Ali (£100,000)
• Adam Milne (overseas, £75,000)
• Benny Howell (£75,000)
• Kane Richardson (overseas, £60,000)
• Tom Abell (£60,000)
• Matthew Fisher (£50,000)
• Will Smeed (£50,000)
• Chris Benjamin (£40,000)
• Miles Hammond (£40,000)
• Graeme van Buuren (£30,000)
• Henry Brookes (£30,000)

Possible XI when all available: Wade (wk), Smeed, Ali (c), Livingstone, Abell, Hammond, Woakes, Howell, Milne, Richardson, Stone.

Lacking a frontline spinner and specialist finisher or two, but a side with plenty of potential. Benny Howell’s all-sorts will be used as an alternative to mystery spin through the middle alongside Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone, and at full strength the seam attack looks nice and complete. Could perhaps have favoured a power-hitting all-rounder to bat at six or seven instead of Kane Richardson.

[5 April 2022 15:32 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Southern Brave Men’s Squad for 2022 Hundred

There will be those two wildcards confirmed in July, but is the squad that will be bidding to defend their title in 2022:

• Jofra Archer (centrally contracted)
• Quinton de Kock (overseas, £125,000)
• Marcus Stoinis (overseas, £125,000)
• James Vince (£100,000)
• Tymal Mills (£100,000)
• Chris Jordan (£75,000)
• George Garton (£75,000)
• Alex Davies (£60,000)
• Jake Lintott (£60,000)
• Rehan Ahmed (£50,000)
• Tim David (overseas, £50,000)
• Ross Whiteley (£40,000)
• Craig Overton (£40,000)
• Joe Weatherley (£30,000)
• Dan Moriarty (£30,000)

Possible XI when all available: De Kock (wk), Vince (c), Davies, David, Stoinis, Whiteley, Jordan, Archer, Garton, Lintott, Mills.

Again Mahela Jayawardene has assembled probably the favourites for the competition. The head coach must decide how to configure his batting order - Marcus Stoinis had had success up the order but more often plays a finisher role in the IPL and for Australia now. Likely number ten Jake Lintott opened the batting in the Bangladesh Premier League during the winter (to, it must be said, limited success) to illustrate the Brave’s batting depth, while when fit that bowling attack is a match for any in the world.

Dan Moriarty and Rehan Ahmed are unproven back-up spin options but have tremendous potential.

[5 April 2022 15:19 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

David Warner and Babar Azam among those unsold

That is that, then, for now in the men’s Hundred draft, with only the overseas and Vitality wildcard picks left. Teams have, in most cases, prioritised availability throughout the tournament above higher-profile overseas names: David Warner, Babar Azam, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran and Mohammad Nabi are just some of those to not get picked up.

[5 April 2022 15:11 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

A pair of Australians added to Birmingham Phoenix roster

Joining Adam Milne in the overseas group on the men’s side are Matthew Wade, who will almost certainly open up with Will Smeed and take the gloves, and Kane Richardson, who has value in his ability to bowl across the phases of an innings and likely availability durin the tournament.

Olly Stone has out-and-out speed and will hope for a clean bill of health after missing England’s winter with another untimely injury, and he is joined at Edgbaston by England newbie Matt Fisher. Graeme Van Buuren is an interesting cricketer who bowls left-arm spin and can hit a long ball. He had a tough 2021 with some confusion over whether he qualified as a domestic player at Gloucestershire, but is now a British citizen and will captain the county.

Matthew Wade (O)

Olly Stone (Northern Superchargers)

Kane Richardson (O)

Matthew Fisher (Northern Superchargers)

Graeme Van Buuren

[5 April 2022 15:05 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Sophie Molineux completes overseas group at Birmingham Phoenix

Just a couple of new signings for the Birmingham Phoenix women: Sterre Kalis has been leading the way for Dutch female cricketers for several years but is still only 22, while Sophie Molineux will be keen to put the disappointment of missing out on the World Cup triumph behind her. The Australian spinner is Phoenix’s third overseas.

[5 April 2022 15:01 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Southern Brave’s women further strengthen powerful batting lineup

Add Tahlia McGrath and Georgia Adams to an extremely strong list of batters at Southern Brave for 2022. McGrath offers some rather useful nagging right-arm seam, too, and should be riding high after an outstanding season in Australia as she joins Charlotte Edwards’ strong south-coasters. Adams has worked closely with the head coach as captain of the Southern Vipers - her signing makes a lot of sense, even if there is plenty of competition for top-order slots.

Tahlia McGrath (O)

Georgia Adams (Oval Invincibles)

Jo Gardner (Oval Invincibles)

Freya Kemp (Retained)

Ella McCaughan (Retained)

[5 April 2022 15:00 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Quinton de Kock retained by Southern Brave

Quinton de Kock is indeed back amongst things at Southern Brave in 2022, who make an intriguing four selections in the draft. Rehan Ahmed was arguably the standout performer for England’s Under-19s at the recent World Cup, showing impressive control of his leg-break and variations - Archie Lenham was a teenage leg-spin standout last year and Ahmed could replicate that sort of breakthrough season, if he gets an opportunity.

Dan Moriarty has plenty of admirers at the Oval and beyond with his accurate left-arm darts a calling card, and the Surrey tweaker could slip into the role filled by Danny Briggs for the Brave last year, while Hampshire’s Joe Weatherley knows the Ageas Bowl well.

Southern Brave Draft Picks

Quinton de Kock (O)

Rehan Ahmed

Joe Weatherley

Dan Moriarty

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Last picks of the day imminent

That’s the announcement made for six teams, which means just two more franchises are left to confirm their April business ahead of the 2022 edition of The Hundred. Will men’s champions Southern Brave bring back Quinton de Kock? Who could fill the overseas vacancy at Birmingham Phoenix alongside Sophie Devine and Ellyse Perry?