BBL and WBBL pre-listed players finalised
WITH the BBL and WBBL Drafts taking place on Sunday, Rookie Me Central looked at the players that have been pre-signed and those eligible to be retained.
In the lead-up to the Big Bash League (BBL) and Women’s Big Bash League’s (WBBL) seasons, the teams allowed one player per club to be pre-signed on multi-year deals ahead of Sunday’s drafts for the first time.
These players will be selected in one of the four bands (platinum, gold, silver and bronze), so the club cannot take another pick in that band. Platinum players can only be taken with a team’s first or second pick, gold can be selected with a second or third pick, silver with a third or fourth pick, and a bronze tiered player will only be selected with a club’s fourth pick.
All teams have already selected a player for both their women’s and men’s sides, meaning that they can either pass in one round and take two players within two of the other bands or take four players if their salary cap permits. Teams that take four players will only be allowed to have three on their primary list of 18 players at any stage.
BBL pre-signed international players
Adelaide Strikers: Ollie Pope (England)
Brisbane Heat: Colin Munro (New Zealand)
Hobart Hurricanes: Chris Jordan (England)
Melbourne Renegades: Tim Seifert (New Zealand)
Melbourne Stars: Tom Curran (England)
Perth Scorchers: Finn Allen (New Zealand)
Sydney Sixers: Akeal Hosein (West Indies)
Sydney Thunder: Sam Billings (England)
WBBL pre-signed international players
Adelaide Strikers: Smriti Mandhana (India)
Brisbane Heat: Nadine de Klerk (South Africa)
Hobart Hurricanes: Lizelle Lee (South Africa)
Melbourne Renegades: Hayley Matthews (West Indies)
Melbourne Stars: Marizanne Kapp (South Africa)
Perth Scorchers: Sophie Devine (New Zealand)
Sydney Sixers: Amelia Kerr (New Zealand)
Sydney Thunder: Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka)
The draft looms as an interesting watch, with nearly 600 players nominating themselves (161 women and 432 men), while retention picks are in play again this year to be used for players signed by a club in the previous year, they will be eligible to be retained by that club only and not previous clubs.
BBL Players able to be retained
Adelaide Strikers: Adam Hose (England), Jamie Overton (England), David Payne (England)
Brisbane Heat: Tom Banton (England), Paul Walter (England)
Hobart Hurricanes: Corey Anderson (USA), Sam Hain (England)
Melbourne Renegades: Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan), Jordan Cox (England), Joe Clarke (England)
Melbourne Stars: Haris Rauf (Pakistan), Dan Lawrence (England), Imad Wasim (Pakistan), Liam Dawson (England), Olly Stone (England), Usama Mir (Pakistan)
Perth Scorchers: Laurie Evans (England), Tymal Mills (England), Stephen Eskinazi (England)
Sydney Sixers: James Vince (England), Rehan Ahmed (England), Izharulhuq Naveed (Afghanistan)
Sydney Thunder: Alex Hales (England), Zaman Khan (Pakistan), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (England)
WBBL Players able to be retained
Adelaide Strikers: Georgia Adams (England), Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa)
Brisbane Heat: Bess Heath (England)
Hobart Hurricanes: Shabnim Ismail (South Africa), Bryony Smith (England)
Melbourne Renegades: Eve Jones (England), Harmanpreet Kaur (India)
Melbourne Stars: Alice Capsey (England), Sophia Dunkley (England)
Perth Scorchers: Amy Jones (England), Danni Wyatt (England), Lauren Winfield-Hill (England)
Sydney Sixers: Suzie Bates (New Zealand), Jess Kerr (New Zealand), Sophie Ecclestone (England), Chloe Tryon (South Africa), Linsey Smith (England)
Sydney Thunder: Heather Knight (England)
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