WBBL|10 Overseas Draft – Every selection
AFTER a few picks spent trying to lure a rival to the Hurricanes, Hobart eventually took Danni Wyatt with the first pick. English players Sophie Ecclestone and Heather Knight, and South African captain Laura Wolvaardt were all retained by their original teams, evading the Hurricanes’ pick.
First Round
Pick 1: Hobart Hurricanes- Sophie Ecclestone (was retained by the Sydney Sixers)
Pick 2: Hobart Hurricanes- Heather Knight (was retained by the Sydney Thunder)
Pick 3: Hobart Hurricanes- Laura Wolvaardt (was retained by the Adelaide Strikers)
Pick 4: Hobart Hurricanes- Danni Wyatt (not retained by the Perth Scorchers)
Pick 5: Melbourne Renegades- Deandra Dottin
Pick 6: Melbourne Stars- Deepti Sharma
Pick 7: Brisbane Heat- Jemimah Rodrigues
Pick 8: Perth Scorchers- Sophie Devine (international pre-signing)
Second Round
Pick 9: Hobart Hurricanes- Chloe Tryon
Pick 10: Sydney Sixers- Amelia Kerr (international pre-signing)
Pick 11: Melbourne Renegades- Hayley Matthews (international pre-signing)
Pick 12: Melbourne Stars- Marizanne Kapp (international pre-signing)
Pick 13: Sydney Thunder- Shabnim Ismail
Pick 14: Adelaide Strikers- PASS
Pick 15: Brisbane Heat- Shikha Pandey
Pick 16: Perth Scorchers- Amy Jones (was able to be retained)
Third Round
Pick 17: Perth Scorchers- Hemalatha Dayalan
Pick 18: Brisbane Heat- PASS
Pick 19: Melbourne Renegades- Alice Capsey
Pick 20: Sydney Thunder- Chamari Athapaththu (international pre-signing)
Pick 21: Melbourne Stars- Yastika Bhatia
Pick 22: Adelaide Strikers- Smriti Mandhana
Pick 23: Sydney Sixers- PASS
Pick 24: Hobart Hurricanes- Lizelle Lee
Fourth Round
Pick 25: Hobart Hurricanes- PASS
Pick 26: Sydney Sixers- Hollie Armitage
Pick 27: Adelaide Strikers- Orla Prendergast
Pick 28: Melbourne Stars- PASS
Pick 29: Sydney Thunder- Georgia Adams
Pick 30: Melbourne Renegades- PASS
Pick 31: Brisbane Heat- Nadine de Klerk
Pick 32: Perth Scorchers- PASS
WBBL Draft by Team
Adelaide Strikers: Laura Wolvaardt, Smriti Mandhana, Orla Prendergast
Brisbane Heat: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shikha Pandey, Nadine de Klerk
Hobart Hurricanes: Danni Wyatt, Chloe Tryon, Lizelle Lee
Melbourne Renegades: Deandra Dottin, Hayley Matthews, Alice Capsey
Melbourne Stars: Deepti Sharma, Marizanne Kapp, Yastika Bhatia
Perth Scorchers: Sophie Devine, Amy Jones, Hemalatha Dayalan
Sydney Sixers: Sophie Ecclestone, Amelia Kerr, Hollie Armitage
Sydney Thunder: Heather Knight, Shabnim Ismail, Chamari Athapaththu, Georgia Adams
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