The Hundred: England and international stars retained for 2023 tournament

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A divided  representation   of Smriti Mandhana and Nat Sciver-Brunt playing shotsIndia opener Smriti Mandhana (left) signed for Royal Challengers Bangalore for £340,000 successful the Women's Premier League auction, with Nat Sciver-Brunt joining Mumbai Indians for £320,000

The Hundred men's and women's teams person announced which players they person retained for the 2023 competition.

Thirteen retired of 18 England men's players connected cardinal contracts stay astatine their teams, including Test skipper Ben Stokes with Northern Superchargers.

Smriti Mandhana, the astir costly subordinate astatine the Women's Premier League auction, is retained by Southern Brave.

Nat Sciver-Brunt, the associated most-expensive overseas subordinate successful the WPL auction, stays with Trent Rockets.

England white-ball skipper Jos Buttler of Manchester Originals, and erstwhile skipper Joe Root from Trent Rockets, are besides among the centrally contracted England players to beryllium retained.

England women's skipper Heather Knight, who had to propulsion retired of the 2022 contention done injury, returns to London Spirit.

In total, 113 players person been retained from 2022 crossed the 8 teams with the bulk of the remaining 135 places filled astatine Hundred Draft connected 23 March, which includes the women's contention for the archetypal time.

Men's champions Trent Rockets were among six of the 8 men's teams to clasp the maximum permitted 10 players, including England T20 World Cup winners Dawid Malan and Alex Hales.

Women's champions Oval Invincibles retained their maximum 4 permitted players, including England's Alice Capsey and South Africa all-rounder Marizanne Kapp.

England women's trio Sophia Dunkley, Danni Wyatt and Kate Cross were not retained, truthful volition beryllium disposable successful the draft.

In the men's competition, Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis, Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell are among those not retained, portion Laura Wolvaardt, Megan Schutt and Beth Mooney person been released successful the women's tournament.

A last database of players disposable for the Hundred Draft volition beryllium confirmed connected 28 February.

The women's teams volition adhd 4 much players via the draft, with the remainder of their 15-player squads decided successful an open-market process.

Each men's squad tin physique a squad of 13 players successful the draft, with 2 further wildcard picks.

Welsh Fire volition get the archetypal prime successful some drafts, to beryllium conducted successful reverse bid of the 2022 finishing positions.

Former Australia batter Mike Hussey has replaced Gary Kirsten arsenic Welsh Fire manager aft the Cardiff-based franchise went winless successful 2022.

All fixtures this play volition beryllium double-headers, with Trent Rockets and Southern Brave opening the tourney connected 1 August astatine Trent Bridge.

Who has been retained?

TeamPlayers (overseas successful bold, each squad allowed three)
Birmingham Phoenix Chris Woakes, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Shadab Khan, Adam Milne, Benny Howell, Will Smeed, Kane Richardson, Tom Helm, Chris Benjamin, Dan Mousley
London SpiritMark Wood, Glenn Maxwell, Nathan Ellis, Liam Dawson, Dan Lawrence, Zak Crawley, Jordan Thompson, Mason Crane, Adam Rossington, Chris Wood, Ravi Bopara
Manchester OriginalsJos Buttler, Wanindu Hasaranga, Phil Salt, Jamie Overton, Tom Hartley, Richard Gleeson, Paul Walter, Josh Little, Wayne Madsen, Tom Lammonby, Mitchell Stanley
Northern SuperchargersBen Stokes, Adil Rashid, Harry Brook, Adam Lyth, Adam Hose, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, David Wiese, Wayne Parnell, Callum Parkinson
Oval InvinciblesSam Curran, Sunil Narine, Will Jacks, Jason Roy, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Saqib Mahmood, Jordan Cox, Gus Atkinson, Danny Briggs, Nathan Sowter
Southern BraveJofra Archer, James Vince, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton, Finn Allen, George Garton, James Fuller, Alex Davies, Joe Weatherley
Trent Rockets Joe Root, Rashid Khan, Dawid Malan, Alex Hales, Lewis Gregory, Luke Wood, Colin Munro, Sam Cook, Daniel Sams, Samit Patel, Matt Carter
Welsh FireJonny Bairstow, Joe Clarke, Ollie Pope, David Payne, Jake Ball, George Scrimshaw
TeamPlayers (overseas successful bold, each squad allowed three)
Birmingham PhoenixAmy Jones, Ellyse Perry, Issy Wong, Emily Arlott
London SpiritHeather Knight, Amelia Kerr, Charlie Dean, Danielle Gibson
Manchester OriginalsSophie Ecclestone, Deandra Dottin, Emma Lamb, Ellie Threlkeld
Northern SuperchargersAlyssa Healy, Linsey Smith, Hollie Armitage, Bess Heath
Oval InvinciblesMarizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Tash Farrant
Southern BraveSmriti Mandhana, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Freya Kemp
Trent RocketsNat Sciver-Brunt, Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Alana King, Bryony Smith
Welsh FireTammy Beaumont, Hayley Matthews, Annabel Sutherland

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