The best men’s and women’s players in the world will once again return to The Hundred this summer with the eight teams confirming the Direct Signings and Retentions that form their pre-Auction signings.
Jos Buttler, Ellyse Perry, Jofra Archer, Laura Wolvaardt, Rashid Khan and Nat Sciver-Brunt will all be back in action, with the likes of Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Lucy Hamilton and Mitchell Owen coming on-board for their first involvement in The Hundred.
Altogether 60 players have been snapped up in the pre-Auction phase, with teams able to add to their squads further at The Hundred Auction in March; the UK’s first major sport auction.
In October it was announced that teams would be allowed up to four pre-auction signings. A maximum of three of these could be direct signings, either an overseas or England Centrally Contracted player. A minimum of one could be a retention, which could be any player from their 2025 squad.
The overall salary pot in The Hundred Men’s Competition increased by 45% for the 2026 season, rising to £2.05m per team, and the salary pot in The Hundred Women’s Competition increased by 100% for the 2026 season, rising to £880,000 per team.
Each team has had a specific amount of money deducted from their final salary pot ahead of the auction, depending on whether they have signed three of four players in the pre-Auction period.
Birmingham Phoenix
Women
Alice Capsey - direct signing
Lauren Filer - direct signing
Lucy Hamilton - direct signing
Ellyse Perry - retained
£360k deducted from auction salary pot
Men
Rehan Ahmed - direct signing
Jacob Bethell - retained
Donovan Ferreira - direct signing
Mitchell Owen - direct signing
£950k deducted from auction salary pot
London Spirit
Women
Charlie Dean - retained
Mahika Gaur - direct signing
Grace Harris - retained
Marizanne Kapp - direct signing
£360k deducted from auction salary pot
Men
Dewald Brevis - direct signing
Liam Livingstone - direct signing
Jamie Overton - retained
Adam Zampa - direct signing
£950k deducted from auction salary pot
Manchesters Super Giants
Women
Sophie Ecclestone - retained
Meg Lanning - direct signing
Smitri Mandhana - direct signing
£310k deducted from auction salary pot
Men
Noor Ahmad - retained
Jos Buttler - retained
Liam Dawson - direct signing
Heinrich Klaasen - retained
£950k deducted from auction salary pot
MI London
Women
Melie Kerr - direct signing
Hayley Matthews - direct signing
Danni Wyatt-Hodge - direct signing
£310k deducted from auction salary pot
Men
Sam Curran - retained
Will Jacks - retained
Rashid Khan - retained
Nicholas Pooran - direct signing
£950k deducted from auction salary pot
Southern Brave
Women
Lauren Bell - retained
Maia Bouchier - retained
Jemimah Rodrigues - direct signing
Laura Wolvaardt - retained
£360k deducted from auction salary pot
Men
Jofra Archer - retained
Jamie Smith - direct signing
Marcus Stoinis - direct signing
Tristan Stubbs - direct signing
£950k deducted from auction salary pot
Sunrisers Leeds
Women
Kate Cross - retained
Phoebe Litchfield - retained
Annabel Sutherland - retained
£310k deducted from auction salary pot
Men
Harry Brook - retained
Brydon Carse - retained
Nathan Ellis - direct signing
Mitch Marsh - direct signing
£950k deducted from auction salary pot
Trent Rockets
Women
Sophia Dunkley - direct signing
Ash Gardner - retained
Kim Garth - direct signing
Nat Sciver-Brunt - retained
£360k deducted from auction salary pot
Men
Tom Banton - retained
Tim David - direct signing
Ben Duckett - direct signing
Mitch Santner - direct signing
£950k deducted from auction salary pot
Welsh Fire
Women
Freya Kemp - direct signing
Georgia Voll - direct signing
Georgia Wareham - direct signing
£310k deducted from auction salary pot
Men
Marco Jansen - direct signing
Rachin Ravindra - direct signing
Phil Salt - direct signing
Chris Woakes - retained
£950k deducted from auction salary pot