Eight Durham players will feature in the 2025 edition of The Hundred after the ECB confirmed which players are to be retained across their women’s and men’s squads.
The Northern Superchargers have retained five Durham players in Hollie Armitage, Bess Heath, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts and Graham Clark while Lauren Filer has been kept by the Manchester Originals and Nathan Sowter will remain at the Oval Invincibles with Emily Windsor also retained by the Welsh Fire.
Twelve Direct Signings have been confirmed on Deadline Day in The Hundred, with the eight teams finalising their retentions and forming their squads ahead of The Hundred Draft on 12 March.
The list of international stars joining the competition is stronger than ever, with Australia’s Steve Smith, Megan Schutt, Meg Lanning and Marcus Stoinis, New Zealand’s Trent Boult, and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan all confirmed – alongside South Africans David Miller, Faf du Plessis and Heinrich Klaasen.
New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr and Kane Williamson had already been confirmed along with South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt.
They join a star list of domestic and overseas retentions which includes England superstars Jos Buttler, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Adil Rashid, plus Australia’s Beth Mooney, West Indies’ Hayley Matthews, New Zealand’s Tim Southee and Australia’s Ellyse Perry.
It is the first time teams have been able to sign one men’s and one women’s player directly, rather than having to sign players through The Hundred Draft.
The teams will largely complete their squads at The Hundred Draft on 12 March, with May’s Vitality Wildcard Draft – where teams can add two final men’s and women’s players, rewarding players who’ve been stand-out performers in domestic cricket – the final chance for teams to add to their group.
The Hundred returns for its fifth year at Lord’s with a London derby between London Spirit and Oval Invincibles kicking off another year of world-class cricket and blockbuster entertainment.