The Hundred Draft: Date, time, players & how it works

The day for the Men's and Women's Hundred player draft has arrived as we build up towards the fifth summer of the 100-ball domestic cricket competition.

Launched by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2021, the Hundred includes eight city-based franchises in both men's and women's cricket.

Here is everything you need to know ahead of this year's draft.

The Hundred draft date and time

The draft for the men's and women's Hundred competitions will take place between 15:30 and 17:00 (GMT) on Wednesday 12th March 2025.

How does the Hundred draft work?

Each team have the option of retaining up to 10 players in their squad, of which up to three can be overseas. The deadline for retention was Tuesday 25th February.

The draft stage of player selection gives teams the opportunity to acquire additional players in order to finalise their Hundred squads.

Teams will take turns to pick players and the teams with the worst records in 2024 will pick before those who enjoyed successful campaigns last year.

There is a maximum of three overseas players for each team, whilst there is also a 'Right to Match' option where teams can choose to re-sign an unretained player if a rival team attempts to buy him or her.

The reserve prices indicate the lowest amount of money that a player can be purchased for.

Each team will select players until they have a squad of 13 players, with the final two spots to be filled at the Wildcard draft at a later date.

What are the current Hundred squads?

Men's Hundred squads

Birmingham Phoenix: Liam Livingstone, Ben Duckett, Trent Boult, Jacob Bethell, Benny Howell, Adam Milne, Dan Mousley, Tim Southee, Will Smeed, Chris Wood, Aneurin Donald

London Spirit: Liam Dawson, Daniel Worrall, Kane Williamson, Richard Gleeson, Olly Stone, Ollie Pope, Keaton Jennings

Manchester Originals: Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Heinrich Klaasen, Matthew Hurst, Scott Currie, Josh Tongue, Tom Hartley, Sonny Baker, Tom Aspinwall

Northern Superchargers: Harry Brook, Adil Rashid, David Miller, Mitchell Santner, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Ben Dwarshuis, Graham Clark, Pat Brown, Tom Lawes

Oval Invincibles: Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Tom Curran, Jordan Cox, Rashid Khan, Saqib Mahmood, Sam Billings, Gus Atkinson, Nathan Sowter, Donovan Ferreira, Tawanda Muyeye

Southern Brave: James Vince, Jofra Archer, Tymal Mills, Chris Jordan, Faf du Plessis, Leus Du Plooy, Craig Overton, Laurie Evans, Finn Allen, Danny Briggs, James Coles

Trent Rockets: Joe Root, Marcus Stoinis, Tom Banton, John Turner, Sam Cook, Sam Hain, Tom Alsop, Calvin Harrison

Welsh Fire: Steve Smith, Jonny Bairstow, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tom Abell, Luke Wells, Stephen Eskinazi

Women's Hundred squads

Birmingham Phoenix: Ellyse Perry, Amy Jones, Emily Arlott, Megan Schutt, Hannah Baker, Charis Pavely, Sterre Kalis, Ailsa Lister

London Spirit: Grace Harris, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Charlie Dean, Deepti Sharma, Georgia Redmayne, Eva Gray, Cordelia Griffith, Tara Norris, Sophie Munro

Manchester Originals: Amelia Kerr, Sophie Ecclestone, Beth Mooney, Lauren Filer, Mahika Gaur, Evelyn Jones, Kathryn Bryce, Fi Morris, Danielle Gregory

Northern Superchargers: Phoebe Litchfield, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Kate Cross, Bess Heath, Linsey Smith, Hollie Armitage, Alice Davidson-Richards, Grace Ballinger, Davina Perrin

Oval Invincibles: Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Meg Lanning, Tash Farrant, Ryana Macdonald-Gay, Sophia Smale, Jo Gardner, Rachel Slater

Southern Brave: Laura Wolvaardt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Maia Bouchier, Lauren Bell, Freya Kemp, Georgia Adams, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Rhianna Southby

Trent Rockets: Ash Gardner, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Alana King, Heather Graham, Bryony Smith, Grace Scrivens, Kirstie Gordon, Alexa Stonehouse, Natasha Wraith, Cassidy McCarthy

Welsh Fire: Hayley Matthews, Tammy Beaumont, Jessica Jonassen, Shabnim Ismail, Sarah Bryce, Georgia Elwiss, Freya Davies, Georgia Davis, Emily Windsor, Beth Langston

Which Men's players are available in the draft?

A total of 10 contracts are available in the Men's Hundred Draft.

The likes of Naseem Shah, Anrich Nortje, Matt Henry, Sunil Narine, Rachin Ravindra and Shadab Khan are all available to purchase.

Which Women's players are available in the draft?

Several big names are available in the women's Hundred, including Richa Ghosh, Australian duo Alyssa Healy and Kim Garth, Sophie Devine, Deandra Dottin and Chamari Athapaththu.

Who picks first in the Hundred draft?

Southern Brave will pick first in the women's draft after having the worst record in last year's tournament, while London Spirit will have the first selection in the men's Draft.

Men's Hundred draft order

1. London Spirit
2. Manchester Originals
3. Welsh Fire
4. Trent Rockets
5. Northern Superchargers
6. Southern Brave
7. Birmingham Phoenix
8. Oval Invincibles

Women's Hundred draft order

1. Southern Brave
2. Birmingham Phoenix
3. Manchester Originals
4. Trent Rockets
5. Northern Superchargers
6. London Spirit
7. Oval Invincibles
8. Welsh Fire

The Hundred format

The Hundred is a limited-overs event where each team bats in a single innings made up of 100 deliveries.

Each of the eight teams in both the men's and women's competitions will play eight group games.

The team who finishes top of the table will advance straight to the Lord's final, where they will meet one of the teams who finish second and third as they contest an eliminator match.