London Spirit signal Richa Ghosh as alternative for Georgia Redmayne
Richa Ghosh, the 19-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, has turn into the third Indian participant to signal a contract within the Hundred for 2023, changing the injured Georgia Redmayne at London Spirit.
Ghosh will be part of Smriti Mandhana (Southern Brave) and Harmanpreet Kaur (Trent Rockets) within the competitors subsequent month, who have been retained from final yr’s squad and signed in March’s draft, respectively.
Active male Indian gamers should not permitted to play in abroad short-form leagues by the BCCI however feminine gamers have often appeared within the Hundred and the Women’s Big Bash League, amongst others.
Ghosh’s wage within the Hundred is known to be £12,500 (INR 13 lakh approx.), which pales compared to the INR 1.9 crore (£180,000 approx.) that she was paid by Royal Challengers Bangalore within the inaugural Women’s Premier League earlier this yr.
But the event will present her with a chance to additional her growth as a participant, having just lately missed out on choice for India’s tour to Bangladesh. Her captain at Spirit will likely be Heather Knight, whereas different team-mates will embrace Grace Harris, Amelia Kerr and Sarah Glenn.
Ghosh’s alternative deal was introduced by the ECB on Thursday morning together with numerous different signings within the girls’s competitors, with Spirit additionally signing the latest England Test debutant Lauren Filer within the open-market course of that adopted March’s draft.
Emily Windsor, who hit the successful runs within the 2022 remaining for Oval Invincibles, has moved to Welsh Fire for this summer season whereas Trent Rockets have signed the previous England middle-order batter Fran Wilson.
ESPNcricinfo revealed last week the outcomes of the home wildcard draft, which have now been confirmed by the ECB, together with alternative contracts for Matthew Short (changing Michael Bracewell at Northern Superchargers) and Usama Mir (changing Wanindu Hasaranga at Manchester Originals).
Spirit have additionally discovered short-notice replacements for Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh, after they have been pulled out of the event by Cricket Australia. Matthew Wade, the Australian wicketkeeper-batter, and New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell will are available as a substitute.
Adam Zampa will even return to the Hundred within the second half of the season, changing Sunil Narine at Oval Invincibles when Narine leaves for the Caribbean Premier League after August 13.
Women’s Hundred signings:
Birmingham Phoenix: Davina Perrin, Abbey Freeborn, Charis Pavely
London Spirit: Richa Ghosh (changing Georgia Redmayne), Lauren Filer, Chloe Hill, Alice Monaghan
Manchester Originals: Ami Campbell, Amara Carr, Mahika Gaur, Laura Jackson
Northern Superchargers: Georgie Boyce, Lucy Higham, Grace Ballinger, Grace Hall, Leah Dobson (changing Phoebe Franklin)
Oval Invincibles: Sophia Smale, Beth Langston, Cordelia Griffith, Claudie Cooper, Lizzie Scott (changing Tash Farrant)
Southern Brave: Kalea Moore, Seren Smale, Ellie Anderson, Mary Taylor
Trent Rockets: Jo Gardner, Fran Wilson, Nat Wraith, Cassidy McCarthy (changing Emma Jones)
Welsh Fire: Emily Windsor, Ella McCaughan, Georgia Davis, Kate Coppack
Men’s Hundred replacements:
London Spirit: Matthew Wade (changing Glenn Maxwell), Daryl Mitchell (changing Mitchell Marsh)
Manchester Originals: Usama Mir (changing Wanindu Hasaranga)
Northern Superchargers: Matthew Short (changing Michael Bracewell)
Oval Invincibles: Tom Lawes (changing Saqib Mahmood), Adam Zampa (partially changing Sunil Narine)