Grace Scrivens leads march of Under-19 gamers in newest Women’s Hundred signings
Grace Scrivens, England Under-19 captain, has been retained by London Spirit for this yr’s Women’s Hundred, with a number of of the Under-19 crew that not too long ago reached the World Cup last in South Africa additionally signed for his or her maiden campaigns.
A complete of 26 gamers have been picked up within the open market, following the inaugural Women’s Draft, which befell in March.
And Scrivens – who was one of many stand-out gamers in South Africa with 293 runs and 9 wickets throughout England’s seven video games – will as soon as once more be heading for Lord’s, the place she’ll be captained by her senior counterpart, Heather Knight, when this yr’s Hundred begins in August.
“I’m delighted to be back,” Scrivens stated. “Playing at Lord’s in front of such a big crowd was so exciting last season and I can’t wait to do it again.”
Ryana MacDonald-Gay (Oval Invincibles), Liberty Heap (Manchester Originals), Josie Groves and Alexa Stonehouse (each Trent Rockets) are among the many different Under-19 gamers to be picked up for the event.
“I’m happy to see a lot of the Under-19 team being announced,” Scrivens added. “We really enjoyed the World Cup campaign and it’s great to see everyone continuing their professional progression in a world class competition like The Hundred.”
Birmingham Phoenix have picked up a trio of non-England gamers, in Abtaha Maqsood (Scotland), Sterre Kalis (Netherlands) and Erin Burns (Australia).
Other notable signings embody the USA’s Tara Norris, a breakout star of the inaugural WPL, who has additionally joined London Spirit, whereas Georgia Adams Southern Vipers’ captain, returns to her unique crew, Southern Brave.
Birmingham Phoenix: Abtaha Maqsood, Erin Burns, Chloe Brewer, Sterre Kalis
London Spirit: Grace Scrivens, Tara Norris, Niamh Holland
Manchester Originals: Liberty Heap, Phoebe Graham, Fi Morris
Northern Superchargers: Marie Kelly, Aylish Cranstone, Phoebe Franklin
Oval Invincibles: Eva Gray, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Kira Chathli
Southern Brave: Georgia Adams, Rhianna Southby, Danielle Gregory
Trent Rockets: Josie Groves, Emma Jones, Naomi Dattani, Alexa Stonehouse
Welsh Fire: Alex Griffiths, Claire Nicholas, Sarah Bryce