Knight and Ecclestone amongst England stars in WBBL draft

Aug 17, 2023 at 3:45 AM

Knight, the England captain, is eligible for retention by Sydney Thunder having initially been on account of be a part of final season earlier than being dominated out by harm.

Ecclestone, who’s the No.1-ranked bowler in ODIs and T20Is, was a key a part of Sydney Sixers’ run to the ultimate in 2022-23 the place she claimed 20 wickets at 17.90 with an financial system of 6.29 whereas made her runs at a strike-rate of 159.49.

Alice Capsey, one of the vital thrilling younger batters within the sport, can be within the combine and performed for Melbourne Stars final season.

How retention picks work

Players in each the WBBL and BBL abroad participant drafts will probably be an eligible retention participant in the event that they match any of the next standards:

Have been in a Big Bash squad for at least two seasons and have not been contracted to a different crew since

Have been in a Big Bash squad the earlier season

Was in a crew squad final season however didn’t play within the beginning 13 and have been authorized by the Big Bash Technical Committee

Is in any other case authorized by the Big Bash Technical Committee on account of distinctive circumstances