WBBL 2023-24 – Melbourne Stars signal Sophia Dunkley by way of direct nomination pathway
Melbourne Stars have confirmed the signing of England batter Sophia Dunkley by way of the WBBL’s uncommon direct nomination pathway with Dunkley one in all six gamers to decide to taking part in within the match with out coming into the abroad draft.
Dunkley was not within the WBBL draft last Sunday the place seven of the eight WBBL golf equipment solely selected two abroad gamers, with every membership allowed to take three, and 6 of them committing to signing the six gamers who had determined to bypass the draft.
The inaugural WBBL abroad draft included a bespoke nomination clause that didn’t function within the males’s BBL draft. Players not sure about coming into the draft as a result of uncertainty of the place they could play or being neglected fully got the choice of straight nominating themselves to play for a WBBL membership with out being a part of the draft. The possibility got here at a price with the gamers solely eligible to be paid 95% of the silver class wage – which equates to AU$61,750.
Dunkley, Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones, Mignon du Preez, Lizelle Lee and Suzie Bates all took that possibility. It meant that the WBBL draft did fall a bit of flat after the primary two rounds with seven of the eight golf equipment passing on their third choose. Sydney Thunder had been the one group to draft three gamers on the day.
The different 5 signings are anticipated to be confirmed within the coming week. Bates seems set to return to Sydney Sixers and Lee is prone to head again to Hobart Hurricanes. Du Preez is predicted to hitch Brisbane Heat, Beaumont Melbourne Renegades and Jones Perth Scorchers.