The Men’s players’ auction of The Hundred has concluded, creating a lot of buzz across social media platforms. Since the inception of the league back in 2021, it was the first auction ever to be held. On Thursday, March 12, 2026, the Hundred (men’s competition) held its first-ever player auction at Piccadilly Lights in central London.
The upcoming season is going to be more exciting, not only because of the players’ auction, but also for the arrival of the new owners. There have been new owners in the Hundred, with IPL-owned franchises buying stakes at the Hundred.
James Coles becomes the highest-paid player in the Hundred
Among all the star players in the auction, James Coles, a 21-year-old English all-rounder, got the most hefty pay cheque in the evening. The Sussex talent sold for £390k to the London Spirit. The budding talent is currently an uncapped cricketer who is poised to make massive leaps in the near future. The left-arm spin bowler, who can hit the ball hard, recently won the SA20 tournament in South Africa.
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“I’m delighted. I love the fact it has fallen to someone who has a pedigree in first-class cricket and has built on that,” Former England star Eoin Morgan told to Sky Sports on the development.
Sunrisers Leeds picks Abrar Ahmed
Some of the highly renowned franchise owners in the Indian Premier League (IPL) have made themselves a part of English franchise cricket. Kavya Maran, the co-owner of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), was among the central figures during the auction at the Piccadilly Lights in Central London.
After a lot of controversy over the last few weeks, the players’ auction for the Hundred league concluded in style. Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed captured the headlines instantly as SRH backed Sunrisers Leeds secured the service of the bowler.
List of Players Sold and Unsold at the Hundred
Sold Players at the Hundred
| Player | Franchise | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Root | Manchester Super Giants | £240,000 |
| Adil Rashid | Southern Brave | £250,000 |
| Jordan Cox | Welsh Fire | £300,000 |
| James Vince | MI London | £190,000 |
| Jonny Bairstow | London Spirit | £160,000 |
| David Miller | Southern Brave | £110,000 |
| Aiden Markram | Manchester Super Giants | £200,000 |
| Finn Allen | Trent Rockets | £160,000 |
| Ryan Rickelton | Sunrisers Leeds | £150,000 |
| Zak Crawley | Sunrisers Leeds | £180,000 |
| Tim Seifert | Manchester Super Giants | £100,000 |
| Josh Tongue | Manchester Super Giants | £200,000 |
| Luke Wood | Southern Brave | £130,000 |
| Sonny Baker | Manchester Super Giants | £95,000 |
| Saqib Mahmood | Birmingham Phoenix | £150,000 |
| Tom Curran | MI London | £260,000 |
| Gus Atkinson | Manchester Super Giants | £70,000 |
| David Willey | London Spirit | £120,000 |
| Jafer Chohan | Welsh Fire | £35,000 |
| Usman Tariq | Birmingham Phoenix | £140,000 |
| Joe Clarke | Birmingham Phoenix | £85,000 |
| Leus du Plooy | Manchester Super Giants | £120,000 |
| Tom Abell | Southern Brave | £31,000 |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | Welsh Fire | £80,000 |
| Will Smeed | Birmingham Phoenix | £55,000 |
| Trent Boult | MI London | £100,000 |
| Chris Jordan | Southern Brave | £160,000 |
| David Payne | Trent Rockets | £130,000 |
| Matthew Potts | Sunrisers Leeds | £75,000 |
| Olly Stone | MI London | £50,000 |
| James Coles | London Spirit | £390,000 |
| Lewis Gregory | Trent Rockets | £55,000 |
| Dan Lawrence | Sunrisers Leeds | £210,000 |
| Nathan Sowter | MI London | £130,000 |
| Tom Hartley | Manchester Super Giants | £35,000 |
| Mason Crane | London Spirit | £31,000 |
| Abrar Ahmed | Sunrisers Leeds | £190,000 |
| Ben McKinney | Southern Brave | £45,000 |
| Benjamin Howell | Sunrisers Leeds | £50,000 |
| Craig Overton | Trent Rockets | £120,000 |
| Jordan Thompson | Birmingham Phoenix | £60,000 |
| Daniel Worrall | Southern Brave | £80,000 |
| Thomas Moores | Manchester Super Giants | £50,000 |
| Tom Lawes | Sunrisers Leeds | £40,000 |
| Tom Alsop | Sunrisers Leeds | £31,000 |
| Ben Kellaway | Welsh Fire | £37,500 |
| Thomas Rew | Southern Brave | £80,000 |
| Adam Milne | London Spirit | £50,000 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | MI London | £100,000 |
| Lockie Ferguson | Welsh Fire | £75,000 |
| Richard Gleeson | MI London | £65,000 |
| Daniel Mousley | Trent Rockets | £40,000 |
| Sam Cook | Welsh Fire | £70,000 |
| Adam Hose | London Spirit | £31,000 |
| Scott Currie | Birmingham Phoenix | £210,000 |
| Matt Henry | Trent Rockets | £75,000 |
| Sam Billings | Trent Rockets | £180,000 |
| Asa Tribe | Welsh Fire | £70,000 |
| Tymal Mills | London Spirit | £130,000 |
| Laurie Evans | Birmingham Phoenix | £85,000 |
| Paul Walter | Manchester Super Giants | £31,000 |
| Michael Pepper | Southern Brave | £31,000 |
| Max Holden | Manchester Super Giants | £31,000 |
| Chris Wood | Birmingham Phoenix | £70,000 |
| Tawanda Muyeye | Manchester Super Giants | £50,000 |
| Ollie Pope | MI London | £31,000 |
| Aneurin Donald | Trent Rockets | £31,000 |
| Tom Aspinwall | Welsh Fire | £31,000 |
| Matthew Fisher | London Spirit | £31,000 |
| Ben Mayes | Trent Rockets | £31,000 |
| James Rew | London Spirit | £31,000 |
| Caleb Falconer | Southern Brave | £55,000 |
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius | London Spirit | £31,000 |
| Ethan Brookes | Birmingham Phoenix | £70,000 |
| Liam Patterson-White | Sunrisers Leeds | £31,000 |
| Matthew Short | Welsh Fire | £75,000 |
| Danny Briggs | Trent Rockets | £70,000 |
| Reece Topley | Sunrisers Leeds | £31,000 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Birmingham Phoenix | £100,000 |
| Ollie Sykes | MI London | £31,000 |
| George Scrimshaw | Manchester Super Giants | £31,000 |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | Southern Brave | £31,000 |
| Callum Parkinson | MI London | £31,000 |
| Edward Barnard | Sunrisers Leeds | £31,000 |
| Brad Currie | Trent Rockets | £31,000 |
| Louis Kimber | Trent Rockets | £31,000 |
| Jason Roy | MI London | £31,000 |
Unsold Players at the Hundred
| Player | Status | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Daryl Mitchell | Unsold | – |
| Haris Rauf | Unsold | – |
| Shadab Khan | Unsold | – |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | Unsold | – |
| Rishad Hossain | Unsold | – |
| Akeal Hosein | Unsold | – |
| Ben Dwarshuis | Unsold | – |
| Saim Ayub | Unsold | – |
| Keshav Maharaj | Unsold | – |
| Jordan Clark | Unsold | – |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Unsold | – |
| Lungi Ngidi | Unsold | – |
| Faf du Plessis | Unsold | – |
| Keaton Jennings | Unsold | – |
| Tobias Albert | Unsold | – |
| Sikandar Raza | Unsold | – |
| Jason Roy | Unsold | – |
| Dawid Malan | Unsold | – |
| Anrich Nortje | Unsold | – |
| Xavier Bartlett | Unsold | – |
| Jason Behrendorff | Unsold | – |
| Graham Clark | Unsold |
Full Squads of The Hundred
Birmingham Phoenix: Saqib Mahmood, Usman Tariq, Joe Clarke, Will Smeed, Mustafizur Rahman, Laurie Evans, Chris Wood, Ethan Brookes, Scott Currie, Jordan Thompson, Rehan Ahmed, Jacob Bethell, Donovan Ferreira, Mitchell Owen.
London Spirit: Jonny Bairstow, David Willey, James Coles, Mason Crane, Tymal Mills, Adam Milne, Matthew Fisher, Adam Hose, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, James Rew, Dewald Brevis, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Adam Zampa.
Manchester Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Tim Seifert, Joshua Tongue, Sonny Baker, Gus Atkinson, Leus du Plooy, Tom Hartley, Thomas Moores, Tawanda Muyeye, Max Holden, George Scrimshaw, Paul Walter, Noor Ahmad, Jos Buttler, Liam Dawson, Heinrich Klaasen.
MI London: James Vince, Tom Curran, Trent Boult, Olly Stone, Nathan Sowter, Sherfane Rutherford, Richard Gleeson, Callum Parkinson, Ollie Pope, Jason Roy, Ollie Sykes, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Rashid Khan, Nicholas Pooran.
Southern Brave: Adil Rashid, David Miller, Luke Wood, Tom Abell, Chris Jordan, Daniel Worrall, Nikhil Chaudhary, Caleb Falconer, Ben McKinney, Michael Pepper, Thomas Rew, Jofra Archer, Jamie Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Tristan Stubbs.
Sunrisers Leeds: Ryan Rickelton, Zak Crawley, Matthew Potts, Daniel Lawrence, Abrar Ahmed, Benjamin Howell, Tom Alsop, Edward Barnard, Tom Lawes, Liam Patterson-White, Reece Topley, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Marsh.
Trent Rockets: Finn Allen, David Payne, Lewis Gregory, Matt Henry, Daniel Mousley, Sam Billings, Danny Briggs, Bradley Currie, Aneurin Donald, Louis Kimber, Ben Mayes, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue, Sam Hain, Ben Duckett, Mitchell Santner.
Welsh Fire: Jordan Cox, Joe Root, Jafer Chohan, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Lockie Ferguson, Matthew Short, Tom Aspinwall, Sam Cook, Ben Kellaway, Asa Tribe, Marco Jansen, Rachin Ravindra, Phil Salt, Chris Woakes.
