The auction of male players of The Hundred has concluded, causing a lot of stir on social media platforms. Since the league’s inception in 2021, this was the first auction to be held so far. On Thursday, March 12, 2026, The Hundred (men’s competition) held its first 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 because of the arrival of new owners. The Hundred has new owners, the IPL-owned franchise has bought a stake in the Hundred.
James Coles becomes highest paid player in Hundred
Of all the star players in the auction, 21-year-old English all-rounder James Coles received the heaviest pay check of the evening. The Sussex talent was sold to London Spirit for £390k. The emerging talent is currently an uncapped cricketer who is ready to take a big leap in the near future. The left-arm spin bowler, who can hit the ball hard, recently won the SA20 tournament in South Africa.
Former England star Eoin Morgan told Sky Sports on the development, “I’m delighted. I like the fact it’s gone to a guy who’s got the pedigree in first-class cricket and who’s taken it forward.”
Sunrisers Leads chose Abrar Ahmed
Some of the most famous franchise owners of the Indian Premier League (IPL) have made themselves part of English franchise cricket. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) co-owner Kavya Maran was among the central figures during the auction at Piccadilly Lights in central London.
After much controversy over the past few weeks, the player auction for the Hundred League concluded with much fanfare. Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed immediately grabbed the headlines as SRH-backed Sunrisers Leeds secured the services of the bowler.
List of sold and unsold players in 100
players sold for a hundred
| player | suffrage | 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 leads | £150,000 |
| jack crawley | sunrisers leads | £180,000 |
| Tim Seifert | manchester super giants | £100,000 |
| passion 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 wiley | london spirit | £120,000 |
| Zafar Chauhan | welsh fire | £35,000 |
| Osman Tariq | birmingham phoenix | £140,000 |
| joe clark | birmingham phoenix | £85,000 |
| luce du ploy | manchester super giants | £120,000 |
| Tom Abel | southern brave | £31,000 |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | welsh fire | £80,000 |
| Will Smeed | birmingham phoenix | £55,000 |
| trent bolt | mi london | £100,000 |
| chris jordan | southern brave | £160,000 |
| david payne | Trent Rockets | £130,000 |
| Matthew Potts | sunrisers leads | £75,000 |
| olly stone | mi london | £50,000 |
| James Coles | london spirit | £390,000 |
| Lewis Gregory | Trent Rockets | £55,000 |
| dan lawrence | sunrisers leads | £210,000 |
| nathan souter | mi london | £130,000 |
| Tom Hartley | manchester super giants | £35,000 |
| mason crane | london spirit | £31,000 |
| Abrar Ahmed | sunrisers leads | £190,000 |
| ben mckinney | southern brave | £45,000 |
| Benjamin Howell | sunrisers leads | £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 Laws | sunrisers leads | £40,000 |
| Tom Alsop | sunrisers leads | £31,000 |
| ben kellaway | welsh fire | £37,500 |
| Thomas Rev | southern brave | £80,000 |
| adam milne | london spirit | £50,000 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | mi london | £100,000 |
| lockie ferguson | welsh fire | £75,000 |
| Richard Gleason | mi london | £65,000 |
| daniel muesli | Trent Rockets | £40,000 |
| Sam Cook | welsh fire | £70,000 |
| adam hose | london spirit | £31,000 |
| scott curry | 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 paper | 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 Rev | london spirit | £31,000 |
| Caleb Falconer | southern brave | £55,000 |
| luan-dre pretorius | london spirit | £31,000 |
| Ethan Brooks | birmingham phoenix | £70,000 |
| Liam Patterson-White | sunrisers leads | £31,000 |
| matthew short | welsh fire | £75,000 |
| danny briggs | Trent Rockets | £70,000 |
| Reece Topley | sunrisers leads | £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 leads | £31,000 |
| brad curry | Trent Rockets | £31,000 |
| louis kimber | Trent Rockets | £31,000 |
| jason roy | mi london | £31,000 |
100 unsold players
| player | Situation | Team |
|---|---|---|
| darryl mitchell | not for sale | – |
| Haris Rauf | not for sale | – |
| Shadab Khan | not for sale | – |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | not for sale | – |
| Rishad Hussain | not for sale | – |
| Akil Hossein | not for sale | – |
| ben dwarshuis | not for sale | – |
| Saim Ayyub | not for sale | – |
| Keshav Maharaj | not for sale | – |
| Jordan Clark | not for sale | – |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | not for sale | – |
| lungi ngidi | not for sale | – |
| Faf du Plessis | not for sale | – |
| keaton jennings | not for sale | – |
| Tobias Albert | not for sale | – |
| Sikandar Raza | not for sale | – |
| jason roy | not for sale | – |
| David Malan | not for sale | – |
| Enrique Nortje | not for sale | – |
| Xavier Bartlett | not for sale | – |
| Jason Behrendorff | not for sale | – |
| Graham Clark | not for sale | – |
full squad of 100
Birmingham Phoenix: Saqib Mahmood, Usman Tariq, Joe Clarke, Will Smeed, Mustafizur Rahman, Laurie Evans, Chris Wood, Ethan Brooks, Scott Curry, Jordan Thompson, Rehan Ahmed, Jacob Bethel, Donovan Ferreira, Mitchell Owen.
London Spirit: Jonny Bairstow, David Willey, James Coles, Mason Crane, Tymal Mills, Adam Milne, Matthew Fisher, Adam Hose, Luan-Dre Pretorius, James Reeve, Dewald Brewis, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Adam Zampa.
Manchester Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Tim Seifert, Joshua Tongue, Sonny Baker, Gus Atkinson, Luc Du Plooy, Tom Hartley, Thomas Moores, Tawanda Muay, Max Holden, George Scrimshaw, Paul Walter, Noor Ahmed, Jos Buttler, Liam Dawson, Heinrich Klaasen.
MI London: James Vince, Tom Curran, Trent Boult, Ollie Stone, Nathan Sowter, Sherfane Rutherford, Richard Gleeson, Callum Parkinson, Ollie Pope, Jason Roy, Ollie Sykes, Sam Curran, Will Jacques, Rashid Khan, Nicholas Pooran.
Southern Brave: Adil Rashid, David Miller, Luke Wood, Tom Abel, Chris Jordan, Daniel Worrall, Nikhil Chaudhary, Caleb Faulkner, Ben McKinney, Michael Pepper, Thomas Reeve, Jofra Archer, Jamie Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Tristan Stubbs.
Sunrisers Leads: Ryan Rickelton, Jack Crawley, Matthew Potts, Daniel Lawrence, Abrar Ahmed, Benjamin Howell, Tom Alsop, Edward Barnard, Tom Laws, 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, Jaffer Chauhan, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Lockie Ferguson, Matthew Short, Tom Aspinwall, Sam Cooke, Ben Kellaway, Asa Tribe, Marco Johnson, Rachin Ravindra, Phil Salt, Chris Woakes.
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