History has repeated itself with the Melbourne Stars selecting Afghanistan and T20 superstar Rashid Khan as the No. 1 selection in the BBL|13 overseas player draft, only for Adelaide Strikers to act swiftly and activate their retention pick.
“That’s exactly right, I wouldn’t have been allowed back into South Australia,” joked Strikers coach Jason Gillespie, who described the decision as a “no-brainer”.
Ashes nemesis Harry Brook has headlined a trio of English Platinum players selected in the first round of the BBL draft, selected by the Stars after they missed out on Khan.
The Hobart Hurricanes called out England all-rounder Tom Curran with their first-round pick before the Sydney Sixers activated their retention pick to keep the older Curran brother in the harbour city.
The Hurricanes then selected seam bowler Chris Jordan to join the Apple Isle.
BBL DRAFT PICKS
1 – Rashid Khan – Adelaide Strikers (retention pick)
2 – Harry Brook – Melbourne Stars
3 – Tom Curran – Sydney Sixers (retention pick)
4 – Chris Jordan – Hobart Hurricanes
5 – Quinton de Kock – Melbourne Renegades
6 – Alex Hales – Sydney Thunder
7 – Colin Munro – Brisbane Heat
8 – Pass – Perth Scorchers
9 – Haris Rauf – Melbourne Stars
10 – Jamie Overton – Adelaide Strikers
11 – Sam Hain – Hobart Hurricanes
12 – Mujeeb ur Rahman – Melbourne Renegades
13 – Zaman Khan – Sydney Thunder
14 – James Vince – Sydney Sixers
15 – Sam Billings – Brisbane Heat
16 – Zak Crawley – Perth Scorchers
17 – Laurie Evans – Perth Scorchers
18 – Paul Walter – Brisbane Heat
19 – Pass – Sydney Sixers
20 – Pass – Sydney Thunder
21 – Pass – Melbourne Renegades
22 – Corey Anderson – Hobart Hurricanes
23 – Pass – Adelaide Strikers
24 – Pass – Melbourne Stars
25 – Usama Mir – Melbourne Stars
26 – Adam Hose – Adelaide Strikers
27 – Pass – Hobart Hurricanes
28 – Pass – Melbourne Renegades
29 – Pass – Sydney Thunder
30 – Rehan Ahmed – Sydney Sixers
31 – Pass – Brisbane Heat
32 – Pass – Perth Scorchers
KAPP GOES FOR NO.1 PICK IN WBBL DRAFT
South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp has been snapped up by the Sydney Thunder for the No. 1 pick at the inaugural Women’s Big Bash League overseas player draft, with the Perth Scorchers electing to retain captain Sophie Devine instead.
The Scorchers were tasked with choosing between Kapp or Devine ahead of the ninth edition of the WBBL, and the New Zealander was ultimately preferred.
Kapp, the leading wicket-taker in WBBL history among overseas players, will join the ladies in lime green this season after becoming the competition’s first-ever No. 1 draft pick, and the Scorchers reluctantly let her go.
The 33-year-old was player of the match of the 2021 WBBL final, when the Scorchers won their maiden women’s title.
FULL LIST OF WBBL DRAFT PICKS
1 – Sydney Thunder
Marizanne Kapp (RSA)
2 – Perth Scorchers
Sophie Devine (NZ)
3 – Melbourne Renegades
Hayley Matthews (WI)
4 – Melbourne Stars
Alice Capsey (ENG)
5 – Hobart Hurricanes
Shabnim Ismail (RSA)
6 – Brisbane Heat
Amelia Kerr (NZ)
7 – Sydney Sixers
Chloe Tryon (ENG)
8 – Adelaide Strikers
Pass
9 – Sydney Thunder
Heather Knight (ENG)
10 – Melbourne Renegades
Harmanpreet Kaur (IND)
11 – Perth Scorchers
Danni Wyatt (ENG)
12 – Adelaide Strikers
Laura Wolvaardt (RSA)
13 – Melbourne Stars
Maia Bouchier (ENG)
14 – Hobart Hurricanes
Bryony Smith (ENG)
15 – Brisbane Heat
Pass
16 – Sydney Sixers
Pass
17 – Adelaide Strikers
Dani Gibson (ENG)
18 – Sydney Thunder
Lauren Bell (ENG)
19 – Brisbane Heat
Bess Heath (ENG)
20 – Hobart Hurricanes
Pass
21 – Melbourne Stars
Pass
22 – Perth Scorchers
Pass
23 – Melbourne Renegades
Pass
24 – Sydney Sixers
Pass
25 – Sydney Sixers
Jess Kerr (NZ)
26 – Melbourne Renegades
Pass
27 – Perth Scorchers
Pass
28 – Melbourne Stars
Pass
29 – Hobart Hurricanes
Pass
30 – Brisbane Heat
Pass
31 – Sydney Thunder
Pass
32 – Adelaide Strikers
Pass
WHAT IS THE DRAFT ORDER?
WBBL
1 – Sydney Thunder
2 – Melbourne Renegades
3 – Perth Scorchers
4 – Melbourne Stars
5 – Hobart Hurricanes
6 – Brisbane Heat
7 – Sydney Sixers
8 – Adelaide Strikers
BBL
1 – Melbourne Stars
2 – Adelaide Strikers
3 – Hobart Hurricanes
4 – Melbourne Renegades
5 – Sydney Thunder
6 – Sydney Sixers
7 – Brisbane Heat
8 – Perth Scorchers
HOW MUCH DO OVERSEAS PLAYERS EARN?
WBBL
Platinum – $110,000
Gold – $90,000
Silver – $65,000
Bronze – $40,000
BBL
Platinum – $420,000
Gold – $300,000
Silver – $200,00
Bronze – $40,000
For platinum players in the men’s draft, numeration will vary pending availability. Players available for ten matches will receive $400,000 for 10 matches, $380,000 for nine matches and $360,000 for eight or less matches.
WHO ARE THE PLATINUM PLAYERS?
WBBL
Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka)
Lauren Bell (England)
Compensation Brits (South Africa)
Alice Capsey (England)
Kate Cross (England)
Nida Dar (Pakistan)
Sophie Devine (New Zealand)
Deandra Dottin (West Indies)
Richa Ghosh (India)
Sarah Glenn (England)
Shabnim Ismail (South Africa)
Marizanne Kapp (South Africa)
Harmanpreet Kaur (India)
Amelia Kerr (New Zealand)
Heather Knight (England)
Hayley Matthews (West Indies)
Nonkululeko Mlaba (South Africa)
Jemimah Rodrigues (India)
Deepti Sharma (India)
Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)
Chloe Tryon (South Africa)
Pooja Vastrakar (India)
Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa)
Issy Wong (England)
Danni Wyatt (England)
BBL
Gus Atkinson (England)
Sam Billings (England)
Harry Brook (England)
Joe Clarke (England)
Zak Crawley (England)
Tom Curran (England)
Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
Martin Guptill (New Zealand)
Alex Hales (England)
Will Jacks (England)
Chris Jordan (England)
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
Shadab Khan (Pakistan)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore (England)
Dawid Malan (England)
Tymal Mills (England)
Colin Munro (New Zealand)
Haris Rauf (Pakistan)
Rilee Rossouw (South Africa)
Phil Salt (England)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan)
James Vince (England)
