First players named in The Hundred men’s & women’s teams

England women. England men. Local Icons. Revealed in their new teams for the women’s and men’s 100 ball cricket competition - The Hundred.

England stars. Local icons. The names of the first players and the teams they will play for in The Hundred.

Birmingham Phoenix

England women’s central contracted picks

  • Amy Jones
  • Kirstie Gordon

England men's red-ball contract pick

  • Chris Woakes

Local icons

  • Moeen Ali
  • Pat Brown
Amy Jones and Moeen Ali will play for the Birmingham Phoenix

Amy Jones and Moeen Ali will play for the Birmingham Phoenix

London Spirit

England women’s central contracted picks

  • Heather Knight
  • Freya Davies

England men's red-ball contract pick

  • Rory Burns

Local icons

  • Eoin Morgan
  • Dan Lawrence
England captains, Heather Knight and Eoin Morgan will play for the London Spirit

England captains, Heather Knight and Eoin Morgan will play for the London Spirit

Manchester Originals

England women’s central contracted picks

  • Kate Cross
  • Sophie Ecclestone

England men's red-ball contract pick

  • Jos Buttler

Local icons

  • Saqib Mahmood
  • Matt Parkinson
Kate Cross and Jos Buttler will play for the Manchester Originals

Kate Cross and Jos Buttler will play for the Manchester Originals

Northern Superchargers

England women’s central contracted picks

  • Lauren Winfield
  • Linsey Smith

England men's red-ball contract pick

  • Ben Stokes

Local icons

  • Adil Rashid
  • David Willey
Lauren Winfield and Ben Stokes will play for the Northern Superchargers

Lauren Winfield and Ben Stokes will play for the Northern Superchargers

Oval Invincibles

England women’s central contracted picks

  • Laura Marsh
  • Fran Wilson

England men's red-ball contract pick

  • Sam Curran

Local icons

  • Jason Roy
  • Tom Curran
Jason Roy and Laura Marsh will play for the Oval Invincibles

Jason Roy and Laura Marsh will play for the Oval Invincibles

Southern Brave

England women’s central contracted picks

  • Anya Shrubsole
  • Danni Wyatt

England men's red-ball contract pick

  • Jofra Archer

Local icons

  • James Vince
  • Chris Jordan
Jofra Archer and Danni Wyatt will play for the Southern Brave

Jofra Archer and Danni Wyatt will play for the Southern Brave

Trent Rockets

England women’s central contracted picks

  • Nat Sciver
    Katherine Brunt

England men's red-ball contract pick

  • Joe Root

Local icons

  • Alex Hales
  • Harry Gurney
Alex Hales and Nat Sciver will play for the Trent Rockets

Alex Hales and Nat Sciver will play for the Trent Rockets

Welsh Fire

England women’s central contracted picks

  • Katie George
  • Bryony Smith

England men's red-ball contract pick

  • Jonny Bairstow

Local icons

  • Tom Banton
  • Colin Ingram
Katie George and Jonny Bairstow will play at the Welsh Fire

Katie George and Jonny Bairstow will play at the Welsh Fire

Now that the first five players have been picked for each women’s and men’s teams what happens next?

The other players in the women’s teams are selected through stage two of their bespoke player selection process. Read more on that here.

The rest of the men’s teams will be picked through The Hundred Draft. Live on Sky Sports with extensive coverage across the BBC on 20 October. Discover more on how that works here.

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