The maiden edition of The Hundred was set to happen in 2020, however, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it will not take place in 2021 with teams choosing their wildcard pick
The men’s Oval Invincibles and Manchester Originals teams will compete in the event from July 22.The eight men’s team have picked up their wildcard drafts to build a wholesome squad for The Hundred 2021.
Eight teams are taking part in the Hundred, which is an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) invention. The women’s teams from Oval Invincibles and Manchester Originals will contest in the season opener of the league on July 21.
The Hundred 2021 Wildcard Pick
Northern Superchargers picked Durham all-rounder Ben Raine as the first choice in the wildcard draught, the men’s teams’ final chance to acquire the final domestic player for this summer’s 100-ball championship.
ordan Cox, a Kent teenager, was picked second by the Oval Invincibles, with Trent Rockets selecting seamer Sam Cook third. The order of the drought was chosen by a draw, and the whole list is shown below.
Northern Superchargers – Ben Raine (Durham)
Oval Invincibles – Jordan Cox (Kent)
Trent Rockets – Sam Cook (Essex)
Southern Brave – Jake Lintott (Warwickshire)
Manchester Originals – Fred Klaassen (Kent)
London Spirit – Blake Cullen (Middlesex)
Welsh Fire – Leus du Plooy (Derbyshire)
Birmingham Phoenix – Dillon Pennington (Worcestershire)
Young players Blake Cullen (19), Jordan Cox (20), Dillon Pennington (22), and Sam Cook (23) are recognized for the excellence in the Vital Blast season as Jake Lintott embarks with his choice for Southern Brave on a fantastic path into professional cricket.
Leus du Plooy’s homecoming to his team in 2020 after being drawn up by Welsh Fire, and Kent left-armed paceman Fred Klaassen goes to Manchester to provide his service to the Originals. Initially, he takes over the squad in the year 2020.
Northern Superchargers Offical Release
Northern Supercharges who picked up Ben Raine for the first first time in an official release said every cricketer in the country wants to be in The Hundred, but he believes there were a few jitters about Ben making his place in The hundred. Despite having a decent Vitality Blast, Ben was optimistic of getting a berth in the squad.
“Looking through our team there will be a real Northern feel to it which will be nice. There’s a lot of Durham lads that I’ve played with and Yorkshire lads I’ve played against so there will be a bit of familiarity,” said Ben Raine.