12 Surrey players have been retained by their Hundred franchises for the third edition of the competition.
Sam Curran, Player of the Tournament in England’s T20 World Cup winning campaign will be staying at the Oval Invincibles, alongside Surrey team-mates Will Jacks, Jason Roy, Tom Curran and Gus Atkinson. West Indian spinner Sunil Narine, who has recently rejoined Surrey for the 2023 Vitality Blast, will also be playing for the Invincibles.
Teenage superstar Alice Capsey has been also been retained as the women’s side looks to secure a third straight title. Surrey and South East Stars’ Bryony Smith will once again turn out for the Trent Rockets alongside former Surrey skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt.
Elsewhere, Ollie Pope (Welsh Fire), Surrey T20 skipper Chris Jordan and Jamie Overton (Manchester Originals) have all been retained. Overton is currently undergoing a period of rehabilitation following a stress fracture in his back.
A full list of retained players for the competition is available here.
Teams in the men’s competition are able to retain 10 players, and women’s teams can retain four of their players. The women’s competition will be hosting a draft for the first time, with Tammy Beaumont’s Welsh Fire the first side to pick with the likes of Sophia Dunkley, Danni Wyatt and Kate Cross, as well as a host of international players, up for grabs. The final list for The Hundred Draft powered by Sage is due to be confirmed on February 28.
There will be an initial, exclusive window to purchase tickets from 15-28 March for anyone who has previously bought tickets for The Hundred. Those yet to attend can sign up in advance at thehundred.com for priority ticket access from 5–18 April. Tickets will then go on general sale on Thursday 20 April. Tickets prices are set at £5 for juniors aged 6-15, free for children five and under, and adults starting from £10.
Alice Capsey said: “We can’t wait for the third year of The Hundred, especially as we go in as defending champions. It’s great to see we’ve retained the players we have, it’s so important to retain a core group and we’ll benefit from having played together last season. We’re looking forward to seeing how we add to that core in The Draft and can’t wait to get out there as a group in August.”
Sam Curran said: “There’s a lot to look forward to in the third year of The Hundred. There’s a lot of talent in the 10 players that we’ve retained and it’s always a good thing to have some continuity year on year as you look to build a team to try and win the competition. I’m sure we’ll add even more talented players in The Draft, and we’re excited about getting back out there at The Kia Oval.”
Full list of Surrey players retained:
Gus Atkinson (Oval Invincibles)
Sam Curran (Oval Invincibles)
Tom Curran (Oval Invincibles)
Will Jacks (Oval Invincibles)
Chris Jordan (Southern Brave)
Sunil Narine (Oval Invincibles)
Jamie Overton (Manchester Originals)
Ollie Pope (Welsh Fire)
Jason Roy (Oval Invincibles)
Alice Capsey (Oval Invincibles)
Nat Sciver-Brunt (Trent Rockets)
Bryony Smith (Trent Rockets)
