Young English uncapped domestic player James Coles becomes the most expensive buy in the first-ever auction held for Men’s Hundred.
The uncapped Englishman, James Coles, was picked by the London Spirit for GBP 390,000. In the last few months, he had seen a sudden rise in popularity due to his performances. It was expected of him to grab a lot of eyeballs in this auction. However, we didn’t expect a team to spend a little over one-third of their purse on a single player.
His popularity led to a chase by multiple teams for him before the London Spirit picked him.
Apart from Coles, Jordan Cox, the MVP of the 2025 season, was bought for GBP 300,000 by Welsh Fire. They also snatched up Joe Root for GBP 240,000. This team spent more than half of their purse on these two players.
Adil Rashid, Root’s England teammate, went to Southern Brave for GBP 250,000. Tom Curran was bought by MI London for GPB 260,000.
On the international front, David Miller was the first player to receive a bid. He went to Southern Brave for GBP 110,000. His countryman, Aiden Markram, was snatched by the Manchester Super Giants for GBP 200,000. He also became the highest-paid overseas player for this auction.
Another purchase by Sunrisers Leeds for a massive GBP 190,000 of Abrar Ahmed grabbed a lot of attention in this auction.
Many other players like Finn Allen, Ryan Rickelton, Matt Henry, and Sherfane Rutherford were also picked by different teams. On the other hand, high-profile overseas players like Sikandar Raza, Lungi Ngidi, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Azmatullah Omarzai went unsold.
Have a look at the complete squads of all teams.
Trent Rockets
Retained/Direct: Tim David, Ben Duckett, Mitchell Santner, Tom Banton
Auction: Finn Allen, Lewis Gregory, Craig Overton, David Payne, Dan Mousley, Matt Henry, Sam Billings, Aneurin Donald, Ben Mayes, Danny Briggs, Louis Kimber, Brad Currie
London Spirit
Retained/Direct: Dewald Brevis, Liam Livingstone, Adam Zampa, Jamie Overton
Auction: Jonny Bairstow, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, James Coles, Mason Crane, Adam Milne, David Willey, Adam Hose, Tymal Mills, James Rew, Matt Fisher
Birmingham Phoenix
Retained/Direct: Rehan Ahmed, Donovan Ferreira, Mitchell Owen, Jacob Bethell
Auction: Joe Clarke, Saqib Mahmood, Usman Tariq, Will Smeed, Jordan Thompson, Scott Currie, Laurie Evans, Chris Wood, Ethan Brookes, Mustafizur Rahman
Manchester Super Giants
Retained/Direct: Noor Ahmad, Heinrich Klaasen, Jos Buttler, Liam Dawson
Auction: Gus Atkinson, Tim Seifert, Tom Moores, Max Holden, Sonny Baker, Leus du Plooy, Tom Hartley, Aiden Markram, Josh Tongue, Tawanda Muyeye, George Scrimshaw, Paul Walter
Southern Brave
Retained/Direct: Jamie Smith, Tristan Stubbs, Marcus Stoinis, Jofra Archer
Auction: Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Thomas Rew, Michael Pepper, Tom Abell, David Miller, Luke Wood, Ben McKinney, Dan Worrall, Caleb Falconer, Nikhail Chaudhary
MI London
Retained/Direct: Will Jacks, Rashid Khan, Sam Curran, Nicholas Pooran
Auction: Trent Boult, Tom Curran, Nathan Sowter, James Vince, Sherfane Rutherford, Richard Gleeson, Ollie Pope, Olly Stone, Ollie Sykes, Callum Parkinson, Jason Roy
Welsh Fire
Retained/Direct: Marco Jansen, Phil Salt, Rachin Ravindra, Chris Woakes
Auction: Jordan Cox, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Joe Root, Ben Kellaway, Lockie Ferguson, Asa Tribe, Tom Aspinwall, Matt Short, Sam Cook, Jaffer Chohan
Sunrisers Leeds
Retained/Direct: Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Marsh, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse
Auction: Abrar Ahmed, Benny Howell, Daniel Lawrence, Tom Lawes, Matthew Potts, Tom Alsop, Zak Crawley, Ryan Rickelton, Liam Patterson-White, Ed Barnard, Reece Topley
