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The Men's Hundred 2026: Squads of all eight teams following first-ever auction

The first-ever player auction at the Men's Hundred tournament in London on Thursday made a lot of headlines, with uncapped talent James Coles becoming the costliest player in the inaugural Men's Hundred auction after being purchased for a whopping GBP 390,000 by London Spirit. Another major name to draw strong attention was Jordan Cox, who had an outstanding previous season and was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. After considerable interest from multiple teams, he was eventually secured by Welsh Fire for £300,000. Overseas stars also featured prominently during the auction.
South African captain Aiden Markram became the highest-paid international player of the night when Manchester Super Giants signed him for £200,000. Meanwhile, fellow South African power-hitter David Miller made history as the first overseas player sold in the auction after being picked up early by Southern Brave.
All Squads:
Southern Brave: Retained/Direct signings - Jamie Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Tristan Stubbs, Jofra Archer
Auction buys - Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, David Miller, Luke Wood, Ben McKinney, Thomas Rew, Michael Pepper, Tom Abell, Dan Worrall, Caleb Falconer, Nikhail Chaudhary
Trent Rockets: Retained/Direct signings - Tim David, Ben Duckett, Mitchell Santner, Tom Banton
Auction buys - Finn Allen, Lewis Gregory, Craig Overton, David Payne, Dan Mousley, Matt Henry, Sam Billings, Aneurin Donald, Ben Mayes, Danny Briggs, Louis Kimber, Brad Currie
MI London: Retained/Direct signings - Will Jacks, Rashid Khan, Sam Curran, Nicholas Pooran
Auction buys - Trent Boult, Tom Curran, Nathan Sowter, James Vince, Sherfane Rutherford, Richard Gleeson, Ollie Pope, Olly Stone, Ollie Sykes, Callum Parkinson, Jason Roy
London Spirit: Retained/Direct signings - Dewald Brevis, Liam Livingstone, Adam Zampa, Jamie Overton
Auction buys - Jonny Bairstow, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, James Coles, Mason Crane, Adam Milne, David Willey, Adam Hose, Tymal Mills, James Rew, Matt Fisher
Welsh Fire: Retained/Direct signings - Marco Jansen, Phil Salt, Rachin Ravindra, Chris Woakes
Auction buys - Jordan Cox, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Joe Root, Ben Kellaway, Lockie Ferguson, Asa Tribe, Tom Aspinwall, Matt Short, Sam Cook, Jaffer Chohan
Birmingham Phoenix: Retained/Direct signings - Rehan Ahmed, Donovan Ferreira, Mitchell Owen, Jacob Bethell
Auction buys -Joe Clarke, Saqib Mahmood, Usman Tariq, Will Smeed, Jordan Thompson, Scott Currie, Laurie Evans, Chris Wood, Ethan Brookes, Mustafizur Rahman
Sunrisers Leeds: Retained/Direct signings - Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Marsh, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse
Auction buys - Abrar Ahmed, Benny Howell, Daniel Lawrence, Tom Lawes, Matthew Potts, Tom Alsop, Zak Crawley, Ryan Rickelton, Liam Patterson-White, Ed Barnard, Reece Topley
Manchester Super Giants: Retained/Direct signings - Noor Ahmad, Jos Buttler, Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Dawson
Auction buys - Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Leus du Plooy, Tom Hartley, Aiden Markram, Josh Tongue, Tim Seifert, Tom Moores, Max Holden, Tawanda Muyeye, George Scrimshaw, Paul Walter
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