Madsen and Reece retained for The Hundred

Wayne Madsen and Luis Reece have been retained by their respective franchises, ahead of The Hundred’s first season. 

Both players were picked in last year’s draft, and will represent Manchester Originals (Madsen) and London Spirit (Reece), respectively. Both players were instrumental in Derbyshire’s run to Vitality Blast Finals Day in 2019, scoring a combined seven half-centuries between them.

The final retained men’s players for The Hundred have been named today with a series of England and overseas stars among the 57 male and female players signing up for the action-packed 100-ball competition which launches this summer.

The men’s retention window – where teams could re-sign players who had been due to play for them in 2020 – has now closed, with Australian one-day captain Aaron Finch and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson, the West Indies’ Andre Russell and England fast bowler Mark Wood among the big names unveiled.

Bess Heath, formerly of Derbyshire, has been retained by Northern Superchargers for the Women’s Competition, with women’s sides able to continue building their squads until June.

The retention window for the men’s sides has now ended, with the draft for the 2021 campaign set to take place on Tuesday 23 February.