Source: Radio New Zealand
White Fern Sophie Devine. PHOTOSPORT
White Fern Sophie Devine has picked up a $476,000 deal to play for the Welsh Fire in this year’s The Hundred in the UK.
It is the highest price for a women’s player in the history of the competition.
Devine, 36, who recently relinquished the New Zealand captaincy has played in the UK since 2016 and last season played for the Birmingham Phoenix.
Australian Beth Mooney was picked for the same top price by the Trent Rockets.
Their salaries are significantly higher than the previous top wage in the women’s Hundred ($147,000). They are also higher than the highest salaries in the Women’s Big Bash League, and are comparable to the wages on offer at the WPL.
The salary cap in the women’s Hundred has doubled to $2 million per team this year as a direct result of the new private investment in the Hundred, which has seen external investors become owners or co-owners of all eight franchises.
Amelia Kerr was not in the auction as she was pre-signed by the Mumbai Indians London.
The Hundred, matches of which consist of 100 deliveries for each team, starts in July.
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