Ella McCaughan & Ollie Robinson signed for The Hundred

Sussex players Ella McCaughan and Ollie Robinson will take part in the first season of The Hundred after being signed by Southern Brave and Manchester Originals respectively. 

Eighteen-year-old batter Ella is signed for the Ageas Bowl-based outfit as the final 12 domestic slots in the women's squads are finalised. Ollie replaces the retired Harry Gurney in the Originals' men's squad.

The duo are among a number of new players who will take part in the 100-ball competition that gets underway later this month. Full details of the new signings are available on The Hundred website.

A wildcard draft where each of the eight men's teams will pick one further domestic player takes place later today (Friday 2nd July).

The tournament begins on Wednesday 21st July with the final taking place on Saturday 21st August. 

Sussex players selected for The Hundred

Women

Georgia Adams (Oval Invincibles)

Freya Davies (London Spirit) 

Georgia Elwiss (Birmingham Phoenix)

Ella McCaughan (Southern Brave)

Tara Norris (Southern Brave)

Carla Rudd (Southern Brave)

Paige Scholfield (Southern Brave)

Sarah Taylor (Welsh Fire)

Danni Wyatt (Southern Brave)

Men

Jofra Archer (Southern Brave)

Ravi Bopara (London Spirit)

George Garton (Southern Brave)

Chris Jordan (Southern Brave)

Tymal Mills (Southern Brave)

Delray Rawlins (Southern Brave)

Ollie Robinson (Manchester Originals)

Phil Salt (Manchester Originals)

Luke Wright (Trent Rockets)