Beth Mooney earns $390k payday in inaugural Hundred auction

[p]All-rounder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gibson-danielle/jTJLbcOG/"]Dani Gibson[/a] went for £190,000 (AU$355,000) to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunrisers-leeds/bVAcg3ka/"]Sunrisers Leeds[/a] to become the highest-paid Englishwoman while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/A52vg00Q/"]South Africa[/a] all-rounder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-klerk-nadine/bLY9HJcJ/"]Nadine de Klerk[/a], who starred at the recent 50-over World Cup, went to London Spirit for £170,000 (AU$318,000).[/p][p]Former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-zealand/6L5RoIh0/"]New Zealand[/a] captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/devine-sophie/KfTz4iBa/"]Devine[/a] will play for the Welsh Fire while Trent Rockets won the race to sign star batter and wicketkeeper Mooney, 32.[/p][p]The Hundred has changed the way teams pick players this year. In the first auction of its kind in a major British sport, held in London, spending on women players skyrocketed.[/p][p]Last year's cap, under a draft system, was £65,000 ($121,000).[/p][p]Stakes in the eight city-based franchises -- which all have men's and women's teams -- were sold last year to private investors, raising huge sums for cricket in England and Wales.[/p][p]Four of the franchises -- [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-super-giants/Wrmzx2KO/"]Manchester Super Giants[/a], Sunrisers Leeds, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mi-london/hhlWxr5I/"]MI London[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/southern-brave/tfGhfqzg/"]Southern Brave[/a] -- are at least part-owned by companies that control Indian Premier League teams.[/p][p]Women's teams each have £880,000 (AU$1.18m) available to fill their squads while men's sides have a budget of £2.05 million (AU$3.84m). Their auction takes place on Thursday.[/p][p]The 2026 edition of the Hundred starts on July 21 and runs for four weeks.[/p]