{"id":534996,"date":"2026-03-12T06:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/534996\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T06:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:56:12","slug":"beth-mooney-sold-for-record-fee-in-womens-hundred-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/534996\/","title":{"rendered":"Beth Mooney sold for record fee in Women’s Hundred auction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia’s evergreen run machine Beth Mooney has cashed in on her enduring excellence, scooping a joint-record payday of 210,000 pounds ($395,000) in the auction for The Women’s Hundred.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old wicketkeeper-batter was the subject of a feverish bidding war between Trent Rockets and Manchester Super Giants before the Nottingham-based Rockets won the signature of the BBL’s top-scorer for the month-long tournament in July and August.<\/p>\n

After Britain’s historic first-ever major players’ auction for any sports event on Wednesday, local time, Mooney will enter the tournament as the joint-highest earner alongside New Zealand all-rounder Sophie Devine, who Welsh Fire also bought for 210,000 pounds.<\/p>\n

Mooney was in such demand that she went for nearly five times more than Australia’s captain, Sophie Molineux, who looked like a bargain for the Southampton-based Southern Brave at 47,500 pounds.<\/p>\n

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Other Aussie all-rounders fared better than the national skipper, with Jess Jonassen \u2014 who stepped down as captain of Brisbane Heat and Queensland Fire this week \u2014 snapped up by Sunrisers Leeds for 110,000 pounds, while Nicola Carey went to MI London for 95,000 pounds.<\/p>\n

All those players have benefited from India’s vast investment in the competition, bringing fresh riches to The Hundred. Mooney’s jackpot is more than three times higher than the previous top wage of 65,000 pounds.<\/p>\n

All those snapped up in the auction in central London on Wednesday joined big-name Aussies who had already been pre-signed, including Ellyse Perry, who will captain Birmingham Phoenix, and Meg Lanning, who will lead the Super Giants.<\/p>\n

Every one of the sides features at least one Australian, while three have a triple-powered contingent, including defending champs Northern Superchargers, which have been rebranded at Headingley as the Sunrisers, with Annabel Sutherland, Phoebe Litchfield and Jonassen all six-figure signings.<\/p>\n

The auction for the men’s Hundred will follow on Thursday in London.<\/p>\n

Australians in The Women’s Hundred 2026Birmingham Phoenix \u2014 Ellyse Perry 100,000 pounds ($187,436), Alana King* 37,500 pounds ($70,000), Lucy Hamilton 35,000 pounds ($65,000)London Spirit \u2014 Grace Harris 70,000 pounds ($131,000)Manchester Super Giants \u2014 Meg Lanning 95,000 pounds ($178,000), Maitlan Brown* 40,000 pounds ($75,000)MI London \u2014 Nicola Carey* 95,000 pounds ($178,000)Southern Brave \u2014 Sophie Molineux* 47,500 pounds ($89,000)Sunrisers Leeds \u2014 Annabel Sutherland 130,000 pounds ($244,000), Phoebe Litchfield 120,000 pounds ($225,000), Jess Jonassen* 110,000 pounds ($206,000)Trent Rockets \u2014 Beth Mooney* 210,000 pounds ($395,000), Ash Gardner pounds 100,000 ($187,000), Kim Garth pounds 42,000 ($79,000)Welsh Fire \u2014 Georgia Wareham 100,000 pounds ($187,000), Georgia Voll 80,000 pounds ($150,000), Heather Graham* 27,500 pounds ($52,000)<\/p>\n

* denotes a player bought in the auction<\/p>\n

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