Superstars line up for slice of inaugural WBBL Draft

First ever WBBL Draft attracts 116 players from 19 nations, while six others take unique ‘direct nomination’ path

Amelia Kerr, Deepti Sharma and Deandra Dottin are among the superstars in the mix as the complete list of more than 100 nominees for Sunday’s inaugural Weber WBBL player draft is confirmed.

A total of 116 players from 19 countries have thrown their hats in the ring for the WBBL|09 Draft, while the BBL|13 Draft features 376 players from 29 countries.

A further six players including New Zealand’s Suzie Bates have made themselves available for WBBL|09 but have opted to use a mechanism, unique to the women’s competition, which allows them to bypass the draft and to sign directly with a WBBL club afterwards.

The so-called “Direct Nominations” removes the uncertainty of a draft for the player, but it comes at a cost – a player opting for this approach can only be paid a maximum of 95 per cent of…