Men's Hundred wildcard draft confirmed for July 2

Each of the eight teams will have the opportunity to add another player to their squads ahead of the competition starting on July 22

David Warner and Marcus Stoinis pull out of The Hundred

The men's Hundred wildcard draft will take place on July 2, tournament organisers have confirmed.

Each of the eight teams will have the chance to add a previously unselected player to their squad ahead of the inaugural edition of the competition. There will be no such process for the women's event.

A draw will take place on June 15 to determine the order in which the teams will pick. The players will fit into the lowest salary band of £28,000.

Chosen players are likely to come from the stand-out performers, currently without contracts, from the ongoing T20 Blast. Taking place nearly three weeks before the tournament gets underway on July 22, it will also give counties extra notice of any other players can expect to be without for the One-Day Cup, which starts on the same day.

The @Vitality_UK Wildcard.

The chance to add one more player to each men's squad.

Here's how it works! 👇 pic.twitter.com/NPvUhHa3z9

— The Hundred (@thehundred) June 15, 2021

In February, the revised squads for The Hundred were announced following a behind-closed-doors draft, though there has since been a succession of withdrawals that are likely to continue as the tournament approaches. Southern Brave are already confirmed to be without Australia pair David Warner and Marcus Stoinis.

Previous to that each team had been given a retention window during which they could keep hold of players who had been signed up for the postponed 2020 edition.