Anya Shrubsole, Danielle Wyatt to play for Southern Brave in The Hundred 2021

Speaking about the signing Wyatt said that she is delighted to be a part of the Brave. "Our squad is looking strong already with a mixture of quality local players and world-class cricketers like Anya Shrubsole and Stafanie Taylor already confirmed," said the England opener.

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The right-hander also said that The Hundred would be great for the women’s sport adding, "I can’t wait to take part next summer, and help inspire a new generation to watch and play the game.”

While Shrubsole is the leading wicket-taker for England in the shortest format with 102 wickets in 79 matches, Wyatt is third in the run-getters list with 1630 runs in 113 matches and has the highest T20I strike rate (122.74) among those who has batted at least in 10 innings for England.

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The five local players were a part of Southern Vipers' victorious campaign in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy earlier this year. Bouchier scored 183 runs in seven matches, and medium-pacers Norris and Schofield took 12 and nine wickets respectively in the tournament.

All seven players would be joining the West Indies all-rounder Stafanie Taylor who was retained by the Souther Brave earlier.