Beth Mooney, Ash Gardner and Nicola Carey among new Hundred signings

Three more of Australia’s T20 World Cup-winning side have signed deals to play in the inaugural season of the Hundred, with Beth Mooney, Ash Gardner and Nicola Carey all confirmed to appear in the competition.

That means eight of the Australia XI from the final have contracts in the tournament, with Georgia Wareham, Delissa Kimmince and Megan Schutt the only three yet to sign.

Mooney will link up with international team-mates Jess Jonassen and Meg Lanning at Welsh Fire, with Australia coach Matthew Mott in charge of the side.

Carey joins player-of-the-final Alyssa Healy at Northern Superchargers, while Gardner becomes Birmingham Phoenix’s second overseas signing in the women’s competition alongside New Zealand captain Sophie Devine.

Two further signings have been announced, with Marizanne Kapp joining Oval Invincibles and Chloe Tryon heading to London Spirit.

“I’m really excited to take part in the first season of The Hundred,” Mooney said. “It looks likes it is developing into a high-quality, world-class competition.

“As head coach, Matthew Mott is building a really strong side at Welsh Fire and I can’t wait to get out there with my new team-mates.”

Beth Barrett-Wild, head of the women’s competition, said: “It’s fantastic to see five more international stars signing up to play in The Hundred this summer. The competition is really building momentum, and it’s very exciting to see the growing list of world-class talent involved across the eight teams.

“We’ve now confirmed the names of 18 overseas players who will compete in the women’s competition, including the likes of Meg Lanning, Suzie Bates, Stafanie Taylor and Lizelle Lee; with six still to go, the standard of cricket is set to be very high.”