Dani Gibson needed a “a cold shower” after becoming the Hundred’s highest paid English woman, landing a £190,000 payday from Sunrisers Leeds as investors splashed the cash at the inaugural player auction.
Gibson’s deal dwarfed the contracts handed to England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and star seamer Lauren Bell, who were among a raft of pre-auction ‘direct signings’ and signed for £140,000 each.
