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West Australian
19-06-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
WBBL Draft: Perth Scorchers draft England batting all-rounder Paige Scholfield and South African Chloe Tryon
Perth Scorchers have ticked all-rounders off their shopping list at the Women's Big Bash League draft, landing English international Paige Scholfield and South African gun Chloe Tryon. The Scorchers will bring 29-year-old Scholfield down under for the first time, selecting the batting all-rounder with pick 12 in the draft on Thursday afternoon. Scholfield has played five times for England's national team. Perth did make a play for English legend Heather Knight and inaugural Scorcher Deandre Dottin, but the Thunder and Renegades used their retention picks to wave them off. South African international and Big Bash veteran Chloe Tryon was then drafted with pick 28. Former Scorchers player Amy Jones was selected by Melbourne Stars and Perth did not retain her. WATCH THE BIG BASH LEAGUE AND WOMEN'S BIG BASH LEAGUE DRAFTS ON 7PLUS Perth will be the 31-year-old power-hitter's fourth WBBL home after she spent two separate stints with Hobart — including last season — either side of seasons with Adelaide and Sydney Sixers. Tryon has scored 869 runs from her 57 WBBL matches at an average of 20.69. She also adds a handy left-arm orthodox option, which will complement star wrist-spinner Alana King and likely off-spinner Lilly Mills in the attack. Scholfield bowls right-arm medium-pace, which will add depth to a thin Scorchers pace-bowling unit. Scholfield went to university with coach Becky Grundy. Before the draft, Hurricanes revealed they had signed England captain and former Scorcher Nat Sciver-Brunt on a pre-signing deal.
Perth Now
19-06-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Scorchers land international all-rounders in WBBL draft
Perth Scorchers have ticked all-rounders off their shopping list at the Women's Big Bash League draft, landing English international Paige Scholfield and South African gun Chloe Tryon. The Scorchers will bring 29-year-old Scholfield down under for the first time, selecting the batting all-rounder with pick 12 in the draft on Thursday afternoon. Scholfield has played five times for England's national team. Perth did make a play for English legend Heather Knight and inaugural Scorcher Deandre Dottin, but the Thunder and Renegades used their retention picks to wave them off. South African international and Big Bash veteran Chloe Tryon was then drafted with pick 28. Former Scorchers player Amy Jones was selected by Melbourne Stars and Perth did not retain her. WATCH THE BIG BASH LEAGUE AND WOMEN'S BIG BASH LEAGUE DRAFTS ON 7PLUS Perth will be the 31-year-old power-hitter's fourth WBBL home after she spent two separate stints with Hobart — including last season — either side of seasons with Adelaide and Sydney Sixers. Tryon has scored 869 runs from her 57 WBBL matches at an average of 20.69. She also adds a handy left-arm orthodox option, which will complement star wrist-spinner Alana King and likely off-spinner Lilly Mills in the attack. Paige Scholfield is now a Scorcher. Credit: Harry Trump / Getty Images Scholfield bowls right-arm medium-pace, which will add depth to a thin Scorchers pace-bowling unit. Scholfield went to university with coach Becky Grundy. Before the draft, Hurricanes revealed they had signed England captain and former Scorcher Nat Sciver-Brunt on a pre-signing deal.
Perth Now
19-06-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Good Evans, he's back! Fan favourite returns to Scorchers
Perth Scorchers championship-winner and fan favourite Laurie Evans is returning to the club after he was pinched from them by Melbourne Renegades last season. A year after the Renegades snared the English blaster at the Big Bash League's international player draft, Perth brought him back to the club with pick 17 on Thursday afternoon. Another former Scorcher, English left-arm quick David Payne, will also return to Perth. He was picked up in the final round. WATCH THE BIG BASH LEAGUE AND WOMEN'S BIG BASH LEAGUE DRAFTS ON 7PLUS The Scorchers used pick four to add Finn Allen to their list for the second year of his contract and then passed in the gold round before taking Evans as a silver player. Evans — who has played 25 matches and scored 653 runs for the Scorchers across the 2021-22 and 2023-24 seasons — was not retained by the Renegades, who instead took Pakistani wicket-keeper Muhammad Rizwan and Hassan Khan. The 37-year-old has strong relationships with senior Scorchers players and staff, including captain Ashton Turner. He is available for the full season, including finals. Laurie Evans is back in orange. Credit: James Worsfold / Getty Images 'We're incredibly excited to have Laurie back, we missed him last year,' coach Adam Voges said. 'He is a crowd favourite in Perth and performed wonderfully well for us in his time there, so very excited. 'You see with both our picks, with Laurie and with David Payne, both have been with us before, have experienced the success we've had previously and hopefully they can come back and play their roles again and see how we go.' Pakistani white-ball weapon Shaheen Shah Afridi was taken by Brisbane Heat with the first pick in the draft. Payne has played six games for the Scorchers, including the qualifier victory against Sydney Sixers which sent Perth through to a home final against Brisbane Heat in 2023. He played 10 games for Adelaide Strikers in 2023-24, but didn't play at all in last summer's tournament. The 34-year-old is available for between four and six games and the finals series. The one-time England international bolsters a pace attack that lost Jason Behrendorff in the off-season. Payne is a new-ball option, who can also bowl key death overs. It is now likely the Scorchers will use their final remaining domestic list spot on a spinner. Reigning Laurie Sawle medallist Corey Rocchiccioli, who has previously played for both Melbourne franchises, will become a frontrunner for that role, while Willetton spinner Luke Holt could also be considered. The Strikers took Luke Wood with pick two to bolster their pace stocks, while Sam Curran landed at Sydney Sixers with their first-round pick. Teams shied away from picking players who could be in the England squad for the Ashes and neither Jofra Archer or James Anderson were picked up.
West Australian
19-06-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
BBL Draft: Perth Scorchers champion Laurie Evans returns to club alongside David Payne in draft coup
Perth Scorchers championship-winner and fan favourite Laurie Evans is returning to the club after he was pinched from them by Melbourne Renegades last season. A year after the Renegades snared the English blaster at the Big Bash League's international player draft, Perth brought him back to the club with pick 17 on Thursday afternoon. Another former Scorcher, English left-arm quick David Payne, will also return to Perth. He was picked up with the very next selection. WATCH THE BIG BASH LEAGUE AND WOMEN'S BIG BASH LEAGUE DRAFTS ON 7PLUS The Scorchers used pick four to add Finn Allen to their list for the second year of his contract and then passed in the gold round before taking Evans as a silver player. Evans — who has played 25 matches and scored 653 runs for the Scorchers across the 2021-22 and 2023-24 seasons — was not retained by the Renegades, who instead took Pakistani wicket-keeper Muhammad Rizwan and Hassan Khan. The 37-year-old has strong relationships with senior Scorchers players and staff, including captain Ashton Turner. 'We're incredibly excited to have Laurie back, we missed him last year,' coach Adam Voges said. 'He is a crowd favourite in Perth and performed wonderfully well for us in his time there, so very excited. 'You see with both our picks, with Laurie and with David Payne, both have been with us before, have experienced the success we've had previously and hopefully they can come back and play their roles again and see how we go.' Pakistani white-ball weapon Shaheen Shah Afridi was taken by Brisbane Heat with the first pick in the draft. Payne has played six games for the Scorchers, including the qualifier victory against Sydney Sixers which sent Perth through to a home final against Brisbane Heat in 2023. He played 10 games for Adelaide Strikers in 2023-24, but didn't play at all in last summer's tournament. The one-time England international bolsters a pace attack that lost Jason Behrendorff in the off-season. Payne is a new-ball option, who can also bowl key death overs. It is now likely the Scorchers will use their final remaining domestic list spot on a spinner. Reigning Laurie Sawle medallist Corey Rocchiccioli, who has previously played for both Melbourne franchises, will become a frontrunner for that role, while Willetton spinner Luke Holt could also be considered. The Strikers took Luke Wood with pick two to bolster their pace stocks, while Sam Curran landed at Sydney Sixers with their first-round pick. Teams shied away from picking players who could be in the England squad for the Ashes and neither Jofra Archer or James Anderson were picked up.
