Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff picked up his 17-year-old son, Rocky, in the Hundred draft on Tuesday to play for the Northern Superchargers, where he is the head coach. At the other end of the draft signing spectrum was a 43-year-old Jimmy Anderson, who will make his first appearance in the competition this summer.
Flintoff senior has been the head coach of the Leeds-based Superchargers for two seasons after returning to cricket after his horrific crash while filming Top Gear. Flintoff has since worked as an assistant coach with the England senior men’s squad and was recently part of the U-19 England Lions set-up, where he also oversaw the rise of his son, Rocky, over the last year.
Yet to play a professional T20 for his county side, Lancashire, also home to Anderson, Rocky was picked up as a wildcard signing. The wildcard draft lets teams consider player performance in the Vitality Blast, a competition Flintoff has never played in
Rocky was recently in action during the Lions’ home series against India Under-19. He scored a century in the fourth Youth ODI before making a mark in the first Youth Test in Beckenham over the weekend, scoring 93 and 11 in two innings of a drawn game.
Meanwhile, Anderson has been picked by his home team, the Manchester Originals. This selection comes after a superb season with Lancashire in the Blast, where he’s taken 14 wickets in seven games. This marks his return to white-ball cricket after nearly a decade.
The Hundred 2025 draft picks
Trent Rockets: Callum Parkinson, Ben Sanderson
Birmingham Phoenix: Liam Patterson-White, Louis Kimber
Welsh Fire: Ajeet Singh-Dale, Ben Kellaway
Northern Superchargers: James Fuller, Rocky Flintoff
Manchester Originals: Jimmy Anderson, Marchant de Lange
London Spirit: Sean Dickson, Ryan Higgins
Oval Invincibles: George Scrimshaw, Zafar Gator
Southern Brave: Toby Albert, Hilton Cartwright
