The Hundred 2025 — Analyst Auction Tool | BCD

The Hundred 2026 — Analyst Auction Tool

Auction Day: March 12, 2025

1 Setup

2 Strategy

3 Auction

4 Results

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Set up your auction

Choose your mode, pick your team, then build your strategy and run the auction.

Full Auction

Build your squad completely from scratch

Mini Auction

Enter your existing squad, then bid for the rest

Simulate the 2026 Auction

Confirmed signings & retentions pre-loaded per team

ⓘ How to use this tool ▼

1. Choose your mode

Full Auction

Start from scratch. Full £2.05M cap.

Mini Auction

Enter your existing squad, bid for the rest.

2026 Sim

Real signings pre-loaded. Most realistic.

💡 Recommended for first time: start with Full Auction to get a feel for the bidding.

2. Pick your team

Select Men’s or Women’s, then click your team. Example:

MI London

Budget: £2.05M · Max 17 players

A gold border means selected. Then click Build Your Strategy.

3. Set your strategy

For every player in the auction pool, assign a priority and a maximum bid. Example row:

Joe Root

ENG · Batter · Base £100k

⭐ Must 🎯 Target 👀 Consider — Pass

£175k max

☝ The Max Bid field is the most important thing to set. It defaults to the base price (£100k for Marquee) — you must change it to reflect what you’d actually pay. E.g. set Joe Root to £175k if that’s your ceiling. The tool won’t let you accidentally overbid beyond it.

⭐ Must Have — always bid, no ceiling enforced | 🎯 Target — bid up to your max | 👀 Consider — you decide in the moment | — Pass — AI resolves automatically

4. The auction — a live example

Here’s what happens when Joe Root comes up for bidding:

⚡ Active Bidding

£125k

Leader: London Spirit

⚠ Next bid £150k exceeds your max of £175k — you have £25k headroom left

Bid £150k Pass — let them win

You bid £150k → Spirit drops out → Joe Root → your team ✓ £150k

💡 Pass players are resolved in seconds by AI. Watch for the ⚡ Jump In button if you change your mind mid-resolve.

5. Results

After all 4 rounds you see a full breakdown. Example KPIs:

12/17

Players Signed

£480k

Remaining

3/4

Overseas

Missed Targets

You also see every player sold to every other team and at what price — full market intelligence.

⚙ Auction Settings ▼

Salary Cap (£) Default: £2.05M men · £880k women

Max Squad Size Default: 17 players (16–18 allowed)

Max Overseas Default: 4 players

Round 1 Marquee (10)

Round 2 Tier 1 (20)

Round 3 Tier 2 (20)

Player	Nat	Role	Base Price	Your Priority	Max Bid ← change this!

Player Queue

⚡ Now Bidding

My Squad

By Role

Auction Log

Auction Results

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The Hundred 2026 — Analyst Auction Tool

Set up your auction

Current Squad

Add Player

Budget Planner

Roles Targeted

Priority Guide

Missed Targets

Auction Results