The bids are done, the hangovers have arrived and the team news is here for the 2018 President’s Match, in case you missed it last night. Below are the two teams and their eventual auction price. Big thanks to our special guest auctioneer, Don King, for managing proceedings.

The weather is set to brighten up this aft, game on!

Michael Brown’s President’s Squad:

1. Neil Mortimer, £2.25M (C)

2. Simon Edmondson, £3M (C)

3. Andrew Mcleod, £3.5M (C)

4. Gareth Halley, £3M (C)

5. Jon Harvey, £4M (B)

6. Steve Brunt, £3.25M (B)

7. Qasim Shah, £2M (B)

8. Tom Lawson, £2.75M (A)

9. Graham Knowles, £6.5M (A)

10. CJR Holt, £6.5M (*)

11. Cole Hayman, £sealed bid (*)

12. Liam Bedford, £3M (wk)

Danny Pickup’s Club Captain’s Squad:

1. Chris Swift, £2.5M (C)

2. David Shorrock, £2M (C)

3. John Bushell, £2M (C)

4. Ben Law, £1M (ONE MILLION) (C)

5. Aidan Tate, £4M (B)

6. Joey Marshall, £4M (B)

7. Graham Lalor, £6M (B)

8. Mark Harvey, £5M (A)

9. Grimmy, £2.5M (A)

10. David Brown, £6.75M (*)

11. Joe McCluskie, £sealed bid (*)

12. Harry Tomlinson, £1M (wk)

Key: Player Name, £x-price (category)

Categories were: Star Player * (minimum of one, high reserve), A, B, C, Wicketkeeper

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