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Welsh Fire
2022 season
CoachSouth Africa Gary Kirsten
(men's team)
Cricket West Indies Gareth Breese
(women's team)
CaptainEngland Josh Cobb
(men's team)
England Tammy Beaumont
(women's team)
Overseas playerSouth Africa David Miller
Pakistan Naseem Shah
Afghanistan Noor Ahmad
South Africa Dwaine Pretorius
New Zealand Ish Sodhi
Australia Adam Zampa
(men's team)
Australia Nicola Carey
New Zealand Maddy Green
Australia Rachael Haynes
Cricket West Indies Hayley Matthews
Australia Annabel Sutherland
(women's team)
Ground(s)Sophia Gardens
The Hundred (Men's)8th
The Hundred (Women's)8th
Most runsBen Duckett: 220 (Men's team)
Tammy Beaumont: 138 (Women's team)
Most wicketsJake Ball: 8 (Men's team)
Claire Nicholas: 6 (Women's team)
← 2021

The 2022 season was the Welsh Fire's second season of the 100 ball franchise cricket, The Hundred. The franchise struggled during the competition, with both the men's and women's teams finishing bottom of their groups.

Players[edit]

Men's side[edit]

  • Bold denotes players with international caps.
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
2 Jacob Bethell England (2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 (age 20) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
10 David Miller South Africa (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 34) Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
16 Sam Hain England (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break
17 Ben Duckett England (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 29) Left-handed —
32 Ollie Pope England (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 26) Right-handed — Centrally Contracted player
76 Leus du Plooy South Africa (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 29) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox EU passport
All-rounders
4 Josh Cobb England (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain
5 Dwaine Pretorius South Africa (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player;
Replacement player
20 Matt Critchley England (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
29 Ryan Higgins England (1995-01-06) 6 January 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Wicketkeepers
18 Tom Banton England (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 25) Right-handed —
33 Joe Clarke England (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 27) Right-handed —
51 Jonny Bairstow England (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 34) Right-handed — Centrally Contracted player;
Ruled out
Pace bowlers
7 David Payne England (1991-02-15) 15 February 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium
9 George Scrimshaw England (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast Wildcard player
14 Jake Ball England (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
— Naseem Shah Pakistan (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas player;
Ruled out
Spin bowlers
15 Noor Ahmad Afghanistan (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 19) Right-handed Slow left-arm unorthodox Overseas player
61 Ish Sodhi New Zealand (1992-10-31) 31 October 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player;
Replacement player
88 Adam Zampa Australia (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player;
Ruled out

Women's side[edit]

  • Bold denotes players with international caps.
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
5 Maddy Green New Zealand (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player;
Replacement player
7 Rachael Haynes Australia (1986-12-26) 26 December 1986 (age 37) Left-handed Left-arm medium Overseas player
35 Fran Wilson England (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
14 Annabel Sutherland Australia (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
25 Alex Griffiths Wales (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
31 Fi Morris England (1994-01-31) 31 January 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break
50 Hayley Matthews Cricket West Indies (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player;
Ruled out
Wicketkeepers
6 Sarah Bryce Scotland (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24) Right-handed —
12 Tammy Beaumont England (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 33) Right-handed — Captain
Pace bowlers
16 Nicola Carey Australia (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
24 Lauren Filer England (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
99 Katie George England (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25) Left-handed Left-arm medium
Spin bowlers
2 Nicole Harvey England (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
3 Hannah Baker England (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
8 Claire Nicholas Wales (1986-09-08) 8 September 1986 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm off break
65 Alex Hartley England (1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

Regular season[edit]

Fixtures (Men)[edit]

All times are in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)
3 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Welsh Fire
107/7 (100 balls)
v
Southern Brave (H)
109/1 (69 balls)
Ben Duckett 40 (31)
Chris Jordan 2/16 (15 balls)
James Vince 71* (41)
Jake Ball 1/25 (19 balls)
Southern Brave won by 9 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Russell Warren (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: James Vince (Southern Brave)
  • Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Southern Brave 2, Welsh Fire 0.
7 August 2022
14:00
Scorecard
Oval Invincibles
158/5 (100 balls)
v
Welsh Fire (H)
119/6 (100 balls)
Will Jacks 81 (45)
Ryan Higgins 2/31 (20 balls)
Joe Clarke 37 (29)
Sunil Narine 3/21 (20 balls)
Oval Invincibles won by 39 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Will Jacks (Oval Invincibles)
  • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Welsh Fire 0.
13 August 2022
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Birmingham Phoenix
130/7 (100 balls)
v
Welsh Fire (H)
126/5 (100 balls)
Matthew Wade 38 (30)
David Payne 2/12 (15 balls)
Tom Banton 44 (32)
Kane Richardson 2/15 (20 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix won by 4 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Peter Hartley (Eng) and Russell Warren (Eng)
Player of the match: Kane Richardson (Birmingham Phoenix)
  • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Welsh Fire 0.
16 August 2022
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Manchester Originals
149/9 (100 balls)
v
Welsh Fire
102 (89 balls)
Phil Salt 38 (22)
Jake Ball 4/29 (20 balls)
Dwaine Pretorius 29 (14)
Sean Abbott 4/8 (15 balls)
Manchester Originals won by 47 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Neil Pratt (Eng)
Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Manchester Originals)
  • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Manchester Originals 2, Welsh Fire 0.
22 August 2022
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Welsh Fire
129/8 (100 balls)
v
Southern Brave
132/1 (82 balls)
Leus du Plooy 37 (25)
George Garton 3/7 (15 balls)
Paul Stirling 74* (42)
Dwaine Pretorius 1/20 (20 balls)
Southern Brave won by 9 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Ben Debenham (Eng) and Graham Lloyd (Eng)
Player of the match: George Garton (Southern Brave)
  • Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sonny Baker (Southern Brave) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Southern Brave 2, Welsh Fire 0.
24 August 2022
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
(H) London Spirit
156/6 (100 balls)
v
Welsh Fire
139/9 (100 balls)
Dan Lawrence 43 (26)
Ish Sodhi 2/19 (20 balls)
Ben Duckett 34 (19)
Dan Lawrence 4/20 (20 balls)
London Spirit won by 17 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Hassan Adnan (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: Dan Lawrence (London Spirit)
  • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: London Spirit 2, Welsh Fire 0.
26 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Welsh Fire
114/4 (100 balls)
v
Northern Superchargers
116/4 (91 balls)
Ben Duckett 64* (48)
Craig Miles 2/30 (20 balls)
Adam Lyth 47 (34)
Ish Sodhi 2/14 (20 balls)
Northern Superchargers won by 6 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Tom Lungley (Eng)
Player of the match: Adam Lyth (Northern Superchargers)
  • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Superchargers 2, Welsh Fire 0.
29 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Trent Rockets
172/4 (100 balls)
v
Welsh Fire
143/6 (100 balls)
Dawid Malan 58 (37)
Jake Ball 1/25 (20 balls)
Matt Critchley 55* (35)
Tabraiz Shamsi 2/12 (20 balls)
Trent Rockets won by 29 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Ian Blackwell (Eng) and Graham Lloyd (Eng)
Player of the match: Dawid Malan (Trent Rockets)
  • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Trent Rockets 2, Welsh Fire 0.

Fixtures (Women)[edit]

Due to the shortened women's competition, Trent Rockets didn't play against Oval Invincibles.

All times are in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

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13 August 2022
14:30
Scorecard
Birmingham Phoenix
161/5 (100 balls)
v
Welsh Fire (H)
142/5 (100 overs)
Ellyse Perry 58 (31)
Claire Nicholas 2/26 (20 balls)
Tammy Beaumont 39 (34)
Georgia Elwiss 2/29 (20 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix won by 19 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Ian Blackwell (Eng) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Birmingham Phoenix)
  • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Welsh Fire 0.
16 August 2022
15:00
Scorecard
(H) Manchester Originals
156/2 (100 balls)
v
Welsh Fire
145/3 (100 balls)
Deandra Dottin 67* (37)
Alex Hartley 1/17 (20 balls)
Hayley Matthews 69 (41)
Deandra Dottin 2/21 (15 balls)
Manchester Originals won by 11 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem (Eng) and Mark Newell (Eng)
Player of the match: Deandra Dottin (Manchester Originals)
  • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Manchester Originals 2, Welsh Fire 0.
22 August 2022
15:00
Scorecard
Southern Brave
122/8 (100 balls)
v
Welsh Fire (H)
108 (99 balls)
Sophia Dunkley 49 (43)
Hayley Matthews 2/26 (20 balls)
Sarah Bryce 28 (21)
Anya Shrubsole 3/20 (19 balls)
Southern Brave won by 14 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem (Eng) and Mark Newell (Eng)
Player of the match: Sophia Dunkley (Southern Brave)
  • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Southern Brave 2, Welsh Fire 0.
24 August 2022
15:00
Scorecard
Welsh Fire
119/9 (100 balls)
v
London Spirit (H)
122/2 (86 balls)
Sarah Bryce 33 (25)
Freya Davies 3/25 (20 balls)
Beth Mooney 61* (39)
Claire Nicholas 1/18 (15 balls)
London Spirit won by 8 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and Billy Taylor (Eng)
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (London Spirit)
  • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: London Spirit 2, Welsh Fire 0.
26 August 2022
15:30
Scorecard
(H) Welsh Fire
123/6 (100 balls)
v
Northern Superchargers
112/6 (100 balls)
Sarah Bryce 36 (30)
Jenny Gunn 2/20 (15 balls)
Laura Wolvaardt 41 (38)
Nicola Carey 3/18 (20 balls)
Welsh Fire won by 11 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Neil Bainton (Eng) and Jasmine Naeem (Eng)
Player of the match: Nicola Carey (Welsh Fire)
  • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Welsh Fire 2, Northern Superchargers 0.
29 August 2022
15:30
Scorecard
Welsh Fire
100/8 (100 balls)
v
Trent Rockets (H)
102/2 (82 balls)
Nicola Carey 27 (29)
Bryony Smith 2/14 (15 balls)
Elyse Villani 55* (40)
Lauren Filer 1/13 (20 balls)
Trent Rockets won by 8 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Neil Bainton (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Trent Rockets)
  • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Trent Rockets 2, Welsh Fire 0.

Standings[edit]

Women[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1 Oval Invincibles 6 5 1 0 0 10 1.098
2 Southern Brave 6 5 1 0 0 10 0.806
3 Trent Rockets 6 3 3 0 0 6 0.101
4 Birmingham Phoenix 6 3 3 0 0 6 −0.031
5 Northern Superchargers 6 3 3 0 0 6 −0.119
6 Manchester Originals 6 2 4 0 0 4 −0.478
7 London Spirit 6 2 4 0 0 4 −0.557
8 Welsh Fire 6 1 5 0 0 2 −0.681
Source: BBC Sport,[1] ESPN Cricinfo[2]

  advances to Final
  advances to the Eliminator

Men[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1 Trent Rockets 8 6 2 0 0 12 0.576
2 Manchester Originals 8 5 3 0 0 10 0.908
3 London Spirit 8 5 3 0 0 10 0.338
4 Birmingham Phoenix 8 5 3 0 0 10 −0.172
5 Oval Invincibles 8 4 4 0 0 8 0.385
6 Northern Superchargers 8 4 4 0 0 8 0.009
7 Southern Brave 8 3 5 0 0 6 −0.593
8 Welsh Fire 8 0 8 0 0 0 −1.442
Source: BBC Sport,[3] ESPN Cricinfo[4]

  advances to Final
  advances to the Eliminator

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Hundred Women tables, BBC Sport.
  2. ^ The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
  3. ^ The Hundred Men tables, BBC Sport.
  4. ^ The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
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