2022 Welsh Fire season

Welsh Fire

2022 season
Coach	Gary Kirsten (men's team) Gareth Breese (women's team)
Captain	Josh Cobb (men's team) Tammy Beaumont (women's team)
Overseas player	David Miller Naseem Shah Noor Ahmad Dwaine Pretorius Ish Sodhi Adam Zampa (men's team) Nicola Carey Maddy Green Rachael Haynes Hayley Matthews Annabel Sutherland (women's team)
Ground(s)	Sophia Gardens
The Hundred (Men's)	8th
The Hundred (Women's)	8th
Most runs	Ben Duckett: 220 (Men's team) Tammy Beaumont: 138 (Women's team)
Most wickets	Jake Ball: 8 (Men's team) Claire Nicholas: 6 (Women's team)
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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

Men's side

• Bold denotes players with international caps.

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

Women's side

• Bold denotes players with international caps.

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

Regular season

Fixtures (Men)

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

Women

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, ESPN Cricinfo

  advances to Final
  advances to the Eliminator

Men

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, ESPN Cricinfo

  advances to Final
  advances to the Eliminator