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.
| 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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Players
editMen'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 | |
23 October 2003 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 10 | David Miller | |
10 June 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| 16 | Sam Hain | |
16 July 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 17 | Ben Duckett | |
17 October 1994 | Left-handed | — | |
| 32 | Ollie Pope | |
2 January 1998 | Right-handed | — | Centrally Contracted player |
| 76 | Leus du Plooy | |
12 January 1995 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | EU passport |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 4 | Josh Cobb | |
17 August 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| 5 | Dwaine Pretorius | |
29 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player; Replacement player |
| 20 | Matt Critchley | |
13 August 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 29 | Ryan Higgins | |
6 January 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Wicketkeepers | ||||||
| 18 | Tom Banton | |
11 November 1998 | Right-handed | — | |
| 33 | Joe Clarke | |
26 May 1996 | Right-handed | — | |
| 51 | Jonny Bairstow | |
26 September 1989 | Right-handed | — | Centrally Contracted player; Ruled out |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 7 | David Payne | |
15 February 1991 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 9 | George Scrimshaw | |
10 February 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Wildcard player |
| 14 | Jake Ball | |
14 March 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| — | Naseem Shah | |
15 February 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas player; Ruled out |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 15 | Noor Ahmad | |
3 January 2005 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | Overseas player |
| 61 | Ish Sodhi | |
31 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player; Replacement player |
| 88 | Adam Zampa | |
31 March 1992 | 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 | |
20 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player; Replacement player |
| 7 | Rachael Haynes | |
26 December 1986 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 35 | Fran Wilson | |
7 November 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 14 | Annabel Sutherland | |
12 October 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| 25 | Alex Griffiths |  |
12 June 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 31 | Fi Morris | |
31 January 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 50 | Hayley Matthews | |
19 March 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player; Ruled out |
| Wicketkeepers | ||||||
| 6 | Sarah Bryce |  |
8 January 2000 | Right-handed | — | |
| 12 | Tammy Beaumont | |
11 March 1991 | Right-handed | — | Captain |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 16 | Nicola Carey | |
10 September 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 24 | Lauren Filer | |
22 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 99 | Katie George | |
7 April 1999 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 2 | Nicole Harvey | |
18 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 3 | Hannah Baker | |
3 February 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 8 | Claire Nicholas | |
8 September 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 65 | Alex Hartley | |
6 September 1993 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Regular season
editFixtures (Men)
editWelsh Fire
107/7 (100 balls) |
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Southern Brave (H)
109/1 (69 balls) |
- Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Brave 2, Welsh Fire 0.
Oval Invincibles
158/5 (100 balls) |
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Welsh Fire (H)
119/6 (100 balls) |
- Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Welsh Fire 0.
Birmingham Phoenix
130/7 (100 balls) |
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Welsh Fire (H)
126/5 (100 balls) |
- Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Welsh Fire 0.
(H) Manchester Originals
149/9 (100 balls) |
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Welsh Fire
102 (89 balls) |
- Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Manchester Originals 2, Welsh Fire 0.
(H) Welsh Fire
129/8 (100 balls) |
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Southern Brave
132/1 (82 balls) |
- Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
- Sonny Baker (Southern Brave) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Southern Brave 2, Welsh Fire 0.
(H) London Spirit
156/6 (100 balls) |
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Welsh Fire
139/9 (100 balls) |
- Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: London Spirit 2, Welsh Fire 0.
(H) Welsh Fire
114/4 (100 balls) |
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Northern Superchargers
116/4 (91 balls) |
- Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Superchargers 2, Welsh Fire 0.
(H) Trent Rockets
172/4 (100 balls) |
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Welsh Fire
143/6 (100 balls) |
- Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Trent Rockets 2, Welsh Fire 0.
Fixtures (Women)
editDue to the shortened women's competition, Trent Rockets didn't play against Oval Invincibles.
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Birmingham Phoenix
161/5 (100 balls) |
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Welsh Fire (H)
142/5 (100 overs) |
- Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Welsh Fire 0.
(H) Manchester Originals
156/2 (100 balls) |
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Welsh Fire
145/3 (100 balls) |
- Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Manchester Originals 2, Welsh Fire 0.
Southern Brave
122/8 (100 balls) |
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Welsh Fire (H)
108 (99 balls) |
- Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Brave 2, Welsh Fire 0.
Welsh Fire
119/9 (100 balls) |
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London Spirit (H)
122/2 (86 balls) |
- Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: London Spirit 2, Welsh Fire 0.
(H) Welsh Fire
123/6 (100 balls) |
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Northern Superchargers
112/6 (100 balls) |
- Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Welsh Fire 2, Northern Superchargers 0.
Welsh Fire
100/8 (100 balls) |
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Trent Rockets (H)
102/2 (82 balls) |
- Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Trent Rockets 2, Welsh Fire 0.
Standings
editWomen
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 |
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 |
advances to Final
advances to the Eliminator
References
edit- ^ The Hundred Women tables, BBC Sport.
- ^ The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
- ^ The Hundred Men tables, BBC Sport.
- ^ The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo