# 2022 Welsh Fire season

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

#### Women's side

* Bold denotes players with international caps.
| S/N | Name | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||||
| 5 | Maddy Green | (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player; Replacement player |
| 7 | Rachael Haynes | (1986-12-26) 26 December 1986 (age 37) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 35 | Fran Wilson | (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 14 | Annabel Sutherland | (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| 25 | Alex Griffiths | (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 31 | Fi Morris | (1994-01-31) 31 January 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 50 | Hayley Matthews | (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player; Ruled out |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 6 | Sarah Bryce | (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | — | |
| 12 | Tammy Beaumont | (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | — | Captain |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 16 | Nicola Carey | (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 24 | Lauren Filer | (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 99 | Katie George | (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 2 | Nicole Harvey | (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 3 | Hannah Baker | (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 8 | Claire Nicholas | (1986-09-08) 8 September 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 65 | Alex Hartley | (1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |

## Regular season
### Fixtures (Men)

* 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)

Due to the shortened women's competition, Trent Rockets didn't play against Oval Invincibles.
* 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
### 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 |
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 |
advances to Final  advances to the Eliminator