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2024 Welsh Fire season

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Welsh Fire
2024 season
Coach
Captain
Overseas player
Ground(s)Sophia Gardens

The 2024 season was the Welsh Fire's second season of the 100 ball franchise cricket, The Hundred.[1][2]

Players[edit]

  • Bold denotes players with international caps.

Women's side[edit]

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
4 Emily Windsor  England (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
12 Tammy Beaumont  England (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Captain
13 Ella McCaughan  England (2002-09-26) 26 September 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
47 Sophia Dunkley  England (1998-07-16) 16 July 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
All-rounders
25 Alex Griffiths  Wales (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
34 Georgia Elwiss  England (1991-05-31) 31 May 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium
50 Hayley Matthews  West Indies (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
Phoebe Franklin  England (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
6 Sarah Bryce  Scotland (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24) Right-handed
Pace bowlers
61 Freya Davies  England (1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
89 Shabnim Ismail  South Africa (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
Kate Coppack  England (1994-08-30) 30 August 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium Wildcard player
Spin bowlers
8 Claire Nicholas  Wales (1986-09-08) 8 September 1986 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Georgia Davis  England (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break Wildcard player
Jess Jonassen  Australia (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 31) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player

Men's side[edit]

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
6 Glenn Phillips  New Zealand (1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
23 Stephen Eskinazi  England (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 30) Right-handed
Tom Kohler-Cadmore  England (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
3 Luke Wells  England (1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm leg break
15 David Willey  England (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
28 Tom Abell  England (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
52 Roelof van der Merwe  Netherlands[a] (1984-12-31) 31 December 1984 (age 39) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
54 Ben Green  England (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wildcard player
Wicket-keepers
33 Joe Clarke  England (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 28) Right-handed
51 Jonny Bairstow  England (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 34) Right-handed Centrally contracted player
Chris Cooke  South Africa (1986-05-30) 30 May 1986 (age 38) Right-handed UK passport
Pace bowlers
7 David Payne  England (1991-02-15) 15 February 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium
10 Shaheen Afridi  Pakistan (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 24) Left-handed Right-arm fast Overseas player;
Withdrawn
14 Jake Ball  England (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
24 Matt Henry  New Zealand (1991-12-14) 14 December 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player;
Replacement player
77 Haris Rauf  Pakistan (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas player
Spin bowlers
Mason Crane  England (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Wildcard player
  1. ^ Van der Merwe has also played international cricket for South Africa

Fixtures (Women)[edit]

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

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Fixtures (Men)[edit]

Standings[edit]

Women[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 Birmingham Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to the Final
2 London Spirit 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to the Eliminator
3 Manchester Originals 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Northern Superchargers 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Oval Invincibles 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Southern Brave 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Trent Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Welsh Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 23 July 2024. Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]

Men[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 Birmingham Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to the Final
2 London Spirit 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to the Eliminator
3 Manchester Originals 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Northern Superchargers 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Oval Invincibles 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Southern Brave 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Trent Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Welsh Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 23 July 2024. Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "THE HUNDRED 2024 FIXTURES". www.thehundred.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ "The Hundred confirms Vitality Wildcard picks for 2024". The Hundred. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  3. ^ The Hundred Women's Competition 2024. ESPN Cricinfo
  4. ^ The Hundred Men's Competition 2024. ESPN Cricinfo