2024 Welsh Fire season

Welsh Fire
2024 season
Coach	Gareth Breese (women); Michael Hussey (men);
Captain	Tammy Beaumont (women); Tom Abell (men);
Overseas player	Shabnim Ismail; Jess Jonassen; Hayley Matthews; (women); Haris Rauf; Matt Henry; Glenn Phillips; Shaheen Afridi; (men);
Ground(s)	Sophia Gardens
← 2023	2025 →

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

Players

Bold denotes players with international caps.

Women's side

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
4	Emily Windsor	England	(1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 27)	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 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
47	Sophia Dunkley	England	(1998-07-16) 16 July 1998 (age 26)	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 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
89	Shabnim Ismail	South Africa	(1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 36)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player
—	Kate Coppack	England	(1994-08-30) 30 August 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Wildcard player
Spin bowlers
8	Claire Nicholas	Wales	(1986-09-08) 8 September 1986 (age 38)	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 32)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Overseas player

Men's side

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 30)	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 27)	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 35)	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 31)	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

^ Van der Merwe has also played international cricket for South Africa

Fixtures (Women)

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

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Fixtures (Men)

Standings

Women

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Welsh Fire	8	5	2	0	1	11	0.334	Advanced to the Final
2	Oval Invincibles	8	5	2	1	0	11	0.034	Advanced to the Eliminator
3	London Spirit	8	4	3	1	0	9	0.080	Advanced to the Eliminator
4	Northern Superchargers	8	3	3	1	1	8	0.942
5	Trent Rockets	8	4	4	0	0	8	0.407
6	Manchester Originals	8	3	4	0	1	7	−0.398
7	Birmingham Phoenix	8	3	4	0	1	7	−0.742
8	Southern Brave	8	1	6	1	0	3	−0.675

Source: ESPNcricinfo^[3]

Men

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Oval Invincibles	8	6	2	0	12	0.893	Advanced to the Final
2	Birmingham Phoenix	8	6	2	0	12	0.402	Advanced to the Eliminator
3	Southern Brave	8	5	2	1	11	0.595	Advanced to the Eliminator
4	Northern Superchargers	8	5	2	1	11	−0.453
5	Trent Rockets	8	4	4	0	8	0.348
6	Welsh Fire	8	2	4	2	6	−0.215
7	Manchester Originals	8	1	7	0	2	−0.886
8	London Spirit	8	1	7	0	2	−0.975

Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[4]

References

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

[3] Van der Merwe has also played international cricket for South Africa

[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.

[4] The Hundred Women's Competition 2024. ESPN Cricinfo

[5] The Hundred Men's Competition 2024. ESPN Cricinfo

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