Glamorgan County Cricket Club in 2025
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The 2025 season is Glamorgan County Cricket Club's 138th year in existence and their 104th as a first-class cricket county. They are playing in the Second Division of the County Championship;[1] they finished in second place in the division and were promoted to the top flight for the first time since 2005.[2] They played in the South Group of the T20 Blast, and in Group A of the One-Day Cup.[3] They began the defence of their 2024 One-Day Cup title with two matches at The Gnoll in Neath, the fourth year in a row they played at the ground;[4] however, they managed just one win in the 2025 competition and finished bottom of Group A.[5]
The Gnoll, Neath
| 2025 season | |||
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| Ground(s) | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff The Gnoll, Neath | ||
| County Championship | 2nd, Division 2 (promoted) | ||
| One-Day Cup | 9th, Group A | ||
| T20 Blast | 5th, South Group | ||
| Most runs | FC: Colin Ingram (1,076) LA: Asa Tribe (401) T20: Colin Ingram (338) | ||
| Most wickets | FC: Timm van der Gugten (34) LA: Zain-ul-Hassan (6) Ned Leonard (6) T20: Ned Leonard (20) Dan Douthwaite (20) | ||
| Most catches | FC: Kiran Carlson (19) LA: Kiran Carlson (6) T20: Asa Tribe (10) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | FC: Chris Cooke (36 Ct + 3 St) LA: Alex Horton (3 Ct + 0 St) Will Smale (3 Ct + 0 St) T20: Alex Horton (7 Ct + 0 St) | ||
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It is the team's first season under head coach Richard Dawson, who was appointed on a one-year contract in January 2025 following the sacking of Grant Bradburn for discriminatory misconduct in December 2024.[6][7] David Harrison took over coaching duties for the One-Day Cup in August while Dawson was working for Welsh Fire in The Hundred.[8] Dawson signed a new three-year contract with Glamorgan on 21 August.[9]
Sam Northeast continued as red-ball captain, while Kiran Carlson retained the white-ball captaincy. South African Colin Ingram returned as one of the team's overseas players, along with Sri Lankan bowler Asitha Fernando, who joined for the first seven games of the County Championship season;[10] Fernando returned to Glamorgan on 21 July for their final five Championship matches.[11] On 5 May 2025, Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne, who had played for Glamorgan in five previous seasons, was reported to be returning for two County Championship matches in May;[12] the club confirmed his return three days later.[13] On 14 May, they signed Australian all-rounder Hayden Kerr for County Championship and T20 Blast fixtures in June and July.[14] On 22 May 2025, they signed Australian spin bowler Matthew Kuhnemann to play in their County Championship match against Middlesex, which began on 23 May, as a replacement for Ben Kellaway.[15] Glamorgan and Northeast opened talks over a new contract in August 2025,[16] but he ultimately signed for his home county of Kent, bringing an end to a four-year spell in Wales.[17]
Pre-season and friendlies
Glamorgan are playing two three-day matches in preparation for the start of the County Championship season, beginning behind closed doors at home to Worcestershire on 24–26 March before another home game against the Cardiff MCC University team, beginning on 30 March.[18] They also played a Twenty20 game against Wiltshire at Swindon on 30 May ahead of the start of the 2025 T20 Blast campaign two days later.[19]
24–26 March: Glamorgan v Worcestershire
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- No toss.
- 14 players per side (11 fielding).
30 March – 1 April: Glamorgan v Cardiff MCCU
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- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 13 players per side (11 fielding).
30 May: Wiltshire v Glamorgan
County Championship
Matches
4–7 April: Glamorgan v Leicestershire
4–7 April 2025 Scorecard |
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53/0 (6 overs) Sol Budinger 32* (20) |
- Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Leicestershire 23, Glamorgan 2.
11–14 April: Gloucestershire v Glamorgan
11–14 April 2025 Scorecard |
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- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- Gloucestershire 15, Glamorgan 13.
18–21 April: Middlesex v Glamorgan
18–21 April 2025 Scorecard |
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- Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Middlesex 21, Glamorgan 1.
2–5 May: Glamorgan v Derbyshire
2–5 May 2025 Scorecard |
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- Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Glamorgan 14, Derbyshire 13.
9–12 May: Kent v Glamorgan
9–12 May 2025 Scorecard |
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- Kent won the toss and elected to field.
- Ekansh Singh (Kent) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Glamorgan 23, Kent 2.
16–20 May: Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
16–20 May 2025 Scorecard |
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- Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Glamorgan 23, Northamptonshire 3.
23–26 May: Glamorgan v Middlesex
23–26 May 2025 Scorecard |
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- Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Glamorgan 22, Middlesex 2.
22–25 June: Leicestershire v Glamorgan
22–25 June 2025 Scorecard |
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- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leicestershire 16, Glamorgan 13.
29 June – 2 July: Glamorgan v Gloucestershire
29 June – 2 July 2025 Scorecard |
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- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Glamorgan 14, Gloucestershire 12.
22–25 July: Glamorgan v Kent
22–25 July 2025 Scorecard |
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- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Glamorgan 21, Kent −5.
- Kent were deducted eight points for dissent by captain Daniel Bell-Drummond.[20]
29 July – 1 August: Lancashire v Glamorgan
29 July – 1 August 2025 Scorecard |
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- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Glamorgan 20, Lancashire 3.
8–11 September: Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
8–11 September 2025 Scorecard |
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- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Glamorgan 15, Northamptonshire 14.
- Ben Whitehouse and Nirvan Ramesh (both Northants) made their first-class debuts.
15–18 September: Derbyshire v Glamorgan
15–18 September 2025 Scorecard |
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17/0 (5 overs) Aneurin Donald 10* (16) | ||
- Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1, day 3 or day 4 due to rain.
- Amrit Basra (Derbs) made his first-class debut.
Glamorgan's draw with Derbyshire, along with Middlesex's draw with Lancashire and Gloucestershire's inability to pick up any batting points against Northamptonshire, meant they could no longer be caught in second place, meaning that they would be promoted to the First Division for the first time since 2005.[2]
24–27 September: Glamorgan v Lancashire
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- Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Lancashire 22, Glamorgan 4.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | |
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| 1 | Leicestershire (P) | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 32 | 0 | 218 | Promotion to Division 1 |
| 2 | Glamorgan (P) | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 34 | 1 | 193 | |
| 3 | Lancashire | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 37 | 0 | 175 | |
| 4 | Derbyshire | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 33 | 0 | 164 | |
| 5 | Gloucestershire | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 0 | 165 | |
| 6 | Middlesex | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 0 | 159 | |
| 7 | Northamptonshire | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 33 | 0 | 140 | |
| 8 | Kent | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 14 | 113 |
One-Day Cup
Matches
5 August: Glamorgan v Hampshire
5 August 2025 Scorecard |
Hampshire 324/6 (50 overs) |
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Glamorgan 252 (39.5 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Hampshire 4, Glamorgan 0.
- Andrew Neal, Ben Mayes, Manny Lumsden (all Hants) and Romano Franco (Glam) made their List A debuts.
7 August: Glamorgan v Derbyshire
13 August: Surrey v Glamorgan
15 August: Gloucestershire v Glamorgan
Glamorgan 288/9 (50 overs) |
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Gloucestershire 289/5 (46.4 overs) |
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Gloucestershire 4, Glamorgan 0.
17 August: Glamorgan v Nottinghamshire
17 August 2025 Scorecard |
Glamorgan 278/9 (50 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire 282/3 (46.3 overs) |
- Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Nottinghamshire 4, Glamorgan 0.
- Byron Hatton-Lowe (Notts) made his List A debut.
20 August: Essex v Glamorgan
22 August: Worcestershire v Glamorgan
22 August 2025 Scorecard |
Glamorgan 297/7 (50 overs) |
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Worcestershire 298/5 (48.2 overs) |
- Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Worcestershire 4, Glamorgan 0.
26 August: Glamorgan v Leicestershire
26 August 2025 Scorecard |
Leicestershire 274 (49.4 overs) |
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Glamorgan 278/3 (45.4 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Glamorgan 4, Leicestershire 0.
- Tom Norton (Glam) made his List A debut.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Worcestershire Rapids | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0.452 |
| 2 | Hampshire | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0.704 |
| 3 | Gloucestershire | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0.330 |
| 4 | Essex | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.352 |
| 5 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | −0.582 |
| 6 | Surrey | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −1.915 |
| 7 | Leicestershire Foxes | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.244 |
| 8 | Derbyshire Falcons | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | −0.113 |
| 9 | Glamorgan | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −0.947 |
- Advanced directly to the semi-finals
- Advanced to the quarter-finals
T20 Blast
Matches
1 June: Middlesex v Glamorgan
3 June: Glamorgan v Surrey
6 June: Glamorgan v Essex
8 June: Sussex v Glamorgan
12 June: Essex v Glamorgan
14 June: Glamorgan v Sussex
15 June: Gloucestershire v Glamorgan
15 June 2025 Scorecard |
Glamorgan 189/6 (20 overs) |
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Gloucestershire 149/9 (20 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Glamorgan 4, Gloucestershire 0.
20 June: Glamorgan v Somerset
4 July: Somerset v Glamorgan
6 July: Glamorgan v Kent
10 July: Hampshire v Glamorgan
11 July: Surrey v Glamorgan
13 July: Glamorgan v Gloucestershire
13 July 2025 Scorecard |
Gloucestershire 175/6 (20 overs) |
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Glamorgan 135 (18.1 overs) |
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Gloucestershire 4, Glamorgan 0.
18 July: Glamorgan v Middlesex
Glamorgan 184/9 (20 overs) |
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Middlesex 132 (18.5 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Glamorgan 4, Middlesex 0.
- James Feldman (Middx) made his T20 debut.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Surrey | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1.249 |
| 2 | Somerset | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0.788 |
| 3 | Hampshire Hawks | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0.961 |
| 4 | Kent Spitfires | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 30 | −0.266 |
| 5 | Glamorgan | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | −0.090 |
| 6 | Sussex Sharks | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0.121 |
| 7 | Gloucestershire | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | −0.635 |
| 8 | Middlesex | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | −0.799 |
| 9 | Essex Eagles | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 14 | −1.447 |
Advance to the quarter-finals
Statistics
Batting
| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
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| Colin Ingram | 12 | 21 | 2 | 1,076 | 133* | 56.63 | 54.73 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 117 | 7 |
| Kiran Carlson | 14 | 23 | 1 | 1,020 | 113 | 46.36 | 58.62 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 110 | 9 |
| Sam Northeast | 13 | 22 | 1 | 883 | 139 | 42.04 | 50.77 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 3 |
| Ben Kellaway | 11 | 19 | 4 | 813 | 181* | 54.20 | 63.21 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 89 | 6 |
| Chris Cooke | 14 | 21 | 4 | 737 | 84 | 43.35 | 49.76 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 82 | 5 |
| Asa Tribe | 11 | 19 | 3 | 731 | 206 | 45.68 | 62.10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 109 | 3 |
| Zain-ul-Hassan | 14 | 25 | 1 | 525 | 65 | 21.87 | 41.96 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 0 |
| Timm van der Gugten | 13 | 17 | 0 | 383 | 62 | 22.52 | 45.00 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 2 |
| Andy Gorvin | 7 | 9 | 1 | 222 | 50* | 27.75 | 39.78 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Eddie Byrom | 3 | 6 | 0 | 175 | 48 | 29.16 | 45.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[27] | ||||||||||||
| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
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| Asa Tribe | 7 | 7 | 2 | 401 | 131* | 80.20 | 95.47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 3 |
| Kiran Carlson | 7 | 7 | 0 | 294 | 135 | 42.00 | 133.03 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 18 |
| Eddie Byrom | 7 | 7 | 0 | 259 | 94 | 37.00 | 89.61 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Will Smale | 7 | 7 | 2 | 242 | 105* | 48.40 | 91.66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 |
| Dan Douthwaite | 6 | 5 | 0 | 130 | 43 | 26.00 | 116.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Alex Horton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 35 | 27.66 | 127.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Zain-ul-Hassan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 81 | 33 | 16.20 | 69.82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Sam Northeast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 52 | 38.00 | 82.60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Henry Hurle | 4 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 56 | 18.00 | 64.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Billy Root | 5 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 56 | 15.25 | 70.11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[28] | ||||||||||||
| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
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| Colin Ingram | 14 | 14 | 0 | 338 | 69 | 24.14 | 153.63 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 19 |
| Kiran Carlson | 14 | 14 | 0 | 337 | 93 | 24.07 | 142.79 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 16 |
| Will Smale | 14 | 14 | 0 | 329 | 65 | 23.50 | 137.08 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 13 |
| Asa Tribe | 14 | 14 | 5 | 312 | 63* | 34.66 | 150.72 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 18 |
| Ben Kellaway | 14 | 14 | 1 | 262 | 53 | 20.15 | 150.57 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 3 |
| Dan Douthwaite | 14 | 12 | 2 | 226 | 56 | 22.60 | 151.67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 18 |
| Chris Cooke | 8 | 8 | 1 | 89 | 21 | 12.71 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Imad Wasim | 9 | 8 | 4 | 62 | 17 | 15.50 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Alex Horton | 6 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 20 | 7.66 | 109.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Timm van der Gugten | 10 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 21* | 7.33 | 115.78 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[29] | ||||||||||||
Bowling
| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timm van der Gugten | 13 | 21 | 332.2 | 83 | 924 | 34 | 5/85 | 6/56 | 27.17 | 2.78 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Kellaway | 11 | 18 | 248.0 | 44 | 803 | 25 | 6/111 | 7/182 | 32.12 | 3.23 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Asitha Fernando | 10 | 16 | 233.4 | 35 | 825 | 24 | 4/71 | 6/70 | 34.37 | 3.53 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Crane | 5 | 7 | 131.3 | 11 | 615 | 23 | 6/19 | 9/126 | 26.73 | 4.67 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| James Harris | 10 | 17 | 251.0 | 40 | 967 | 22 | 3/35 | 4/88 | 43.95 | 3.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Gorvin | 7 | 11 | 142.0 | 35 | 443 | 20 | 5/85 | 5/71 | 22.15 | 3.11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Zain-ul-Hassan | 14 | 20 | 203.1 | 43 | 606 | 15 | 2/18 | 2/21 | 40.40 | 2.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ned Leonard | 7 | 10 | 140.4 | 15 | 608 | 14 | 3/66 | 4/126 | 43.42 | 4.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 1 | 2 | 30.3 | 9 | 75 | 7 | 6/53 | 7/75 | 10.71 | 2.45 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kiran Carlson | 14 | 8 | 40.0 | 4 | 169 | 5 | 3/24 | 3/24 | 33.80 | 4.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[30] | |||||||||||||
| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | |
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| Zain-ul-Hassan | 6 | 6 | 40.0 | 2 | 208 | 6 | 3/60 | 34.66 | 5.20 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ned Leonard | 5 | 5 | 38.0 | 2 | 256 | 6 | 3/54 | 42.66 | 6.73 | 38.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Harris | 3 | 3 | 29.0 | 3 | 153 | 5 | 2/45 | 30.60 | 5.27 | 34.80 | 0 | 0 | |
| Romano Franco | 6 | 6 | 47.4 | 0 | 296 | 5 | 3/59 | 59.20 | 6.20 | 57.20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Gorvin | 6 | 6 | 45.0 | 1 | 313 | 5 | 2/31 | 62.60 | 6.95 | 54.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Norton | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 3/41 | 13.66 | 4.10 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Asa Tribe | 7 | 4 | 15.0 | 0 | 96 | 3 | 2/55 | 32.00 | 6.40 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kiran Carlson | 7 | 7 | 29.3 | 0 | 216 | 2 | 1/22 | 108.00 | 7.32 | 88.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Douthwaite | 6 | 6 | 44.3 | 0 | 322 | 2 | 2/40 | 161.00 | 7.23 | 133.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[31] | |||||||||||||
| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | |
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| Ned Leonard | 10 | 10 | 36.0 | 0 | 278 | 20 | 5/25 | 13.90 | 7.72 | 10.80 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dan Douthwaite | 14 | 14 | 52.5 | 0 | 478 | 20 | 4/22 | 23.90 | 9.04 | 15.85 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mason Crane | 11 | 11 | 41.0 | 0 | 337 | 17 | 4/20 | 19.82 | 8.21 | 14.47 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ben Kellaway | 14 | 11 | 19.4 | 0 | 171 | 10 | 2/12 | 17.10 | 8.69 | 11.80 | 0 | 0 | |
| Imad Wasim | 9 | 9 | 36.00 | 0 | 256 | 9 | 3/23 | 28.44 | 7.11 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Gorvin | 9 | 9 | 28.0 | 0 | 250 | 8 | 4/17 | 31.25 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1 | 0 | |
| Timm van der Gugten | 10 | 10 | 35.0 | 0 | 287 | 6 | 1/14 | 47.83 | 8.20 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie McIlroy | 5 | 5 | 19.0 | 0 | 200 | 3 | 2/42 | 66.66 | 10.52 | 38.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[32] | |||||||||||||