Oval Invincibles
Personnel
CaptainSam Billings
(Men's team)
Dane van Niekerk
(Women's team)
CoachTom Moody
(Men's team)
Jonathan Batty
(Women's team)
Overseas player(s)Ihsanullah
Spencer Johnson
Heinrich Klaasen
Sunil Narine
James Neesham
Paul Stirling
Adam Zampa
(Men's team)
Suzie Bates
Nadine de Klerk
Marizanne Kapp
Dane van Niekerk
(Women's team)
Team information
Colours   
Founded2019
Home groundThe Oval
Capacity25,500
History
No. of titles3
Men's titles wins1 (2023)
Women's titles wins2 (2021, 2022)
The Hundred game wins30
(Women's team: 15)
(Men's team: 15)
Official websiteOval Invincibles

Oval Invincibles is a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in South London. The team represents the historic counties of Surrey and Kent in the newly founded The Hundred competition,[1] which took place for the first time during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's side and the women's side plays at The Oval.

History

See also: The Hundred (cricket)

The announcement of the new eight-team men's and women's tournament series in 2019 was not without controversy, with the likes of Virat Kohli criticising the England and Wales Cricket Board for pursuing a shift away from Test cricket,[2] while others argued the format should have followed the established and successful Twenty20 format. The ECB however decided it needed a more unique format to draw crowds.

In August 2019, the side announced that Australian coach Tom Moody would be the men's team's first coach, while former England Women player Lydia Greenway was appointed coach of the Women's team.[3]

The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Invincibles claim Sam Curran as their headline men's draftee, and Laura Marsh as the women's headliner. They were joined by England internationals Tom Curran and Jason Roy for the men's team, while Fran Wilson joined Marsh in the women's side.[4]

Honours

Men's honours

The Hundred

Women's honours

The Hundred

Ground

The Oval

Main article: The Oval

Both the Oval Invincibles men's and women's sides play at the home of Surrey, The Oval, in the Kennington area of London.

The women's side had been due to play at the County Ground in Beckenham, one of the outgrounds of Kent County Cricket Club, but both teams were brought together at the same location as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Current squads

Women's side

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
6 Cordelia Griffith  England (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
8 Paige Scholfield  England (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
11 Suzie Bates  New Zealand (1987-09-16) 16 September 1987 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
26 Alice Capsey  England (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm off break
32 Nadine de Klerk  South Africa (2000-01-16) 16 January 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player;
Replacement player
81 Dane van Niekerk  South Africa (1993-05-14) 14 May 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Captain;
Overseas player;
Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
Wicket-keepers
20 Kira Chathli  England (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 24) Right-handed —
58 Lauren Winfield-Hill  England (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 (age 33) Right-handed —
Pace bowlers
2 Lizzie Scott  England (2004-09-01) 1 September 2004 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium Replacement player
7 Marizanne Kapp  South Africa (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
18 Eva Gray  England (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
29 Ryana MacDonald-Gay  England (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
42 Beth Langston  England (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
53 Tash Farrant  England (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 27) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
62 Hannah Rainey  Scotland (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium Replacement player
Spin bowlers
9 Claudie Cooper  England (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break
16 Sophia Smale  Wales (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 19) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
22 Mady Villiers  England (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break

Men's side

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
9 Will Jacks  England (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break
14 Tawanda Muyeye  Zimbabwe (2001-03-05) 5 March 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break Domestic player;
Wildcard player
20 Jason Roy  England (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium
22 Jordan Cox  England (2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 (age 23) Right-handed — Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
27 Graham Clark  England (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Replacement Player
39 Paul Stirling  Ireland (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player;
Replacement player
44 Ross Whiteley  England (1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 (age 35) Left-handed Left-arm medium
All-rounders
5 James Neesham  New Zealand (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player;
Replacement player
30 Tom Lawes  England (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Replacement player
58 Sam Curran  England (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 25) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Centrally contracted player
59 Tom Curran  England (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
74 Sunil Narine  West Indies (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player;
Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
Wicket-keepers
7 Sam Billings  England (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 32) Right-handed — Captain
45 Heinrich Klaasen  South Africa (1991-07-30) 30 July 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player;
Ruled out of the 2023 season
Pace bowlers
8 Saqib Mahmood  England (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
21 Spencer Johnson  Australia (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 28) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Overseas player;
Replacement player;
Ruled out of the 2023 season
32 Zak Chappell  England (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wildcard player
37 Gus Atkinson  England (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
50 Ihsanullah  Pakistan (2002-10-11) 11 October 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas player;
Ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury
Spin bowlers
19 Danny Briggs  England (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
72 Nathan Sowter  Australia (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break UK passport
88 Adam Zampa  Australia (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player;
Replacement player;
Ruled out of 2023 season

Seasons

Women's team

Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
2021 8 4 3 0 1 9 2nd 2[a] 1st [5]
2022 6 5 1 0 0 11 1st 1[b] 1st [6]
2023 8 3 4 0 1 7 5th Did not progress [7]

Men's team

Season Group stage Playoff stage Ref.
Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos
2021 8 4 3 0 1 9 4th Did not progress [8]
2022 8 4 4 0 0 8 5th Did not progress [9]
2023 8 6 1 1 0 13 1st 1[c] 1st [10]

Notes

  1. ^ Oval Invincibles women qualified for the eliminator in 2021. They played two matches, winning the playoff for the final against Birmingham Phoenix by 20 runs, winning the final against Southern Brave by 48 runs.
  2. ^ Oval Invincibles women qualified for the final in 2022. In the final they played against Southern Brave, winning by 5 wickets.
  3. ^ Oval Invincibles men qualified for the final in 2023. In the final they played against Manchester Originals, winning by 14 runs.

See also


References

  1. ^ "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ sport, The Guardian (28 August 2018). "Virat Kohli gives ECB's 100-ball 'experiment' the thumbs down". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Tom Moody recruited by Oval franchise for The Hundred". The Cricketer. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. ^ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
  6. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
  7. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
  8. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
  9. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
  10. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.

Further reading

External links

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Oval Invincibles seasons
The Hundred (cricket competition)
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