Oval 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.

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)Hilton Cartwright
Sunil Narine
Rilee Rossouw
(Men's team)
Shabnim Ismail
Marizanne Kapp
Dane van Niekerk
(Women's team)
Team information
Colours   
Founded2019
Home groundThe Oval
Capacity25,500
History
The Hundred title wins1
(Women's team)
The Hundred game wins10
(Women's team: 6)
(Men's team: 4)
Official websiteOval Invincibles

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
The Oval

Men's honours

The Hundred

  • 4th place: 2021 (highest finish)

Women's honours

The Hundred

  • Winners: 2021

Ground
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.

Players

Men's side
  • Bold denotes players with international caps.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
9Will Jacks (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998Right-handedRight-arm off break
17Rory Burns (1990-08-26) 26 August 1990Left-handedRight-arm mediumCentrally Contracted player
20Jason Roy (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium
22Jordan Cox (2000-10-21) 21 October 2000Right-handed—
—Hilton Cartwright (1992-02-14) 14 February 1992Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
—Jack Leaning (1993-10-18) 18 October 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break
—Rilee Rossouw (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989Left-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
All Rounders
58Sam Curran (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumCentrally Contracted player
59Tom Curran (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
74Sunil Narine (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988Left-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
Wicketkeepers
7Sam Billings (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991Right-handed—Captain
Pace bowlers
8Saqib Mahmood (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
23Reece Topley (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
—Matt Milnes (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
72Nathan Sowter (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg breakUK Passport
—Danny Briggs (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox

    Women's side
    • Bold denotes players with international caps.
    •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
    S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
    Batters
    —Aylish Cranstone (1994-08-28) 28 August 1994Left-handedLeft-arm medium
    —Emily Windsor (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium
    All Rounders
    26Alice Capsey (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004Right-handedRight-arm off break
    81Dane van Niekerk (1993-05-24) 24 May 1993Right-handedRight-arm leg breakCaptain;
    Overseas player
    Wicketkeepers
    —Kira Chathli (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999Right-handed—
    —Lauren Winfield-Hill (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990Right-handed—
    Pace bowlers
    7Marizanne Kapp (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
    18Eva Gray (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium
    53Tash Farrant (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
    61Grace Gibbs (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium
    88Emma Jones (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
    89Shabnim Ismail (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988Left-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
    Spin bowlers
    19Danielle Gregory (1998-12-04) 4 December 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg break
    22Mady Villiers (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998Right-handedRight-arm off break

    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.

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