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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
Captain
Coach
Overseas player(s)
Team information
Colours  
Founded2019
Home groundThe Oval
Capacity25,500
History
No. of titles4
Men's titles wins2 (2023, 2024)
Women's titles wins2 (2021, 2022)
Official websiteOval Invincibles

History

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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

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Men's honours

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The Hundred

Women's honours

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The Hundred

Ground

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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

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  • Bold denotes players with international caps
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season

Women's side

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No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
4 Georgie Boyce   England (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
8 Paige Scholfield   England (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
14 Jo Gardner   England (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
48 Laura Harris   Australia (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player;
Replacement player
99 Chamari Athapaththu   Sri Lanka (1990-02-09) 9 February 1990 (age 34) Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player;
Ruled out
All-rounders
7 Marizanne Kapp   South Africa (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
26 Alice Capsey   England (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
17 Amara Carr   England (1994-04-17) 17 April 1994 (age 30) Right-handed — Wildcard player
58 Lauren Winfield-Hill   England (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 (age 34) Right-handed — Captain
Pace bowlers
2 Lizzie Scott   England (2004-09-01) 1 September 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
27 Megan Schutt   Australia (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player;
Replacement player
29 Ryana MacDonald-Gay   England (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
53 Tash Farrant   England (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 28) Left-handed Left-arm medium Ruled out
72 Rachel Slater   Scotland (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Left-arm medium Wildcard player
Spin bowlers
10 Amanda-Jade Wellington   Australia (1997-05-29) 29 May 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
16 Sophia Smale   Wales (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
22 Mady Villiers   England (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break

Men's side

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No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
9 Will Jacks   England (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break
14 Tawanda Muyeye   Zimbabwe (2001-03-05) 5 March 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break Domestic player
15 Tom Lammonby   England (2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 (age 24) Left-handed Left-arm medium
22 Jordan Cox   England (2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 (age 24) Right-handed —
29 Dawid Malan   England (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987 (age 37) Left-handed Right-arm leg break
35 Harrison Ward   England (1999-10-25) 25 October 1999 (age 25) Left-handed Right-arm off break Replacement player
All-rounders
58 Sam Curran   England (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Centrally contracted player
59 Tom Curran   England (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
2 Donovan Ferreira   South Africa (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
7 Sam Billings   England (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 33) Right-handed — Captain
Pace bowlers
5 Mohammad Amir   Pakistan (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Overseas player;
Replacement player
21 Spencer Johnson   Australia (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 29) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Overseas player;
Ruled out
25 Saqib Mahmood   England (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
37 Gus Atkinson   England (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Ruled out
90 Marchant de Lange   South Africa (1990-10-13) 13 October 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast UK passport;
Wildcard player
Spin bowlers
51 Mark Watt   Scotland (1996-07-27) 27 July 1996 (age 28) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Wildcard player
72 Nathan Sowter   Australia (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg break UK passport
88 Adam Zampa   Australia (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player

Seasons

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Women's team

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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 10 1st 1[b] 1st [6]
2023 8 3 4 0 1 7 5th Did not progress [7]
2024 8 5 2 1 0 11 2nd 1[c] 3rd [8]

Men's team

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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 [9]
2022 8 4 4 0 0 8 5th Did not progress [10]
2023 8 6 1 1 0 13 1st 1[d] 1st [11]
2024 8 6 2 0 0 12 1st 1[e] 1st [12]

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 women qualified for the eliminator in 2024. They played 1 game, losing the eliminator against London Spirit by 8 wickets.
  4. ^ Oval Invincibles men qualified for the final in 2023. In the final they played against Manchester Originals, winning by 14 runs.
  5. ^ Oval Invincibles men qualified for the final in 2024. In the final they played against Southern Brave, winning by 17 runs.

See also

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References

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  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 Women's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
  9. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
  10. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
  11. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
  12. ^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.

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