Oval Invincibles
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Personnel | |
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Captain | Sam Billings (Men's team) Dane van Niekerk (Women's team) |
Coach | Tom Moody (Men's team) Jonathan Batty (Women's team) |
Overseas player(s) | Colin Ingram Sunil Narine Tabraiz Shamsi (Men's team) Shabnim Ismail Marizanne Kapp Dane van Niekerk (Women's team) |
Team information | |
Colours | |
Founded | 2019 |
Home ground | The Oval |
Capacity | 25,500 |
History | |
The Hundred title wins | 1 (Women's team) |
The Hundred game wins | 10 (Women's team: 6) (Men's team: 4) |
Official website | 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.
History[]
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[]
The Hundred
- 4th place: 2021 (highest finish)
Women's honours[]
The Hundred
- Winners: 2021
Ground[]
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[]
Current squad[]
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 |
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Batsmen | ||||||
9 | Will Jacks | ![]() |
21 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
10 | Alex Blake | ![]() |
25 January 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
17 | Rory Burns | ![]() |
26 August 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Centrally Contracted player |
20 | Jason Roy | ![]() |
21 July 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
32 | Laurie Evans | ![]() |
12 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
All Rounders | ||||||
16 | Jordan Clark | ![]() |
14 October 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
41 | Colin Ingram | ![]() |
3 July 1985 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
58 | Sam Curran | ![]() |
3 June 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Centrally Contracted player |
59 | Tom Curran | ![]() |
12 March 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Local Icon player |
74 | Sunil Narine | ![]() |
26 May 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
Wicketkeepers | ||||||
7 | Sam Billings | ![]() |
15 June 1991 | Right-handed | — | Captain |
22 | Jordan Cox | ![]() |
21 October 2000 | Right-handed | — | Wildcard pick |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
8 | Saqib Mahmood | ![]() |
25 February 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
23 | Reece Topley | ![]() |
21 February 1994 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
44 | Brandon Glover | ![]() |
3 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
26 | Tabraiz Shamsi | ![]() |
18 February 1990 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | Overseas player |
72 | Nathan Sowter | ![]() |
12 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | UK Passport |
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 |
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Batters | ||||||
1 | Georgia Adams | ![]() |
4 October 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
35 | Fran Wilson | ![]() |
7 November 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Centrally Contracted player |
All Rounders | ||||||
23 | Jo Gardner | ![]() |
25 March 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
26 | Alice Capsey | ![]() |
11 August 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
81 | Dane van Niekerk | ![]() |
24 May 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Captain; Overseas player |
Wicketkeepers | ||||||
8 | Sarah Bryce | ![]() |
8 January 2000 | Right-handed | — | |
— | Rhianna Southby | ![]() |
16 October 2000 | Right-handed | — | |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
7 | Marizanne Kapp | ![]() |
4 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
18 | Eva Gray | ![]() |
24 May 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
53 | Tash Farrant | ![]() |
29 May 1996 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
61 | Grace Gibbs | ![]() |
1 May 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
88 | Emma Jones | ![]() |
8 August 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Replacement player |
89 | Shabnim Ismail | ![]() |
5 October 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
19 | Danielle Gregory | ![]() |
4 December 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
22 | Mady Villiers | ![]() |
26 August 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
— | Megan Belt | ![]() |
6 October 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
See also[]
- List of Oval Invincibles cricketers
- List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
- List of Test cricket grounds
References[]
- ^ "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tom Moody recruited by Oval franchise for The Hundred". The Cricketer. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
Further reading[]
- BBC: The Hundred player draft – covering the first draft signings for each region's team
External links[]
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