Oval Invincibles

Oval Invincibles
Personnel
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[]

The Oval

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	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
9	Will Jacks	(1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
10	Alex Blake	(1989-01-25) 25 January 1989 (age 32)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
17	Rory Burns	(1990-08-26) 26 August 1990 (age 31)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Centrally Contracted player
20	Jason Roy	(1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
32	Laurie Evans	(1987-10-12) 12 October 1987 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
All Rounders
16	Jordan Clark	(1990-10-14) 14 October 1990 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
41	Colin Ingram	(1985-07-03) 3 July 1985 (age 36)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player
58	Sam Curran	(1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 23)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	Centrally Contracted player
59	Tom Curran	(1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Local Icon player
74	Sunil Narine	(1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 33)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
Wicketkeepers
7	Sam Billings	(1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 30)	Right-handed	—	Captain
22	Jordan Cox	(2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 (age 20)	Right-handed	—	Wildcard pick
Pace bowlers
8	Saqib Mahmood	(1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
23	Reece Topley	(1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 27)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
44	Brandon Glover	(1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
Spin bowlers
26	Tabraiz Shamsi	(1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 31)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm unorthodox	Overseas player
72	Nathan Sowter	(1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 28)	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	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
1	Georgia Adams	(1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
35	Fran Wilson	(1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Centrally Contracted player
All Rounders
23	Jo Gardner	(1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
26	Alice Capsey	(2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 17)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
81	Dane van Niekerk	(1993-05-24) 24 May 1993 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Captain; Overseas player
Wicketkeepers
8	Sarah Bryce	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 21)	Right-handed	—
—	Rhianna Southby	(2000-10-16) 16 October 2000 (age 20)	Right-handed	—
Pace bowlers
7	Marizanne Kapp	(1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
18	Eva Gray	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
53	Tash Farrant	(1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 25)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
61	Grace Gibbs	(1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
88	Emma Jones	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Replacement player
89	Shabnim Ismail	(1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 32)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player
Spin bowlers
19	Danielle Gregory	(1998-12-04) 4 December 1998 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
22	Mady Villiers	(1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
—	Megan Belt	(1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break

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.

External links[]

Official web page

[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.

[Coaches-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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