2022 Oval Invincibles season

Oval Invincibles

2022 season
Coach	Tom Moody (Men's team) Jonathan Batty (Women's team)
Captain	Sam Billings (Men's team) Dane van Niekerk (Women's team)
Overseas player	Hilton Cartwright Carlos Brathwaite Peter Hatzoglou Mohammad Hasnain Sunil Narine Rilee Rossouw (Men's team) Shabnim Ismail Marizanne Kapp Dane van Niekerk Suzie Bates (Women's team)
Ground(s)	The Oval
The Hundred (Men's)	5th
The Hundred (Women's)	Winners
Most runs	Will Jacks: 261 (Men's team) Suzie Bates: 232 (Women's team)
Most wickets	Sunil Narine: 11 (Men's team) Alice Capsey, Sophia Smale & Eva Gray: 8 (Women's team)
← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 season was the Oval Invincibles' second season of the 100-ball cricket tournament, The Hundred. The women's team were the reigning champions from the 2021 season, and proved to be the best team in the women's format once again, beating Southern Brave in the final for the second successive season, winning their second tournament.

Players

Men's side

The Invincibles men’s squad retained ten players from the previous season:

• Sam Curran (central contract)
• Rory Burns (central contract)
• West Indian all-rounder Sunil Narine (£125K)
• Jason Roy (£125k)
• Tom Curran (£100k)
• Sam Billings (£100k)
• Saqib Mahmood (£75k)
• Will Jacks (£75k)
• Jordan Cox (£30k)
• Nathan Sowter (£30k)

They drafted:

• South African top order batter Rilee Rossouw (£60K)
• Slow left arm bowler Danny Briggs (£50K)
• Australian all-rounder Hilton Cartwright (£50K)
• English middle-order batter Jack Leaning (£40K)
• English fast bowler Matt Milnes (£40K)

Each franchise was allowed one wildcard pick. The Invincibles selected Jack Haynes.

Men's side

• Bold denotes players with international caps.

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
9	Will Jacks		(1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
11	Rilee Rossouw		(1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 (age 35)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
17	Rory Burns		(1990-08-26) 26 August 1990 (age 35)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Centrally Contracted player; Ruled out
20	Jason Roy		(1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
22	Jordan Cox		(2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	—
30	Jack Haynes		(2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Wildcard player
34	Jack Leaning		(1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
35	Hilton Cartwright		(1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
All Rounders
26	Carlos Brathwaite		(1988-07-18) 18 July 1988 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player; Replacement player
58	Sam Curran		(1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 27)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	Centrally Contracted player
59	Tom Curran		(1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
74	Sunil Narine		(1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 37)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player; Ruled out
Wicketkeepers
7	Sam Billings		(1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 34)	Right-handed	—	Captain
Pace bowlers
8	Saqib Mahmood		(1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Ruled out through injury
8	Matt Milnes		(1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
23	Reece Topley		(1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 31)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	Ruled out
36	Pat Brown		(1998-08-23) 23 August 1998 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Replacement player
37	Gus Atkinson		(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Replacement player; Ruled out through injury
87	Mohammad Hasnain		(2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Overseas player; Ruled out
Spin bowlers
2	Peter Hatzoglou		(1998-11-27) 27 November 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player; Replacement player
19	Danny Briggs		(1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 34)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
72	Nathan Sowter		(1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break

Women's side

• Bold denotes players with international caps.

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
4	Emily Windsor		(1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
14	Kirstie White		(1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Replacement player
28	Aylish Cranstone		(1994-08-28) 28 August 1994 (age 31)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
All Rounders
11	Suzie Bates		(1987-09-16) 16 September 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
16	Sophia Smale		(2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Replacement player
26	Alice Capsey		(2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
29	Ryana MacDonald-Gay		(2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
81	Dane van Niekerk		(1993-05-14) 14 May 1993 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Captain; Overseas player
Wicketkeepers
20	Kira Chathli		(1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 26)	Right-handed	—
58	Lauren Winfield-Hill		(1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 (age 35)	Right-handed	—
Pace bowlers
7	Marizanne Kapp		(1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
18	Eva Gray		(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
53	Tash Farrant		(1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 29)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	Ruled out through injury
61	Grace Gibbs		(1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
88	Emma Jones		(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Ruled out through injury
89	Shabnim Ismail		(1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 36)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player
Spin bowlers
19	Danielle Gregory		(1998-12-04) 4 December 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
22	Mady Villiers		(1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break

League stage

Men's results

All times are in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

4 August 2022 18:30 (N) Scorecard

London Spirit 171/6 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles (H) 168/7 (100 balls)
Eoin Morgan 47 (29) Sunil Narine 2/25 (20 balls)		Hilton Cartwright 42 (23) Nathan Ellis 3/28 (20 balls)

London Spirit won by 3 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and David Millns (Eng) Player of the match: Nathan Ellis (London Spirit)

• Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: London Spirit 2, Oval Invincibles 0.

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7 August 2022 14:00 Scorecard

Oval Invincibles 158/5 (100 balls)	v	Welsh Fire (H) 119/6 (100 balls)
Will Jacks 81 (45) Ryan Higgins 2/31 (20 balls)		Joe Clarke 37 (29) Sunil Narine 3/21 (20 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 39 runs Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Will Jacks (Oval Invincibles)

• Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Welsh Fire 0.

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11 August 2022 15:00 Scorecard

Northern Superchargers 157/7 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles (H) 158/7 (97 balls)
Adam Lyth 79 (33) Sunil Narine 3/11 (20 balls)		Sam Curran 60 (39) Dwayne Bravo 2/29 (20 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 3 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Sam Curran (Oval Invincibles)

• Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Northern Superchargers 0.

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14 August 2022 18:00 (N) Scorecard

Southern Brave 137/6 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles (H) 142/3 (82 balls)
Marcus Stoinis 37 (27) Reece Topley 3/24 (20 balls)		Will Jacks 108* (48) James Fuller 1/22 (20 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 7 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Will Jacks (Oval Invincibles)

• Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Southern Brave 0.

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17 August 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard

(H) Trent Rockets 181/4 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles 156/5 (100 balls)
Alex Hales 59 (29) Mohammad Hasnain 2/28 (15 balls)		Jordan Cox 61* (33) Tabraiz Shamsi 2/21 (20 balls)

Trent Rockets won by 25 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Neil Mallender (Eng) Player of the match: Alex Hales (Trent Rockets)

• Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Trent Rockets 2, Oval Invincibles 0.

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23 August 2022 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Birmingham Phoenix 166/6 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles (H) 156/8 (100 balls)
Liam Livingstone 45 (32) Matt Milnes 3/32 (20 balls)		Jordan Cox 32 (29) Tom Helm 3/11 (20 balls)

Birmingham Phoenix won by 10 runs The Oval, London Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Kane Richardson (Birmingham Phoenix)

• Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Oval Invincibles 0.

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27 August 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard

(H) London Spirit 122/7 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles 124/4 (86 overs)
Adam Rossington 36 (22) Sam Curran 3/16 (20 balls)		Will Jacks 54 (38) Jordan Thompson 2/22 (16 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Sam Curran (Oval Invincibles)

• London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.

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31 August 2022 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Oval Invincibles 143/9 (100 balls)	v	Manchester Originals (H) 144/4 (99 balls)
Sam Billings 53 (33) Josh Little 5/13 (20 balls)		Wayne Madsen 53* (39) Danny Briggs 2/22 (20 balls)

Manchester Originals won by 6 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Josh Little (Manchester Originals)

• Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Manchester Originals 2, Oval Invincibles 0.

Women's results

Due to the shortened women's competition, Oval Invincibles didn't play against Welsh Fire.

11 August 2022 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Northern Superchargers 143/5 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles (H) 146/1 (84 balls)
Jemimah Rodrigues 51 (32) Ryana MacDonald-Gay 2/25 (15 balls)		Lauren Winfield-Hill 74* (42) Jenny Gunn 1/22 (15 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 9 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Sarah Bartlett (Eng) and Robert White (Eng) Player of the match: Lauren Winfield-Hill (Oval Invincibles)

• Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Northern Superchargers 0.

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14 August 2022 14:30 Scorecard

Southern Brave 153/7 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles (H) 141/7 (100 balls)
Smriti Mandhana 46 (25) Sophia Smale 2/12 (20 balls)		Lauren Winfield-Hill 25 (19) Danni Wyatt 2/16 (10 balls)

Southern Brave won by 12 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Sarah Bartlett (Eng) and Ben Debenham (Eng) Player of the match: Georgia Adams (Southern Brave)

• Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Southern Brave 2, Oval Invincibles 0.

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17 August 2022 15:30 Scorecard

(H) Trent Rockets 112/8 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles 115/5 (99 balls)
Nat Sciver 59* (48) Eva Gray 2/16 (20 balls)		Suzie Bates 41 (32) Bryony Smith 3/21 (19 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 5 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match: Suzie Bates (Oval Invincibles)

• Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Trent Rockets 0.

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23 August 2022 15:00 Scorecard

Birmingham Phoenix 106/7 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles (H) 107/2 (87 balls)
Evelyn Jones 29 (29) Alice Capsey 3/15 (20 balls)		Lauren Winfield-Hill 41* (38) Emily Arlott 1/8 (17 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 8 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Sarah Bartlett (Eng) Player of the match: Alice Capsey (Oval Invincibles)

• Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.

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27 August 2022 15:30 Scorecard

(H) London Spirit 80 (97 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles 82/1 (58 balls)
Amelia Kerr 31 (31) Mady Villiers 4/12 (20 balls)		Lauren Winfield-Hill 44* (28) Grace Scrivens 1/23 (18 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 9 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match: Mady Villiers (Oval Invincibles)

• Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.

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31 August 2022 15:00 Scorecard

Oval Invincibles 163/2 (100 balls)	v	Manchester Originals (H) 131/6 (100 balls)
Suzie Bates 79* (47) Sophie Ecclestone 1/27 (20 balls)		Lizelle Lee 64 (41) Marizanne Kapp 2/14 (15 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 32 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Sophie McLelland (Eng) and Paul Pollard (Eng) Player of the match: Suzie Bates (Oval Invincibles)

• Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Manchester Originals 0.

Standings

Men

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Trent Rockets (C)	8	6	2	0	0	12	0.576
2	Manchester Originals	8	5	3	0	0	10	0.908
3	London Spirit	8	5	3	0	0	10	0.338
4	Birmingham Phoenix	8	5	3	0	0	10	−0.172
5	Oval Invincibles	8	4	4	0	0	8	0.385
6	Northern Superchargers	8	4	4	0	0	8	0.009
7	Southern Brave	8	3	5	0	0	6	−0.593
8	Welsh Fire	8	0	8	0	0	0	−1.442

Source: BBC Sport, ^[1] ESPN Cricinfo ^[2]
(C) Champions

  advanced to Final
  advanced to the Eliminator

Women

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Oval Invincibles (C)	6	5	1	0	0	10	1.098
2	Southern Brave	6	5	1	0	0	10	0.806
3	Trent Rockets	6	3	3	0	0	6	0.101
4	Birmingham Phoenix	6	3	3	0	0	6	−0.031
5	Northern Superchargers	6	3	3	0	0	6	−0.119
6	Manchester Originals	6	2	4	0	0	4	−0.478
7	London Spirit	6	2	4	0	0	4	−0.557
8	Welsh Fire	6	1	5	0	0	2	−0.681

Source: BBC Sport, ^[3] ESPN Cricinfo ^[4]
(C) Champions

  advanced to Final
  advanced to the Eliminator

Knockout stages

Women

Final

3 September 2022 15:00 Scorecard

Southern Brave 101/7 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles 105/5 (94 balls)
Sophia Dunkley 26 (23) Shabnim Ismail 2/12 (20 balls)		Marizanne Kapp 37* (33) Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/25 (20 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 5 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Ben Debenham (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Oval Invincibles)

• Southern Brave won the toss and elected to bat.

References

1. The Hundred Men tables, BBC Sport.
2. The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
3. The Hundred Women tables, BBC Sport.
4. The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo