Oval Invincibles

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Oval Invincibles
Oval Invincibles logo.svg
Personnel
Captain
Coach
Overseas player(s)
Team information
Colours  
Founded2019
Home ground The Oval
Capacity25,500
History
No. of titles4
Men's titles wins2 (2023, 2024)
Women's titles wins2 (2021, 2022)
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.

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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

Men's honours

The Hundred

Women's honours

The Hundred

Ground

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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

Women's side

No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
4 Georgie Boyce Flag of England.svg  England 4 October 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
8 Paige Scholfield Flag of England.svg  England 19 December 1995 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium
14 Jo Gardner Flag of England.svg  England 25 March 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break
48 Laura Harris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18 August 1990 (age 34)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player;
Replacement player
99 Chamari Athapaththu Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 9 February 1990 (age 34)Left-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player;
Ruled out
All-rounders
7 Marizanne Kapp Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4 January 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
26 Alice Capsey Flag of England.svg  England 11 August 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
17 Amara Carr Flag of England.svg  England 17 April 1994 (age 30)Right-handedWildcard player
58 Lauren Winfield-Hill Flag of England.svg  England 16 August 1990 (age 34)Right-handed Captain
Pace bowlers
2 Lizzie Scott Flag of England.svg  England 1 September 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
27 Megan Schutt Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15 January 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player;
Replacement player
29 Ryana MacDonald-Gay Flag of England.svg  England 12 February 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
53 Tash Farrant Flag of England.svg  England 29 May 1996 (age 28)Left-handedLeft-arm medium Ruled out
72 Rachel Slater Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 20 November 2001 (age 22)Right-handedLeft-arm medium Wildcard player
Spin bowlers
10 Amanda-Jade Wellington Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 29 May 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player
16 Sophia Smale Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 8 December 2004 (age 19)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
22 Mady Villiers Flag of England.svg  England 26 August 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break

Men's side

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

    Seasons

    Women's team

    SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef.
    PldWLTNRPtsPosPldPos
    2021 8430192nd2 [lower-alpha 1] 1st [5]
    2022 65100101st1 [lower-alpha 2] 1st [6]
    2023 8340175thDid not progress [7]
    2024 85210112nd1 [lower-alpha 3] 3rd [8]

    Men's team

    SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef.
    PldWLTNRPtsPosPldPos
    2021 8430194thDid not progress [9]
    2022 8440085thDid not progress [10]
    2023 86110131st1 [lower-alpha 4] 1st [11]
    2024 86200121st1 [lower-alpha 5] 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.

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