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Oval Invincibles
File:Oval Invincibles logo.png
Personnel
CaptainTBC
(Men's team)
TBC
(Women's team)
CoachAustralia Tom Moody
(Men's team)
England Jonathan Batty
(Women's team)
Overseas player(s)South Africa Colin Ingram
Nepal Sandeep Lamichhane
Cricket West Indies Sunil Narine
(Men's team)
South Africa Marizanne Kapp
South Africa Dane van Niekerk
(Women's team)
Team information
Colours   
Founded2019
Home groundThe Oval
Capacity25,500
History
No. of titles0
The Hundred title wins0
The Hundred game wins0
Official websiteOval Invincibles

Oval Invincibles are a franchise 100-ball cricket side representing the historic counties of Surrey and Kent in the newly founded The Hundred competition for the 2020 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's side and the women's side will play at The Oval.

History

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,[1] 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.[2]

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 are joined by England internationals Tom Curran and Jason Roy for the men's team, while Fran Wilson joins Marsh in the women's side.[3]

Honours

The Oval

Men's honours

  • The Hundred – 0

Women's honours

  • The Hundred – 0

Ground

The County Ground, Beckenham
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.

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
Batsmen
— Alex Blake England (1989-01-25) 25 January 1989 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm off break
— Rory Burns England (1990-08-26) 26 August 1990 (age 34) Left-handed Right-arm medium Centrally Contracted player
— Laurie Evans England (1987-10-12) 12 October 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm off break
— Will Jacks England (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break
— Jason Roy England (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All Rounders
— Jordan Clark England (1990-10-14) 14 October 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
— Sam Curran England (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Centrally Contracted player
— Tom Curran England (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Local Icon player
— Colin Ingram South Africa (1985-07-03) 3 July 1985 (age 39) Left-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
— Sunil Narine Cricket West Indies (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36) Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
Wicketkeepers
— Sam Billings England (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 33) Right-handed —
Pace bowlers
— Brandon Glover Netherlands (1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast
— Saqib Mahmood England (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
— Reece Topley England (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
— Sandeep Lamichhane Nepal (2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
— Nathan Sowter Australia (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 32) 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
Batters
— Georgia Adams England (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Fran Wilson England (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break Centrally Contracted player
All Rounders
— Alice Capsey England (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Jo Gardner England (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
— Dane van Niekerk South Africa (1993-05-24) 24 May 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
Wicketkeepers
— Sarah Bryce Scotland (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24) Right-handed —
— Rhianna Southby England (2000-10-16) 16 October 2000 (age 24) Right-handed —
Pace bowlers
— Tash Farrant England (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 28) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
— Grace Gibbs England (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Eva Gray England (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Marizanne Kapp South Africa (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Spin bowlers
— Megan Belt England (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
— Mady Villiers England (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break

See also


References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Tom Moody recruited by Oval franchise for The Hundred". The Cricketer. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. ^ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

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