# 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, 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, 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.
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.

## Honours
### Men's honours

The Hundred
* Winners: 2023, 2024

### Women's honours

The Hundred
* Winners: 2021, 2022
* Third place: 2024

## 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.

## Current squads

* Bold denotes players with international caps
* * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season

### Women's side

| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||||
| 8 | Paige Scholfield | England | (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 14 | Jo Gardner | England | (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| — | Meg Lanning | Australia | (1992-03-15) 15 March 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 7 | Marizanne Kapp | South Africa | (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 26 | Alice Capsey | England | (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| — | Phoebe Franklin | England | (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 58 | Lauren Winfield-Hill | England | (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | — | Captain |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 29 | Ryana MacDonald-Gay | England | (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 53 | Tash Farrant | England | (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| 72 | Rachel Slater | Scotland | (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 10 | Amanda-Jade Wellington | Australia | (1997-05-29) 29 May 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| 16 | Sophia Smale | Wales | (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| — | Kalea Moore | England | (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |

### Men's side

| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||||
| 14 | Tawanda Muyeye | Zimbabwe | (2001-03-05) 5 March 2001 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Domestic player |
| 22 | Jordan Cox | England | (2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | — | |
| — | Miles Hammond | England | (1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 9 | Will Jacks | England | (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 58 | Sam Curran | England | (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Centrally contracted player |
| 59 | Tom Curran | England | (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 2 | Donovan Ferreira | South Africa | (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| 7 | Sam Billings | England | (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | — | Captain |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 25 | Saqib Mahmood | England | (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 37 | Gus Atkinson | England | (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| — | Jason Behrendorff | Australia | (1990-04-20) 20 April 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 72 | Nathan Sowter | Australia | (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | UK passport |
| — | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |

## Seasons
### Women's team

| Season | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Playoff stage | Playoff stage | Ref. |
| Season | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | Pos | Pld | Pos | Ref. |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2nd | 2 | 1st | |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1st | 1 | 1st | |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2nd | 1 | 3rd | |

### Men's team

| Season | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Playoff stage | Playoff stage | Ref. |
| Season | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | Pos | Pld | Pos | Ref. |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5th | Did not progress | Did not progress | |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1st | 1 | 1st | |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1st | 1 | 1st | |
Notes
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Oval Invincibles women qualified for the final in 2022. In the final they played against Southern Brave, winning by 5 wickets.
* ↑ Oval Invincibles women qualified for the eliminator in 2024. They played 1 game, losing the eliminator against London Spirit by 8 wickets.
* ↑ Oval Invincibles men qualified for the final in 2023. In the final they played against Manchester Originals, winning by 14 runs.
* ↑ Oval Invincibles men qualified for the final in 2024. In the final they played against Southern Brave, winning by 17 runs.