2021 Oval Invincibles season
2021 season | |||
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Coach | ![]() (Men's team) ![]() (Women's team) | ||
Captain | ![]() (Men's team) ![]() (Women's team) | ||
Overseas player | ![]() ![]() ![]() (Men's team) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Women's team) | ||
Ground(s) | The Oval | ||
The Hundred (Men's) | 4th | ||
The Hundred (Women's) | Winners | ||
Most runs | Dane van Niekerk: 259 (Women's team) Jason Roy: 186 (Men's team) | ||
Most wickets | Tash Farrant: 18 (Women's team) Sam Curran: 10 (Men's team) | ||
Most catches | Grace Gibbs & Alice Capsey: 6 (Women's team) Laurie Evans: 5 (Men's team) | ||
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The 2021 season was the Oval Invincibles first season of the new franchise 100 ball cricket, The Hundred. The women's team performed well, and eventually won the inaugural competition.
Players
Men's side
- Bold denotes players with international caps.
S/N | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
9 | Will Jacks | ![]() | (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
10 | Alex Blake | ![]() | (1989-01-25) 25 January 1989 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
17 | Rory Burns | ![]() | (1990-08-26) 26 August 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Centrally Contracted player |
20 | Jason Roy | ![]() | (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
32 | Laurie Evans | ![]() | (1987-10-12) 12 October 1987 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
All Rounders | ||||||
16 | Jordan Clark | ![]() | (1990-10-14) 14 October 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
41 | Colin Ingram | ![]() | (1985-07-03) 3 July 1985 (age 39) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
58 | Sam Curran | ![]() | (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Centrally Contracted player |
59 | Tom Curran | ![]() | (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Local Icon player |
74 | Sunil Narine | ![]() | (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
Wicketkeepers | ||||||
7 | Sam Billings | ![]() | (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | — | Captain |
22 | Jordan Cox | ![]() | (2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | — | Wildcard pick |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
8 | Saqib Mahmood | ![]() | (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
23 | Reece Topley | ![]() | (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
44 | Brandon Glover | ![]() | (1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
26 | Tabraiz Shamsi | ![]() | (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | Overseas player |
72 | Nathan Sowter | ![]() | (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 31) | 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 |
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Batters | ||||||
1 | Georgia Adams | ![]() | (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
35 | Fran Wilson | ![]() | (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Centrally Contracted player |
All Rounders | ||||||
23 | Jo Gardner | ![]() | (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
26 | Alice Capsey | ![]() | (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
81 | Dane van Niekerk | ![]() | (1993-05-24) 24 May 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Captain; Overseas player |
Wicketkeepers | ||||||
8 | Sarah Bryce | ![]() | (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | — | |
17 | Rhianna Southby | ![]() | (2000-10-16) 16 October 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | — | |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
7 | Marizanne Kapp | ![]() | (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
18 | Eva Gray | ![]() | (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
53 | Tash Farrant | ![]() | (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
61 | Grace Gibbs | ![]() | (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
89 | Shabnim Ismail | ![]() | (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
6 | Megan Belt | ![]() | (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
19 | Danielle Gregory | ![]() | (1998-12-04) 4 December 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
22 | Mady Villiers | ![]() | (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Regular season
Fixtures (Men)
July
Oval Invincibles 145/8 (100 balls) | v | Manchester Originals 136/7 (100 balls) |
Oval Invincibles won by 9 runs The Oval, London Attendance: 18,126[1] Umpires: David Millns and Martin Saggers Player of the match: Sam Billings (Oval Invincibles) |
- Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Manchester Originals 0.
25 July 2021 14:30 Scorecard |
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- London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: London Spirit 1, Oval Invincibles 1.
Oval Invincibles 127/6 (100 balls) | v | Northern Superchargers 128/4 (97 balls) |
Northern Superchargers won by 6 wickets Headingley, Leeds Attendance: 10,859[2] Umpires: Nick Cook and Alex Wharf Player of the match: Harry Brook (Northern Superchargers) |
- Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Superchargers 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
August
Welsh Fire 121/7 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 125/4 (93 balls) |
Ben Duckett 65 (52) Tom Curran 3/29 (20 balls) |
Oval Invincibles won by 6 wickets The Oval, London Attendance: 21,279[3] Umpires: Neil Mallender and Alex Wharf Player of the match: Sam Billings (Oval Invincibles) |
- Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Welsh Fire 0.
Oval Invincibles 172/3 (100 balls) | v | Birmingham Phoenix 174/4 (94 balls) |
Birmingham Phoenix won by 6 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Peter Hartley and Russell Warren Player of the match: Chris Benjamin (Birmingham Phoenix) |
- Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
Oval Invincibles 125/6 (65 balls) | v | Trent Rockets 116/8 (65 balls) |
Oval Invincibles won by 9 runs The Oval, London Attendance: 19,382[4] Umpires: Nick Cook and Nigel Llong Player of the match: Jason Roy (Oval Invincibles) |
- Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 65 balls per side due to rain.
- Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Trent Rockets 0.
London Spirit 146/7 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 147/8 (95 balls) |
Oval Invincibles won by 2 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Nick Cook and Neil Mallender Player of the match: Laurie Evans (Oval Invincibles) |
- London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.
Oval Invincibles 134/7 (100 balls) | v | Southern Brave 135/4 (95 balls) |
Southern Brave won by 6 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Rob Bailey and Martin Saggers Player of the match: Alex Davies (Southern Brave) |
- Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Brave 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
Fixtures (Women)
July
Manchester Originals 135/6 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 139/5 (98 balls) |
Oval Invincibles won by 5 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Sue Redfern and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Dane van Niekerk (Oval Invincibles) |
- Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Manchester Originals 0.
25 July 2021 11:00 Scorecard |
Oval Invincibles 132/7 (100 balls) | v | London Spirit 117/7 (100 balls) |
Heather Knight 40 (29) Dane van Niekerk 3/30 (20 balls) |
Oval Invincibles won by 15 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Anna Harris and Graham Lloyd Player of the match: Alice Capsey (Oval Invincibles) |
- London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.
31 July 2021 14:30 Scorecard |
Northern Superchargers 109/8 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 105/4 (100 balls) |
Northern Superchargers won by 4 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Anna Harris and Steve O'Shaughnessy Player of the match: Alice Davidson-Richards (Northern Superchargers) |
- Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Superchargers 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
August
2 August 2021 15:00 Scorecard |
Welsh Fire 112/6 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 100/9 (100 balls) |
Welsh Fire won by 12 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Sue Redfern Player of the match: Sarah Taylor (Welsh Fire) |
- Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Welsh Fire 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
4 August 2021 15:30 Scorecard |
Birmingham Phoenix 129/9 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 133/2 (97 balls) |
Oval Invincibles won by 8 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Martin Saggers Player of the match: Tash Farrant (Oval Invincibles) |
- Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.
8 August 2021 15:30 Scorecard |
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- Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Oval Invincibles 1, Trent Rockets 1.
14 August 2021 15:30 Scorecard |
London Spirit 103/9 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 107/2 (87 balls) |
Oval Invincibles won by 8 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Anna Harris and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Georgia Adams (Oval Invincibles) |
- Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.
16 August 2021 15:30 Scorecard |
Southern Brave 115/3 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 85 (94 balls) |
Southern Brave won by 30 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Nick Cook and Jasmine Naeem Player of the match: Sophia Dunkley (Southern Brave) |
- Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Brave 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
Standings
Men
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Birmingham Phoenix | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.087 |
2 | Southern Brave | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.034 |
3 | Trent Rockets | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.035 |
4 | Oval Invincibles | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.123 |
5 | Northern Superchargers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.510 |
6 | Manchester Originals | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | −0.361 |
7 | Welsh Fire | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.827 |
8 | London Spirit | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.641 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo,[5] Sky Sports[6]
advances to the Final
advances to the Eliminator
Women
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Southern Brave | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.056 |
2 | Oval Invincibles | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.015 |
3 | Birmingham Phoenix | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.186 |
4 | London Spirit | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.046 |
5 | Manchester Originals | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.016 |
6 | Northern Superchargers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −0.041 |
7 | Trent Rockets | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −0.293 |
8 | Welsh Fire | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.017 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo,[7] Sky Sports[8]
advances to the Final
advances to the Eliminator
Knockout stages
Women
Eliminator
20 August 2021 15:00 Scorecard |
Oval Invincibles 114/7 (100 balls) | v | Birmingham Phoenix 94 (94 balls) |
Amy Jones 35 (25) Tash Farrant 4/10 (19 balls) |
Oval Invincibles won by 20 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Rob Bailey and Anna Harris Player of the match: Tash Farrant (Oval Invincibles) |
- Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
Final
21 August 2021 15:00 Scorecard |
Oval Invincibles 121/6 (100 balls) | v | Southern Brave 73 (98 balls) |
- Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ^ "The Hundred: Invincibles vs Originals". cricket365. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "The Hundred: Superchargers vs Invincibles". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "The Hundred: Invincibles vs Fire". espncricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "The Hundred: Invincible vs Rockets". espncricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
- ^ The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports
- ^ The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
- ^ The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports