2021 Oval Invincibles season

Oval Invincibles
2021 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	Colin Ingram ; Sunil Narine ; Tabraiz Shamsi; (Men's team) ; Shabnim Ismail ; Marizanne Kapp ; Dane van Niekerk ; (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	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
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 33)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Centrally Contracted player
20	Jason Roy	(1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 33)	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 38)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player
58	Sam Curran	(1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 25)	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 35)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
Wicketkeepers
7	Sam Billings	(1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 32)	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	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
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 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
81	Dane van Niekerk	(1993-05-24) 24 May 1993 (age 30)	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 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
53	Tash Farrant	(1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 27)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
61	Grace Gibbs	(1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 28)	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 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break

Regular season

Fixtures (Men)

July

22 July 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

Oval Invincibles 145/8 (100 balls)	v	Manchester Originals 136/7 (100 balls)
Sam Billings 49 (30) Fred Klaassen 3/23 (15 balls)		Carlos Brathwaite 37 (29) Nathan Sowter 2/18 (15 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

Oval Invincibles	v	London Spirit

No result
Lord's, London
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Peter Hartley

London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
No play was possible due to rain.
Points: London Spirit 1, Oval Invincibles 1.

31 July 2021
18:00 (N)
Scorecard

Oval Invincibles 127/6 (100 balls)	v	Northern Superchargers 128/4 (97 balls)
Jason Roy 52* (43) Adil Rashid 3/13 (20 balls)		Chris Lynn 48 (48) Saqib Mahmood 2/19 (20 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

2 August 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

Welsh Fire 121/7 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles 125/4 (93 balls)
Ben Duckett 65 (52) Tom Curran 3/29 (20 balls)		Sam Billings 40* (34) James Neesham 2/23 (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.

4 August 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Oval Invincibles 172/3 (100 balls)	v	Birmingham Phoenix 174/4 (94 balls)
Colin Ingram 81* (43) Pat Brown 2/34 (20 balls)		Moeen Ali 49 (26) Saqib Mahmood 2/34 (20 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.

8 August 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Oval Invincibles 125/6 (65 balls)	v	Trent Rockets 116/8 (65 balls)
Jason Roy 56* (29) Samit Patel 2/21 (15 balls)		Lewis Gregory 28* (12) Sunil Narine 3/11 (10 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.

14 August 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

London Spirit 146/7 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles 147/8 (95 balls)
Eoin Morgan 41 (20) Tabraiz Shamsi 3/25 (20 balls)		Laurie Evans 67* (37) Brad Wheal 2/23 (20 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.

16 August 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Oval Invincibles 134/7 (100 balls)	v	Southern Brave 135/4 (95 balls)
Alex Blake 44* (28) Jake Lintott 3/14 (20 balls)		Colin de Grandhomme 40* (28) Tom Curran 1/8 (15 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

21 July 2021
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

Manchester Originals 135/6 (100 balls)	v	Oval Invincibles 139/5 (98 balls)
Lizelle Lee 42 (39) Tash Farrant 3/25 (20 balls)		Dane van Niekerk 56* (42) Kate Cross 3/28 (18 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)
Alice Capsey 59 (41) Naomi Dattani 2/23 (15 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)
Alice Davidson-Richards 42 (30) Alice Capsey 2/9 (20 balls)		Sarah Bryce 29 (33) Alice Davidson-Richards 2/17 (20 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)
Georgia Redmayne 30 (29) Dane van Niekerk 1/10 (20 balls)		Grace Gibbs 21 (22) Hayley Matthews 3/23 (20 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)
Erin Burns 45 (28) Tash Farrant 3/23 (20 balls)		Dane van Niekerk 67* (51) Kirstie Gordon 2/20 (20 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

Trent Rockets	v	Oval Invincibles

No result
The Oval, London
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Sarah Bartlett

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)
Tammy Beaumont 42 (34) Marizanne Kapp 2/12 (20 balls)		Georgia Adams 37* (34) Charlie Dean 1/24 (17 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)
Sophia Dunkley 58* (39) Tash Farrant 2/22 (20 balls)		Dane van Niekerk 31 (32) Amanda-Jade Wellington 4/12 (20 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	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Birmingham Phoenix	8	6	2	0	12	1.087
2	Southern Brave	8	5	2	1	11	0.034
3	Trent Rockets	8	5	3	0	10	0.035
4	Oval Invincibles	8	4	3	1	9	0.123
5	Northern Superchargers	8	3	4	1	7	0.510
6	Manchester Originals	8	2	4	2	6	−0.361
7	Welsh Fire	8	3	5	0	6	−0.827
8	London Spirit	8	1	6	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	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Southern Brave	8	7	1	0	14	1.056
2	Oval Invincibles	8	4	3	1	9	0.015
3	Birmingham Phoenix	8	4	4	0	8	0.186
4	London Spirit	8	4	4	0	8	0.046
5	Manchester Originals	8	3	4	1	7	0.016
6	Northern Superchargers	8	3	4	1	7	−0.041
7	Trent Rockets	8	3	4	1	7	−0.293
8	Welsh Fire	8	2	6	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)
Marizanne Kapp 37 (37) Kirstie Gordon 2/22 (20 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)
Marizanne Kapp 26 (14) Anya Shrubsole 2/16 (20 balls)		Fi Morris 23 (26) Marizanne Kapp 4/9 (18 balls)

Oval Invincibles won by 48 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Sue Redfern

Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.

References

^ "The Hundred: Invincibles vs Originals". cricket365. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ "The Hundred: Superchargers vs Invincibles". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^ [espncricinfo.com/series/the-hundred-men-s-competition-2021-1252040/oval-invincibles-men-vs-welsh-fire-men-16th-match-1252681/match-report "The Hundred: Invincibles vs Fire"]. espncricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
^ "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

[1] "The Hundred: Invincibles vs Originals". cricket365. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[2] "The Hundred: Superchargers vs Invincibles". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

[3] [espncricinfo.com/series/the-hundred-men-s-competition-2021-1252040/oval-invincibles-men-vs-welsh-fire-men-16th-match-1252681/match-report "The Hundred: Invincibles vs Fire"]. espncricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

[4] "The Hundred: Invincible vs Rockets". espncricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[5] The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo

[6] The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports

[7] The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo

[8] The Hundred Standings, Sky Sports

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