2023 Oval Invincibles season

Oval Invincibles
2023 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 Heinrich Klaasen
Paul Stirling
Sunil Narine
Jimmy Neesham
Spencer Johnson
Adam Zampa
(Men's team)
Shabnim Ismail
Marizanne Kapp
Dane van Niekerk
Suzie Bates
Nadine de Klerk
(Women's team)
Ground(s)The Oval
The Hundred (Men's)Winners
The Hundred (Women's)5th
Most runsWill Jacks: 227 (Men's team)
Marizanne Kapp: 147 (Women's team)
Most wicketsNathan Sowter: 9 (Men's team)
Marizanne Kapp: 11 (Women's team)
← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 season was the Oval Invincibles' third season of the 100-ball cricket cricket tournament, The Hundred. The women's team were denied the chance of a three-peat, going out in the group stage after winning the first two editions of the tournament. The men's side fared better, winning the trophy for the first time.

Players

Men's side

The Invincibles men’s squad retained eleven players from the previous season:

They drafted:

For the 2023 tournament, the number of wildcard picks each team could make was raised to two. The Invincibles selected Tawanda Muyeye and Zak Chappell.

There were several changes to overseas players due to international commitments and injuries:

• Bold denotes players with international caps.

S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
9 Will Jacks (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 Right-handed Right-arm off break
20 Jason Roy (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 Right-handed Right-arm medium
22 Jordan Cox (2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 Right-handed — Ruled out.
— Graham Clark (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Replacement player.
14 Tawanda Muyeye (2001-03-05) 5 March 2001 Right-handed
45 Heinrich Klaasen (1991-07-30) 30 July 1991 Right-handed — Overseas player until 19 August.
39 Paul Stirling (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player 27 August.
All Rounders
58 Sam Curran (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium England international.
59 Tom Curran (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
74 Sunil Narine (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player until 13 August.
5 Jimmy Neesham (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player from 20 August; replacement player.
— Tom Lawes (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Wicketkeepers
7 Sam Billings (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 Right-handed —
Pace bowlers
25 Saqib Mahmood  England (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Ruled out.
37 Gus Atkinson (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
23 Spencer Johnson (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 Left-handed Left-arm fast Overseas player from 9 August until 21 August.
32 Zak Chappell (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
88 Adam Zampa (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player; replacement player from 14 August until 21 August.
19 Danny Briggs (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
72 Nathan Sowter (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 Right-handed Right-arm leg break
44 Ross Whiteley (1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 Left-handed Left-arm medium

Women's side

The women's team also retained a number of players from the previous season, including Lauren Winfield-Hill, Alice Capsey, Mady Villiers, Marizanne Kapp, Suzie Bates and Dane van Niekerk, with van Niekerk continuing as captain. Paige Scholfield was also drafted to add depth to the bowling line-ups. Kapp and Bates were available throughout the tournament, while van Niekerk initially joined but later withdrew due to a thumb injury, leading to the inclusion of Amanda-Jade Wellington as her replacement. Additionally, Tash Farrant, who was retained, withdrew before the season, and Lizzie Scott was drafted to fill her spot.

  • Bold denotes players with international caps.
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
11 Suzie Bates (1987-09-16) 16 September 1987 Right-handed Right-arm medium / off spin Overseas player
81 Dane van Niekerk (1993-05-14) 14 May 1993 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player, Captain
26 Alice Capsey (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 Right-handed Right-arm off break England international
8 Paige Scholfield (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium All-rounder
6 Cordelia Griffith (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995 Right-handed Right-arm medium
58 Lauren Winfield-Hill (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 Right-handed —
All-Rounders
7 Marizanne Kapp (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
16 Sophia Smale (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
29 Ryana MacDonald-Gay (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 Right-handed Right-arm medium
32 Nadine de Klerk (2000-01-16) 16 January 2000 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
Wicketkeepers
20 Kira Chathli (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 Right-handed — Wicket-keeper
Pace bowlers
18 Eva Gray (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Hannah Rainey (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 Right-handed Right-arm medium
2 Lizzie Scott (2004-09-01) 1 September 2004 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
89 Shabnim Ismail 5 October 1988 (age 36) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
Spin bowlers
22 Mady Villiers (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 Right-handed Right-arm off break
— Claudie Cooper (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 Right-handed Right-arm off break

League stage

Men's results

All times are in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)
2 August 2023
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
London Spirit
131 (100 balls)
v
Oval Invincibles
132/7 (99 balls)
Adam Rossington 39 (21)
Nathan Sowter 3/34 (20 balls)
Sam Curran 34 (28)
Daniel Worrall 2/23 (20 balls)
Jordan Thompson 2/23 (20 balls)
Oval Invincibles won by 3 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Graham Lloyd (Eng)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Oval Invincibles)
  • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.
6 August 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Oval Invincibles
138/6 (100 balls)
v
Welsh Fire
138/7 (100 balls)
Jordan Cox 51 (43)
Shaheen Afridi 2/22 (20 balls)
Joe Clarke 69* (46)
Gus Atkinson 3/26 (20 balls)
Match tied
The Oval, London
Attendance: 21,432[1]
Umpires: Tom Lungley (Eng) and Paul Pollard (Eng)
Player of the match: Tom Curran (Oval Invincibles)
  • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Welsh Fire 1, Oval Invincibles 1.
9 August 2023
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Oval Invincibles
186/5 (100 balls)
v
Heinrich Klaasen 60 (27)
Jamie Overton 2/21 (20 balls)
Jos Buttler 23 (24)
Spencer Johnson 3/1 (20 balls)
Oval Invincibles won by 94 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Rob White (Eng)
Player of the match: Heinrich Klaasen (Oval Invincibles)
  • Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Manchester Originals 0.
11 August 2023
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Oval Invincibles
185/5 (100 balls)
v
Northern Superchargers
176/8 (100 balls)
Jordan Cox 73* (38)
Wayne Parnell 2/29 (20 balls)
Tom Banton 81 (43)
Gus Atkinson 3/24 (20 balls)
Oval Invincibles won by 9 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy (Eng) and Russell Warren (Eng)
Player of the match: Jordan Cox (Oval Invincibles)
  • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Northern Superchargers 0.
13 August 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Birmingham Phoenix
160/8 (100 balls)
v
Oval Invincibles
119 (99 balls)
Jamie Smith 60 (33)
Zak Chappell 4/33 (15 balls)
Ross Whiteley 35 (31)
Kane Richardson 4/32 (19 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix won by 41 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Paul Pollard (Eng) and Russell Warren (Eng)
Player of the match: Jamie Smith (Birmingham Phoenix)
  • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Manchester Originals 0.
15 August 2023
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Oval Invincibles
189/4 (100 balls)
v
London Spirit
187/7 (100 balls)
Will Jacks 68 (42)
Daryl Mitchell 2/16 (10 balls)
Adam Rossington 61 (32)
Will Jacks 2/22 (15 balls)
Oval Invincibles won by 2 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Russell Warren (Eng)
Player of the match: Will Jacks (Oval Invincibles)
  • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0
19 August 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Oval Invincibles
139/7 (100 balls)
v
Southern Brave
131/7 (100 balls)
Tom Curran 43* (28)
Chris Jordan 3/20 (20 balls)
Tim David 44* (18)
Tom Curran 3/43 (20 balls)
Oval Invincibles won by 8 runs
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Neil Bainton (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Tom Curran (Oval Invincibles)
  • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Southern Brave 0.
21 August 2023
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Trent Rockets
148/7 (100 balls)
v
Oval Invincibles
151/5 (92 balls)
Colin Munro 36 (25)
Adam Zampa 2/20 (20 balls)
Sam Billings 76* (40)
Daniel Sams 2/38 (20 balls)
Oval Invincibles won by 5 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Paul Pollard (Eng) and Rob White (Eng)
Player of the match: Sam Billings (Oval Invincibles)
  • Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Trent Rockets 0.

Women's results

2 August 2023
15:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Lord's, London
Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Jasmine Naeem (Eng)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: London Spirit 1, Oval Invincibles 1.
6 August 2023
14:30
Scorecard
Oval Invincibles
80 (98 balls)
v
Welsh Fire
81/7 (80 balls)
Lauren Winfield-Hill 42 (35)
Shabnim Ismail 3/12 (20 balls)
Georgia Elwiss 33 (29)
Marizanne Kapp 4/18 (20 balls)
Welsh Fire won by 3 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and James Middlebrook (Eng)
Player of the match: Shabnim Ismail (Welsh Fire)
  • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Welsh Fire 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
9 August 2023
15:00
Scorecard
Oval Invincibles
128/7 (100 balls)
v
Manchester Originals
123/9 (100 balls)
Alice Capsey 50 (41)
Mahika Gaur 1/13 (20 balls)
Deandra Dottin 42 (26)
Ryana MacDonald-Gay 4/16 (20 balls)
Oval Invincibles won by 5 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Jack Shantry (Eng) and Sophie McLelland (Eng)
Player of the match: Ryana MacDonald-Gay (Oval Invincibles)
  • Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Manchester Originals 0.
11 August 2023
15:00
Scorecard
Northern Superchargers
143/4 (100 balls)
v
Oval Invincibles
129/5 (100 balls)
Phoebe Litchfield 68 (45)
Marizanne Kapp 2/22 (20 balls)
Cordelia Griffith 30* (15)
Georgia Wareham 2/20 (20 balls)
Northern Superchargers won by 14 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson (Eng) and Neil Pratt (Eng)
Player of the match: Phoebe Litchfield (Northern Superchargers)
  • Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Northern Superchargers 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
13 August 2023
14:30
Scorecard
Oval Invincibles
142/5 (100 balls)
v
Birmingham Phoenix
132/6 (100 balls)
Marizanne Kapp 64* (40)
Katie Levick 2/19 (20 balls)
Sophie Devine 53 (34)
Paige Scholfield 3/30 (20 balls)
Oval Invincibles won by 10 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Jack Shantry (Eng)
Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Oval Invincibles)
  • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.
15 August 2023
15:00
Scorecard
London Spirit
118/9 (100 balls)
v
Oval Invincibles
97 (100 balls)
Danielle Gibson 22 (14)
Marizanne Kapp 2/13 (20 balls)
Marizanne Kapp 30 (24)
Amelia Kerr 3/16 (20 balls)
London Spirit won by 21 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Neil Bainton (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Tara Norris (London Spirit)
  • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: London Spirit 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
19 August 2023
14:30
Scorecard
Oval Invincibles
130/6 (100 balls)
v
Southern Brave
132/3 (96 balls)
Suzie Bates 55 (46)
Maitlan Brown 1/8 (5 balls)
Georgia Adams 50* (32)
Marizanne Kapp 1/18 (20 balls)
Southern Brave won by 7 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Anthony Harris (Eng) and Sophie McLelland (Eng)
Player of the match: Georgia Adams (Southern Brave)
  • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Southern Brave 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
21 August 2023
15:00
Scorecard
Oval Invincibles
156/6 (100 balls)
v
Trent Rockets
152/8 (100 balls)
Nadine de Klerk 51* (25)
Kirstie Gordon 2/19 (20 balls)
Lizelle Lee 61 (33)
Sophia Smale 2/26 (20 balls)
Oval Invincibles won by 3 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Anthony Harris (Eng) and Sophie McLelland (Eng)
Player of the match: Nadine de Klerk (Oval Invincibles)
  • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Trent Rockets 0.

Standings

Men

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1 Oval Invincibles (C) 8 6 1 1 0 13 0.563
2 Manchester Originals 8 4 3 0 1 9 0.521
3 Southern Brave 8 4 3 0 1 9 0.061
4 Welsh Fire 8 4 3 1 0 9 −0.055
5 Trent Rockets 8 3 4 0 1 7 0.184
6 Birmingham Phoenix 8 2 4 0 2 6 −0.087
7 London Spirit 8 2 4 0 2 6 −0.658
8 Northern Superchargers 8 2 5 0 1 5 −0.707
Source: BBC Sport,[2] ESPN Cricinfo[3]
(C) Champions

  advanced to Final
  advanced to the Eliminator

Women

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1 Southern Brave (C) 8 7 1 0 0 14 0.681
2 Northern Superchargers 8 6 2 0 0 12 0.357
3 Welsh Fire 8 5 2 0 1 11 0.602
4 Trent Rockets 8 3 4 0 1 7 −0.003
5 Oval Invincibles 8 3 4 0 1 7 −0.366
6 London Spirit 8 2 4 0 2 6 0.341
7 Manchester Originals 8 2 4 0 2 6 −0.778
8 Birmingham Phoenix 8 0 7 0 1 1 −0.923
Source: BBC Sport,[4] ESPN Cricinfo[5]
(C) Champions

  advanced to Final
  advanced to the Eliminator

Knockout stages

Men

Having topped the table, the men's team went straight to the final where they met the Manchester Originals. Tom Curran starred with the bat, hitting 67 from 34 balls in the Invincibiles total of 167/5, before Richard Gleeson's 2/37 restricted the Originals to 147/6.

Final

27 August 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Oval Invincibles
161/5 (100 balls)
v
Manchester Originals
147/6 (100 balls)
Tom Curran 67* (34)
Richard Gleeson 2/37 (20 balls)
Max Holden 37 (25)
Will Jacks 2/11 (15 balls)
Oval Invincibles won by 14 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Tom Curran (Oval Invincibles)
  • Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field.

References

  1. ^ "The Hundred Men's GAME 9: Invincibles v Fire - The Oval". Sky Sports.
  2. ^ The Hundred Men tables, BBC Sport.
  3. ^ The Hundred Men's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
  4. ^ The Hundred Women tables, BBC Sport.
  5. ^ The Hundred Women's Competition Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
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