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:
Sam Curran (central contract) Sunil Narine (£125k) Will Jacks (£125k) Jason Roy (£100k) Tom Curran (£100k) Sam Billings (£75k) Saqib Mahmood (£75k) Jordan Cox (£50k) Gus Atkinson (£50k) Danny Briggs (£40k) Nathan Sowter (£30k)
They drafted:
South African right-hander Heinrich Klaasen (£60k) English middle order batter Ross Whiteley (£60k) Pakistan pace bowler Ihsanullah (£40k) 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:
Ihsanullah withdrew before the tournament began. He was replaced by Spencer Johnson Sunil Narine was available only until August 13, when he was replaced by Adam Zampa Heinrich Klaasen could only play until August 19, when he was replaced by Jimmy Neesham Irish star Paul Stirling was drafted in for the final, as all overseas players except Neesham were unavailable to play.
• Bold denotes players with international caps. Name Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters 9 Will Jacks Right-handed Right-arm off break 20 Jason Roy Right-handed Right-arm medium 22 Jordan Cox Right-handed — Ruled out. 27 Graham Clark Right-handed Right-arm leg break Replacement player. 14 Tawanda Muyeye Right-handed 45 Heinrich Klaasen Right-handed — Overseas player until 19 August.39Paul Stirling Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player 27 August. All Rounders 58 Sam Curran Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium England international. 59 Tom Curran Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 74 Sunil Narine Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player until 13 August. 5 Jimmy Neesham Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player from 20 August; replacement player. 30 Tom Lawes Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wicketkeepers 7 Sam Billings Right-handed — Pace bowlers25Saqib MahmoodRight-handedRight-arm fast-mediumRuled out. 37 Gus Atkinson Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 23 Spencer Johnson Left-handed Left-arm fast Overseas player from 9 August until 21 August. 32 Zak Chappell Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Spin bowlers 88 Adam Zampa Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player; replacement player from 14 August until 21 August. 19 Danny Briggs Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 72 Nathan Sowter Right-handed Right-arm leg break 44 Ross Whiteley 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. Name Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters 11 Suzie Bates Right-handed Right-arm medium / off spin Overseas player 81 Dane van Niekerk Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player, Captain 26 Alice Capsey Right-handed Right-arm off break England international 8 Paige Scholfield Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium All-rounder 6 Cordelia Griffith Right-handed Right-arm medium 58 Lauren Winfield-Hill Right-handed — All-Rounders 7 Marizanne Kapp Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player 16 Sophia Smale Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 29 Ryana MacDonald-Gay Right-handed Right-arm medium 32 Nadine de Klerk Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player Wicketkeepers 20 Kira Chathli Right-handed — Wicket-keeper Pace bowlers 18 Eva Gray Right-handed Right-arm medium 62 Hannah Rainey Right-handed Right-arm medium 2 Lizzie Scott Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 89Shabnim Ismail5 October 1988 (age 36)Left-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player Spin bowlers 22 Mady Villiers Right-handed Right-arm off break 9 Claudie Cooper Right-handed Right-arm off break
League stage
Men's results
Women's results
Standings Men
advanced to Final advanced to the Eliminator
Women
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
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