The 2021 season was the Oval Invincibles' first season of the new franchise 100-ball cricket tournament, The Hundred. The women's team won the tournament, while the men's team finished 4th.
Players Men's side The eight franchises were allowed to select one centrally-contracted Test player from their affiliated counties. In the case of the Invincibles, this gave them first refusal of any Kent or Surrey Test player, and led to the selection of Sam Curran.
Then, once each team had chosen a Test player, any remaining Test player would be automatically allocated to his ‘home’ franchise, meaning Surrey's Rory Burns also joined the side.
For the first season of the Hundred only, the franchises were also given first refusal to draft two "local icons": high-profile players who played for one of their affiliated counties. The Invincibles selected Surrey stars Jason Roy (£125,000) and Tom Curran (£75,000).
The Surrey contingent grew with the draft, with four additions bringing the total to eight. Fast bowler Reece Topley was signed for £60,000, opener Will Jacks followed in the £40,000 round and Laurie Evans was picked up in the £30,000 round. All-rounder Jordan Clark was drafted in February for an undisclosed amount.
Kent were initially represented with the drafting of Alex Blake (£40,000) and Sam Billings (£100,000), who was named team captain. Then, shortly before the beginning of the tournament, a third Kent player, Jordan Cox, was added to the ranks as a wildcard, a secondary draft held shortly before the start of the tournament which gives teams the chance to select players who had impressed in the recent T20 Blast season.
The franchises were allowed to draft three overseas players. West Indies star Sunil Narine was, along with Jason Roy, the Invincibles' most expensive acquisition at £125,000.
In the initial 2019 draft, they selected Nepal's Sandeep Lamichhane and West Indies' Fabian Allen but neither ultimately played for the team. By the time the postponed season began, Colin Ingram had been drafted, and he would later be joined by South African compatriot Tabraiz Shamsi, a late replacement for Lamichhane, who had had visa issues. Bold denotes players with international caps. Name Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen9 Will Jacks Right-handed Right-arm off break 10 Alex Blake Left-handed Right-arm off break 17 Rory Burns Left-handed Right-arm medium Centrally Contracted player20 Jason Roy Right-handed Right-arm medium 32 Laurie Evans Right-handed Right-arm off break All Rounders16 Jordan Clark Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 41 Colin Ingram Left-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player58 Sam Curran Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Centrally Contracted player59 Tom Curran Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Local Icon player74 Sunil Narine Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player Wicketkeepers7 Sam Billings Right-handed — Captain22 Jordan Cox Right-handed — Wildcard pick Pace bowlers 8 Saqib Mahmood Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 23 Reece Topley Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 44 Brandon Glover Right-handed Right-arm fast Spin bowlers26 Tabraiz Shamsi Right-handed Slow left-arm unorthodox Overseas player72 Nathan Sowter Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Women's side Bold denotes players with international caps. Name Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters1 Georgia Adams Right-handed Right-arm medium 35 Fran Wilson Right-handed Right-arm off break Centrally Contracted player All Rounders23 Jo Gardner Right-handed Right-arm off break 26 Alice Capsey Right-handed Right-arm off break 81 Dane van Niekerk Right-handed Right-arm leg break Captain; Overseas player Wicketkeepers8 Sarah Bryce Right-handed — 17 Rhianna Southby Right-handed — Pace bowlers 7 Marizanne Kapp Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player18 Eva Gray Right-handed Right-arm medium 53 Tash Farrant Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 61 Grace Gibbs Right-handed Right-arm medium 89 Shabnim Ismail Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player Spin bowlers6 Megan Belt Right-handed Right-arm off break 19 Danielle Gregory Right-handed Right-arm leg break 22 Mady Villiers Right-handed Right-arm off break
League Stage Men's results
July
August
Women's results
July
August
Standings Men
advances to the Final advances to the Eliminator
Women
advances to the Final advances to the Eliminator
Knockout stages Women
Eliminator
Final
References