The 2024 season was the Oval Invincibles' 4th season of the 100-ball cricket tournament, The Hundred. The men's team won their second consecutive title, while the women's team improved to finish second, losing out in the Eliminator round.
The men's victory meant that, for the fourth straight year since the tournament's inception, either the men's or the women's Invincibles were champions.
Players
Men's side The Invincibles men's squad retained eleven players from the previous season:
Sam Curran (central contract) Tom Curran (£125k) Will Jacks (£125k) Adam Zampa (£100k) Jordan Cox (£100k) Gus Atkinson (£75k) Sam Billings (£75k) Saqib Mahmood (£60k) Spencer Johnson (£60k) Nathan Sowter (£50k) Tawanda Muyeye (£30k)
They drafted:
Essex wicketkeeper-batsman Jordan Cox (£100k) Middlesex top order batter Dawid Malan (£50k) South Africa batter Donovan Ferreira (£40k) Somerset all-rounder Tom Lammonby (£40k) Each franchise was allowed two wildcard picks. The Invincibles selected Gloucestershire's batter Marchant de Lange and Derbyshire's Scottish slow-left arm bowler Mark Watt. Name Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters9 Will Jacks Right-handed Right-arm off break 14 Tawanda Muyeye Right-handed Right-arm off break Domestic player15 Tom Lammonby Left-handed Left-arm medium 22 Jordan Cox Right-handed — 29 Dawid Malan Left-handed Right-arm leg break 35 Harrison Ward Left-handed Right-arm off break Replacement player All-rounders2 Donovan Ferreira Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player58 Sam Curran Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Centrally contracted player59 Tom Curran Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wicket-keepers7 Sam Billings Right-handed — Captain Pace bowlers 5 Mohammad Amir Left-handed Left-arm fast Overseas player; Replacement player21 Spencer Johnson Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Overseas player25 Saqib Mahmood Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 37 Gus Atkinson Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 90 Marchant de Lange Right-handed Right-arm fast UK passport; Wildcard player Spin bowlers51 Mark Watt Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Wildcard player72 Nathan Sowter Right-handed Right-arm leg break UK passport88 Adam Zampa Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player Women's side Name Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters4 Georgie Boyce Right-handed Right-arm medium 48 Laura Harris Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player; Replacement player99 Chamari Athapaththu Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player All-rounders8 Paige Scholfield Right-handed Right-arm medium 14 Jo Gardner Right-handed Right-arm off break 26 Alice Capsey Right-handed Right-arm off break Wicket-keepers17 Amara Carr Right-handed — Wildcard player58 Lauren Winfield-Hill Right-handed — Captain Pace bowlers2 Lizzie Scott Right-handed Right-arm medium 7 Marizanne Kapp Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player27 Megan Schutt Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player; Replacement player29 Ryana MacDonald-Gay Right-handed Right-arm medium 53 Tash Farrant Left-handed Left-arm medium Ruled out through injury72 Rachel Slater Right-handed Left-arm medium Wildcard player Spin bowlers10 Amanda-Jade Wellington Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player16 Sophia Smale Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 22 Mady Villiers Right-handed Right-arm off break
League stage
Men's results
Women's results
Standings Men
Women
Knockout stages
Men Having topped the table, the men's team went straight to the final where they met the Southern Brave. Will Curran Jacks with the bat, hitting 37 from 22 balls in the Invincibiles total of 147/9, before Saqib Mahmood's 3/17 restricted the Brave to 130/7.
Women The women's team were knocked out in the Eliminator by local rivals London Spirit.
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