Guernsey cricket team

Cricket team in the Channel Islands

Guernsey

Association

Guernsey Cricket Board

Personnel

Captain

Matthew Stokes

Coach

Andrew Cornford

International Cricket Council

ICC status

Affiliate (2005)
Associate member (2008)

ICC region

Europe

ICC Rankings	Current^[1]	Best-ever
T20I	47th	35th (2-May-2019)

International cricket

First international

Guernsey v. Jersey

(Saint Helier, Jersey; 14 August 1922)

Twenty20 Internationals

First T20I

Jersey at College Field, Saint Peter Port; 31 May 2019

Last T20I

Germany at Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer; 15 August 2023

T20Is	Played	Won/Lost
Total^[2]	27	11/14 (1 tie, 1 no result)
This year^[3]	0	0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)

T20I kit

As of 1 January 2024

The Guernsey cricket team is the team that represents the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a Crown dependency in international cricket. They became a member in 2005^[4] and an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2008.^[5]

History

2018–present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Guernsey and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.^[6] Guernsey played their first T20I against Jersey on 31 May 2019.

31 May 2019
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Jersey 128/9 (20 overs)	v	Guernsey 128/8 (20 overs)
Corey Bisson 26 (25) Nic Buckle 3/26 (4 overs)		Josh Butler 22 (25) Elliot Miles 3/17 (4 overs)

Match tied
(Jersey won the Super Over)
College Field, Saint Peter Port
Umpires: Neil Hall (Gue) and Martin Tolcher (Gue)
Player of the match: Dominic Blampied (Jer)

Guernsey won the toss and elected to field.
First ever T20I match for Guernsey.

International competition

Guernsey has a long rivalry with the neighbouring Channel Island of Jersey, playing an annual encounter against each other known as the inter-insular match since 1950. Guernsey had a run of ten consecutive defeats from 1992 to 2001.^[7]

They made their debut at the European Championship in 2006, and finished in 5th place in Division Two, the tournament being won by Norway. Since then they have won promotion to the T20 Championship Division One.

International matches are being played by Guernsey outside the above two events also, with matches against Bermuda and Namibia in 2005, and more matches against Bermuda in 2006. Games against France and a tour of Canada were planned for 2007.^[8]

Guernsey placed second at the 2009 Global Division Seven tournament, advancing to Division Six. In Division Six Guernsey finished 4th and therefore remained in Division Six. They came first in the 2011 Division Six tournament, advancing to 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five. However, they came third in the Division Five tournament, remaining in the division, before coming 5th and being relegated to Division Six for the 2015 season, winning immediate promotion puts them back in Division Five, where in 2016 they came 3rd, remaining in Division Five.

Guernsey is ranked 31st in the World and 7th in Europe in the World Cricket League (21 May 2016).

In September 2018, Guernsey qualified from Group C of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament.^[9]

Grounds

College Field

KGV

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Locations of all grounds which have hosted international cricket matches within Guernsey

Tournament history

World Cricket League

2009 Division Seven: 2nd place (promoted)
2009 Division Six: 4th place
2011 Division Six: 1st place (promoted)
2012 Division Five: 3rd place
2014 Division Five: 5th place (relegated)
2015 Division Six: 2nd place (promoted)
2016 Division Five: 3rd place ^[10]
2017 Division Five 6th place (relegated to regional tournaments)

European Championship Division 2

2006 Division Two : 5th place
2010 Division Two : 1st place (promoted to European T20 Championship Division 1)

European T20 Championship Division 1

2011 Division One : 4th place
2013 Division One : 3rd place
2015 Division One : 4th place^[11]
2018 Division Two : 2nd place
2019 Division One : 5th place

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Guernsey^[12]

Last updated 15 August 2023

Format	M	W	L	T	NR	Inaugural Match
Playing Record
Twenty20 Internationals	27	11	14	1	1	31 May 2019

Twenty20 International

Highest team total: 172/4 v Germany, 15 August 2023 at Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer^[13]
Highest individual score: 87, Josh Butler v Germany, 15 August 2023 at Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer^[14]
Best individual bowling figures: 4/20, Luke Bichard v France, 31 July 2022 at Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava^[15]

Most T20I runs for Guernsey^[16]

Player	Runs	Average	Career span
Josh Butler	588	26.72	2019–2023
Matthew Stokes	511	28.38	2019–2023
Isaac Damarell	331	25.46	2020–2023
Ben Ferbrache	272	16.00	2019–2023
Tom Nightingale	267	19.07	2020–2023

Most T20I wickets for Guernsey^[17]

Player	Wickets	Average	Career span
William Peatfield	29	15.75	2019–2022
Luke Bichard	21	16.66	2020–2023
David Hooper	19	31.15	2019–2023
Anthony Stokes	18	18.83	2019–2022
Luke Le Tissier	17	15.94	2019–2023

T20I record versus other nations^[12]

Records complete to T20I #2197. Last updated 15 August 2023.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
vs Associate Members
Austria	1	0	1	0	0	27 July 2022
Bulgaria	1	1	0	0	0	24 July 2022	24 July 2022
Denmark	2	1	0	0	1	18 June 2019	20 June 2019
France	1	1	0	0	0	31 July 2022	31 July 2022
Germany	4	2	2	0	0	15 June 2019	14 August 2023
Isle of Man	1	1	0	0	0	21 August 2020	21 August 2020
Italy	1	0	1	0	0	16 June 2019
Jersey	9	0	8	1	0	31 May 2019
Luxembourg	1	1	0	0	0	25 July 2022	25 July 2022
Norway	3	2	1	0	0	19 June 2019	19 June 2019
Slovenia	1	1	0	0	0	28 July 2022	28 July 2022
Spain	2	1	1	0	0	30 April 2022	1 May 2022

World Cricket League statistics

Team statistics

World Cricket League records against other teams
Opposition	M	W	L	Tie+W	Tie+L	NR	Win%	First Win
Argentina	1	1	0	0	0	0	100.00%	21 February 2012
Bahrain	5	1	3	0	0	1	20.00%	18 February 2012
Botswana	2	2	0	0	0	0	100.00%	4 September 2009
Cayman Islands	4	3	1	0	0	0	75.00%	24 February 2012
Fiji	2	2	0	0	0	0	100.00%	18 September 2011
Gibraltar	1	1	0	0	0	0	100.00%	18 May 2009
Jersey	3	1	2	0	0	0	33.33%	17 September 2011
Japan	2	1	0	0	0	1	50.00%	19 May 2009
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	0	0	100.00%	20 September 2011
Malaysia	6	3	3	0	0	0	50.00%	5 September 2009
Nigeria	4	2	1	0	0	1	50.00%	21 May 2009
Norway	3	2	0	0	0	1	66.66%	1 September 2009
Oman	1	1	0	0	0	0	100.00%	27 May 2016
Singapore	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.00%
Suriname	3	2	1	0	0	0	66.66%	23 May 2009
Tanzania	2	1	1	0	0	0	50.00%	22 May 2016
Vanuatu	2	2	0	0	0	0	100.00%	21 May 2016
Total ^[18]	44	25	15	0	0	4	56.81%

Player statistics

Performance by Guernsey's cricketers in World Cricket League matches

Current Players
Name	Matches	Runs	Wickets
Lee Savident	23	748	18
Oliver Newey	3	90	2
Lucas Barker	6	164	0
Isaac Damarell	6	128	0
Ben Ferbrache	27	334	0
Jamie Nussbaumer	29	225	43
Matthew Stokes	5	58	4
David Hooper	17	129	24
James Gale	3	24	0
Luke Le Tissier	5	25	7
Max Ellis	6	6	11
William Peatfield	5	20	11
Tom Kimber	24	240	0

Former Players
Name	Matches	Runs	Wickets
Jeremy Frith	26	1234	37
Ross Kneller	23	443	1
GH Smit	18	440	18
Stuart Bisson	20	68	17
Stuart Le Prevost	26	507	0
Tim Ravenscroft	12	147	9
Andy Biggins	2	3	0
Gary Rich	22	45	25
Matthew Renouf	4	5	4
Adam Martel	2	0	0
Chris van Vliet	1	0	0
James Warr	3	83	1
Blane Queripel	9	53	5
Kris Moherndl	12	121	0
Jonathan Warr	4	7	2
Matt Oliver	7	113	0
Justin Meades	2	19	0

ICC European Championship statistics

ICC European Tournaments records versus other nations
Opposition	M	W	L	Tie+W	Tie+L	NR	Win%	First Win
Austria	2	1	1	0	0	0	50.00%	2013
Croatia	2	2	0	0	0	0	100.00%	2008
Denmark	3	1	2	0	0	0	33.33%	2015
France	4	4	0	0	0	0	100.00%	2006
Germany	3	2	1	0	0	0	66.67%	2008
Gibraltar	5	5	0	0	0	0	100.00%	2006
Greece	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.00%
Israel	2	2	0	0	0	0	100.00%	2006
Italy	3	1	2	0	0	0	33.33%	2011
Jersey	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.00%
Norway	4	4	0	0	0	0	100.00%	2010
Sweden	1	1	0	0	0	0	100.00%	2013
Total ^[19]	33	23	10	0	0	0	69.70%

Sussex Cricket League

Guernsey joined Division 2 of the Sussex Cricket League in 2016 after Sussex clubs voted unanimously to allow the island to join the competition,^[20] playing as the Guernsey Sarnians. Guernsey Sarnians cannot be promoted or relegated as they will play less games. Each league team plays ONE match against the Guernsey Sarnians XI. The points from these matches are included in team totals, and the Guernsey Sarnians XI's points are factored (by adjustment of bonus points) to show their relative League position.^[21]

Honours

Top five honours at international matches

Highest scores

Matthew Stokes - 135* vs Botswana at Ashlyns Road, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex on 8 September 2015^[22]
Oliver Newey - 129* vs Fiji at Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester, Essex on 7 September 2015^[23]
Jeremy Frith – 106 vs Suriname at King George V Sports Ground, Castel on 23 May 2009
Jeremy Frith – 101* vs Nigeria at College Field, St Peter Port on 21 May 2009
Jeremy Frith – 101 vs Malaysia at The Padang, Singapore on 5 September 2009

Best Bowling figures

Jeremy Frith – 5/8 vs Suriname at King George V SG, Castel on 23 May 2009
Jamie Nussbaumer – 5/19 vs Bahrain at The Padang, Singapore on 18 February 2012
Jamie Nussbaumer – 5/35 vs Kuwait at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur on 20 September 2011
David Hooper – 5/47 vs Cayman Islands at The Padang, Singapore on 25 February 2012
Max Ellis – 4/12 vs Cayman Islands at Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur on 6 March 2014

Updated to December 2015 ^[24]

Famous players

Two Guernsey players have played first class cricket elsewhere. Lee Savident, who was born on the island, played for Hampshire from 1997 to 2000, and Amitava Banerjee, who played for Bengal from 1996 to 2000, prior to moving to Guernsey. Batsman Tim Ravenscroft has played for Guernsey and played Hampshire, making one List A appearance in 2011.

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