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BBC News
11-07-2025
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Scotland shock puts Jersey firmly on cricket map
"This morning somebody asked me where Jersey was," says the island cricket side's captain Charles Friday's last-ball win over Scotland, there will be few in the sport who can fail to have heard of the tiny Channel for hosts Netherlands beating Italy on Friday evening, Jersey - with its population of just over 100,000 - would have been heading to India and Sri Lanka next February to take on the globe's best in the T20 World the disappointment of missing out after finishing third behind Italy on net run rate in the ICC T20 World Cup Europe qualifying group, Jersey know they are capable of mixing it with the big boys."We lost a nail-biter to the Dutch - they chased our score with three balls to go," Perchard told BBC Sport."Time and time again when we've been coming up the gears to play against these better sides, we've rubbed shoulders with them very well."We've caused some scares - we could have beaten Zimbabwe when they were at home, in Scotland we blew another tight run chase against them."That win today shows we can do it and the belief will be there for the guys so that hopefully next time we've got a tight run chase, we will know we've been there before, we've done it before and we can do it again." Since last year Jersey have been led by director of cricket Paul former Yorkshire, Sussex and Middlesex player had previously been part of Denmark's coaching set-up and was able to bring his expertise from England plus experience of the international game in Europe. "It's nice to get the monkey off the back of beating somebody inside the top 15," said Hutchison, who also toured with England's 'A' side."You can see what it meant to the boys who have been around for eight or 10 years. I think it gives them real belief they can go and do something on the bigger stage."What they've been doing over the last 10 years is they've been developing and building towards this."Once you've done it, it becomes easier, so our hope and belief is that we can play at that stage." Harrison Carlyon has been one of Jersey's leading players in The Hague, taking six wickets in three games and scoring 89 runs in was first picked for Jersey's senior team as a 15-year-old in 2016, and nine years later has become one of the most experienced players in the side - spending last winter playing cricket in Australia. "We've gotten so close in the past to beating a fair few of these sides - but we've always thought we can turn them over," Carlyon said."So the fact we've done it now, whenever we play them in the future there's no reason for us to not think that we can go and beat any of these sides."We're a strong side and we've shown that today."
BBC News
11-07-2025
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Jersey stun Scots to stay in hunt for T20 World Cup
T20 World Cup Europe QualifierScotland 133-7: Cross 43, Watt 28; Carlyon 3-26, Ward 2-24Jersey 134-9: Greenwood 49Jersey win by one wicketScorecard Jersey stunned Scotland with a final-ball, one-wicket victory to put them in contention for a place at the T20 World Cup for the first one run from the last delivery with nine wickets down, Jake Dunford scrambled the required single.A win for Italy against the Netherlands in the last fixture of the European Qualifier would leave Jersey second in the standings, which would take them to the T20 World Cup in India next year.A Dutch victory would result in them taking over from the Italians at the top, with second place decided on net run miss out on a fifth successive T20 World Cup, having been the highest ranked side at the tournament."The next few hours is potentially life defining for some of our guys, but there's nothing really we can do about it except to enjoy our victory," Jersey captain Charles Perchard told ICCTV."Years of graft and hard work and some real disappointments all led up to this moment and we're delighted."We've never beaten a side as good as Scotland before, so there was definitely some nerves in the camp."The coaches were trying to tell us to stay level and maybe we did, maybe we didn't, but we got over the line in the end."More to follow.
BBC News
10-07-2025
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Could Jersey qualify for the T20 World Cup?
"We're three good hours of graft away from potentially qualifying for the World Cup," muses Jersey captain Charles results go their way, the Channel Island with a population of around 100,000 people could be facing the likes of India, England or Australia at the T20 World Cup next February. With one game left in the European qualifying tournament in the Netherlands Jersey know that if they beat Scotland on Friday, they are in with a chance of mixing it with the world's best. "It would obviously be the pinnacle of Jersey cricket's history if we were to qualify for a World Cup," says Perchard, known by his nickname 'Chuggy'. "I debuted in 2010, so a long time ago now, and we were playing through the World Cricket Leagues, quite lower ranked."But we've got a great group of players that have propelled us up to where we are today and to even be talking about a World Cup looked miles off all those years ago,"But now we've got to a level where we're consistently competing against Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands for chances to qualify in the World Cup, whereas previously 10 years ago we weren't even making this qualifying tournament, so we've come a long way in such a short space of time and it's a great achievement." Joining the ICC pathway was 'bit of a risk' Jersey only began playing international cricket in 2005 when those running the sport on the island felt they needed a better standard of then their biggest day each year was a match against neighbours Guernsey and the odd tour to England or a home game with a touring side. One of the administrators who was key to helping Jersey first attain affiliate membership of the ICC, and then associate member status was Ward son Jonty has been a mainstay of the side since he was 14 - he spent time at Sussex's academy and was even 12th man for England for their first Test against South Africa at Lord's in 2017. "I think the work that Dad, Keith Dennis and Chris Minty put in to try and get us into the ICC pathway was huge and probably a little bit of a risk at the time," says Jenner, who now works as a cricket coach at a Sussex school as well as playing club cricket in the county."But they trailblazed it a little bit and thought 'well there's no point in us really going down a club club route or county cricket' and trying to get into the ICC world rankings was probably a very good thing." Jersey has a football team in the eighth tier of the English league system, but the island's FA were unable to become members of Uefa, while Jersey Reds won rugby union's Championship in 2023, only to go bust a few months later. So aside from athletes competing at the Commonwealth Games in sports such as bowls and shooting, cricket is providing the best international exposure."Kids in Jersey at the moment are almost spoiled for choice for sport," says spinner Dominic Blampied, who plays cricket alongside his work as a sports development officer on the island."It's fantastic to see so many sports grow and offer that opportunity to children and if we can be role models - and all sports across the board can be good role models to the next generation of athletes - it's fantastic and the island as a sporting nation, can only grow." Australia's Burns skippering Italy Jersey are third in the five-team round robin group going into the final round of matches, having lost to Netherlands, beaten Guernsey and had their game with Italy rained off. Victory over Scotland would ensure qualification should pool leaders Italy go on to beat hosts Netherlands later on Friday. It would be an even greater shock as Jersey's team are all part-time apart from Jersey born professionals Asa Tribe, who plays county cricket for Glamorgan and Wellington's Nick and Netherlands are both mainly professional sides while the Italians have been bolstered by a policy of bringing in cricketers with Italian heritage such as former Australia Test player Joe Burns, Harry and Ben Mananti, who have played for the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League, and Durham's Emilio Gay."When we get out there on the field it's a one-ball game and it doesn't matter if you're a professional or not, it's all about executing your skills as best as possible," says Perchard."Obviously them being a professional outfit does help them, but we've got immense pride and camaraderie as a unit that a lot of these other teams don't have, and that helps to bridge the gap massively."The islanders are playing in the final qualifying stages for a T20 World Cup for the fifth time, having reached the penultimate stage for the 2023 50-over World Cup two years ago. Jersey beat Italy to earn international status 20 years ago, and Jenner has no problems with countries bringing in players if it improves the sport. "Italy are trying to just spread the game," he says. "It would be pretty cool if Italy goes through and we go through to not have Scotland and Netherlands there, who were the top two teams."These guys that come in and play probably more towards the end of their careers, are still trying to play and spread the game."So it's frustrating for us because we can't do it to the same extent as them, but you play the ball rather than anybody on their reputation" Do not rule out a Jersey surprise against Scotland - they were three balls away from beating the Netherlands on Saturday and have come close against Zimbabwe, Ireland and the Scots in previous qualifying tournaments. "We get after these teams and away from home we really punch above our weight," says Blampied a day before the game."The toughest test was probably facing the Netherlands in their home conditions in front of the home crowd, and to be three or four balls away from winning the fixture was a tough one to take at the time, but we bounced back well."It's easy to look down the track and say 'if we win tomorrow, we're going to rule the world', but we need to focus on tomorrow."
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09-06-2025
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Jersey beat Guernsey in nail-biting T20 series
Jersey narrowly beat Guernsey 2-1 to retain their inter-island T20 title in a rain-affected set of matches. Jersey won the final game at Grainville by three runs in a nail-biting finish as skipper Charles Perchard restricted Guernsey in the final over, having earlier hit 26 not out. Advertisement Guernsey had won Friday's opening game by eight wickets via the Duckworth Lewis Stern method (DLS) before the hosts hit back to level the series with a rain-affected seven-wicket win. The games doubled up as warm-ups for this summer's final round of European qualifying for the T20 World Cup in the Netherlands where both islands will be taking part. "It's been a long time since we lost a trophy to Guernsey in inter-insular cricket and I'm delighted to gave got the win," Perchard told BBC Radio Jersey. "As we build up towards a big summer we've still got work to do to get better - we weren't at our sharpest. Advertisement "But that trophy is staying on Jersey soil so I'm really delighted at that." Rain hits first two matches Zak Tribe's 28 and 25 from Nick Greenwood were the highlights of Jersey's innings in the opening fixture on Friday as they made 116-8 from their 20 overs. Guernsey bowler Martin Dale Bradley impressed with 4-17 and Luke Bichard took 2-17, while Patrick Gouge contributed 21 not out. With rain forecast, Guernsey wasted no time in trying to get the runs they needed as opener Josh Butler hit 33 not out off 30 balls. They were 65-2 off 10 overs when the game was abandoned because of rain - ahead of the rate needed for victory. Advertisement The weather reduced the second game to 13 overs per side and Guernsey started well - Ben Fitchet (37) and Butler (24) putting on 55 for the opening wicket before Tom Nightingale (16) and Matthew Stokes (15) helped them reach 107-7 despite Perchard taking 4-15. Chasing a revised score of 114 to win from their 13, Jersey reached their target with five balls to spare. Having lost opener Harrison Carlyon to the opening ball of the innings, they recovered as Greenwood (45) and Tribe (19) shared a second-wicket stand of 47. Jonty Jenner hit 32 in a match-winning fourth-wicket stand of 42 with while Julius Sumerauer (15 not out) as Jersey reached 116-3. Deciding game drama The rain held off for the deciding match at Grainville, and having won the toss Jersey opted to bat first. Advertisement It was a decision they looked like they would regret as they lost their opening three wickets for just two runs as Carlyon, Greenwood and Jenner were all sent back to the clubhouse. Sumerauer played an innings-steadying knock of 34 off 21 balls but they were 58-4 when he was bowled by Stokes in the eighth over. Jersey then lost four cheap wickets as they slumped to 74-8 off 11.4 overs as Guernsey seemed certain for a first-ever T20 series win over their rivals - and a first in any format for a decade. But Will Perchard and Charles Perchard came together in an unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 56 - Will hitting 29 off 28 balls and Charles 26 off 23 as Jersey ended on 130-8. Advertisement In reply Guernsey's batters also faltered as they slipped to 46-4 at the start of the ninth over. Stokes - who went on to score a series-high 66 not out off 48 balls - and Ollie Nightingale (17) advanced the total on to 96-5 with four overs to go. But Guernsey's batters continued to struggle to support Stokes as Charles Perchard returned figures of 3-15 by dismissing Luke Bichard and Adam Martel in the final over. Needing just seven runs, Perchard conceded just three off the over as Guernsey ended on 127-8, giving Jersey the most nerve-wracking of wins. "I'm delighted to have got us over the line," added Perchard. Advertisement "I fancy those pressure moments and I'm the captain, I take responsibility for the team. "I'm delighted to have executed my skills and backed up by some amazing fielding in that last over as well."
BBC News
09-06-2025
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Jersey beat Guernsey in nail-biting T20 series
Jersey narrowly beat Guernsey 2-1 to retain their inter-island T20 title in a rain-affected set of won the final game at Grainville by three runs in a nail-biting finish as skipper Charles Perchard restricted Guernsey in the final over, having earlier hit 26 not had won Friday's opening game by eight wickets via the Duckworth Lewis Stern method (DLS) before the hosts hit back to level the series with a rain-affected seven-wicket games doubled up as warm-ups for this summer's final round of European qualifying for the T20 World Cup in the Netherlands where both islands will be taking part."It's been a long time since we lost a trophy to Guernsey in inter-insular cricket and I'm delighted to gave got the win," Perchard told BBC Radio Jersey."As we build up towards a big summer we've still got work to do to get better - we weren't at our sharpest."But that trophy is staying on Jersey soil so I'm really delighted at that." Rain hits first two matches Zak Tribe's 28 and 25 from Nick Greenwood were the highlights of Jersey's innings in the opening fixture on Friday as they made 116-8 from their 20 bowler Martin Dale Bradley impressed with 4-17 and Luke Bichard took 2-17, while Patrick Gouge contributed 21 not out. With rain forecast, Guernsey wasted no time in trying to get the runs they needed as opener Josh Butler hit 33 not out off 30 were 65-2 off 10 overs when the game was abandoned because of rain - ahead of the rate needed for weather reduced the second game to 13 overs per side and Guernsey started well - Ben Fitchet (37) and Butler (24) putting on 55 for the opening wicket before Tom Nightingale (16) and Matthew Stokes (15) helped them reach 107-7 despite Perchard taking a revised score of 114 to win from their 13, Jersey reached their target with five balls to lost opener Harrison Carlyon to the opening ball of the innings, they recovered as Greenwood (45) and Tribe (19) shared a second-wicket stand of Jenner hit 32 in a match-winning fourth-wicket stand of 42 with while Julius Sumerauer (15 not out) as Jersey reached 116-3. Deciding game drama The rain held off for the deciding match at Grainville, and having won the toss Jersey opted to bat first. It was a decision they looked like they would regret as they lost their opening three wickets for just two runs as Carlyon, Greenwood and Jenner were all sent back to the played an innings-steadying knock of 34 off 21 balls but they were 58-4 when he was bowled by Stokes in the eighth then lost four cheap wickets as they slumped to 74-8 off 11.4 overs as Guernsey seemed certain for a first-ever T20 series win over their rivals - and a first in any format for a Will Perchard and Charles Perchard came together in an unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 56 - Will hitting 29 off 28 balls and Charles 26 off 23 as Jersey ended on reply Guernsey's batters also faltered as they slipped to 46-4 at the start of the ninth - who went on to score a series-high 66 not out off 48 balls - and Ollie Nightingale (17) advanced the total on to 96-5 with four overs to go. But Guernsey's batters continued to struggle to support Stokes as Charles Perchard returned figures of 3-15 by dismissing Luke Bichard and Adam Martel in the final over. Needing just seven runs, Perchard conceded just three off the over as Guernsey ended on 127-8, giving Jersey the most nerve-wracking of wins."I'm delighted to have got us over the line," added Perchard."I fancy those pressure moments and I'm the captain, I take responsibility for the team."I'm delighted to have executed my skills and backed up by some amazing fielding in that last over as well."
