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BBC News
05-07-2025
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Netherlands edge out Jersey in opening T20 World Cup qualifier
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier, Voorburg Cricket Club, The HagueJersey 160-7 (20): Z Tribe 39, Brennan 32; Klein 3-42 Netherlands 161-3 (19.3): O'Dowd 62, Lion-Cachet 50; Perchard 2-26Netherlands win by seven wicketsMatch scorecard Jersey began their 2026 T20 World Cup European qualifying campaign with a narrow seven-wicket loss to hosts Netherlands in The Hague. Batting first the islanders recovered from 16-2 and 49-4 to make a competitive total of 160-7 as Zak Tribe hit 37. But in replay the Dutch edged above the required run rate in the final two overs of their innings as they made 161-3 with three balls to spare thanks to Max O'Dowd's game was Jersey's first in the qualifying tournament - they face Italy on Sunday before meeting Guernsey and Scotland in the round robin format top two sides will qualify for the 2026 T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. Batting first Jersey lost openers Harrison Carlyon (11) and Glamorgan's Asa Tribe (4) inside the first two-and-a-half overs as the higher-ranked side looked like they would cruise to victory over the Tribe's brother Zak steadied the innings with a 33-ball 39 that included a six and four fours while Jonty Jenner hit a 13-ball Brennan (32 not out) and Ben Ward (18) had a key 37-run stand for the seventh wicket before Ward was caught by Noah Croes off Kyle Klein - one of the Dutch bowler's three wickets for 42 runs as Jersey ended on 160-7. In reply Carlyon made an early breakthrough as he bowled opener Michael Levitt for 1 off the fourth ball of the Max O'Dowd and Zach Lion-Cachet had what proved to be a crucial 101-run second wicket stand that lasted for 13 overs before Lion-Cachet was caught for 50 off Jersey skipper Charles Perchard's bowling. But the hosts never got away from Jersey - who are ranked 12 places below the 15th-placed Netherlands.O'Dowd went on to make 62 off 47 balls before he was caught on the boundary going for a six to win the game with the final ball of the 19th over. Scott Edwards guided the Dutch home with 41 not out off 24 balls as they won with three balls to spare.
BBC News
09-06-2025
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- BBC News
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."
BBC News
20-03-2025
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- BBC News
Farmers stumble but top European Cricket League
Jersey champions Farmers lost two of their three matches on Thursday but still all but secured qualification to the knockout stages of the European Cricket League in second, Farmers' day got off to a positive start as they chased down Darmstadt's score of 89-5 to beat them by nine wickets, scoring 91-1 in 4.1 were then beaten by seven wickets by fourth-placed Skanderborg, whose 86-3 score in 4.5 overs was enough to overcome a total of day in the sunshine ended when second bottom Voorburg managed to reach 66-3 in 4.5 overs after a modest total of 65-6 by Farmers. Julius Sumerauer led the way for Farmers against Darmstadt scoring 46 runs, and Zak Tribe was the highest scorer in the loss to Skanderborg, with defeat by Dutch side Voorburg was undoubtably the shock of the afternoon, as Farmers seemed well on course for victory after bowling out Cedric de Lange and Carl Mumba in quick 18-year-old bowler Toby Britton bowled five wides in the final over allowing Voorburg to get over the things stand, Farmers stay top of the European Cricket League with 14 points from six games, with other teams in the table still yet to complete all their fixtures following bad weather on Monday and Tuesday.
