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The Guernsey national cricket team is the team that represents the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a Crown dependency in international cricket. They became a member in 2005^[1] and an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2008.^[2]

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 will be a full T20I.^[3]Guernsey are scheduled to play their first T20I against Jersey on 15 June 2019.

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. Jersey had a run of ten consecutive victories from 1992 to 2001. however since then it has been pretty even.

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.^[4]

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)

World Cricket League

European Championship Division 2

European T20 Championship Division 1

In September 2018, Guernsey qualified from Group C of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament.^[7]

Current squads

World Cricket League statistics

Team statistics

Player statistics

ICC European Championship statistics

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,^[11] 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.^[12]

Honours

Top five honours at international matches

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. Another famous player from Guernsey Cricket team, Andrew Hutchinson (cricketer), a devout catholic and philosophy graduate has moved on to teach Religious Education at the prestigious location of St Leonard’s Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Secondary School, in Durham City Centre.

See also

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/guernsey/4636829.stm |title=Island gets international cricket |publisher=BBC |date=30 June 2005}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/122.html|title=Guernsey Archive|publisher=Cricketarchives}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322|title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status|work=International Cricket Council|date=26 April 2018|accessdate=1 September 2018}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://caughtbehind.com/btb/interview-with-the-chairman-of-the-guernsey-cricket-board|title=Interview with the chairman of the Guernsey Cricket Board|publisher=caughtbehind.com|date=14 August 2006}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/123812-Jersey-win-World-Cricket-League-Division-5 |title=Jersey win World Cricket League Division 5 |publisher=The News International |date=30 May 2016}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://guernseypress.com/sport/2015/05/13/defeat-sees-guernsey-finish-fourth-in-euro-t20-championship/ |title=Defeat sees Guernsey finish fourth in Euro T20 Championship |publisher=Guernsey Press |date=13 May 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2018/articles/000017/001729.shtml |title=Finalists confirmed after final day's play |work=Cricket Europe |accessdate=2 September 2018}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/463672 |title=Road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 starts in South Africa |accessdate=28 August 2017 |work=International Cricket Council}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.guernseycricketstats.co.uk/guernsey-cricket-statistics/icc-tournaments-results-by-countries/icc-wcl-tournaments/ |title=ICC WCL Tournaments |publisher=Guernsey Cricket |accessdate=17 January 2016}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.guernseycricketstats.co.uk/guernsey-cricket-statistics/icc-tournaments-results-by-countries/icc-europe-results-by-country/ |title=European Tournament Results by Country |publisher=Guernsey Cricket |accessdate=19 January 2016}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/32298286|title=Guernsey to Join Sussex Cricket League from 2016|publisher=BBC|date=14 April 2015|accessdate=14 February 2016}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://sussexcl.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=63392 |title=1st XI Division 2 - 2016 |publisher=Sussex Cricket League}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.guernseycricketstats.co.uk/icc-world/world-cricket-league-div-6-2015/botswana-w6-2015/ |title=ICC WCL Division 6 Essex 2015 Guernsey v Botswana}}
14. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.guernseycricketstats.co.uk/icc-world/world-cricket-league-div-6-2015/fiji/ |title=ICC WCL Div 6 Essex Guernsey v Fiji}}
15. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.guernseycricketstats.co.uk/guernsey-cricket-statistics/icc-tournaments-best-performances/icc-wcl-best-performances/ |title=ICC WCL Best Performances |access-date=17 January 2016}}