# Guernsey cricket team

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 and an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2008.

## 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. 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.
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.
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.
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.
Guernsey hosted group C of the T20 World Cup European sub-regional qualifier in August 2024, winning the tournament with a six-wicket victory over Denmark in the final to advance to the five-team European final where two places at the 2026 T20 World Cup will be at stake.

## Grounds

* College Field Cricket Ground, Saint Peter Port
* King George V Sports Ground, Castel

## 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
* 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
* 2018 Division Two : 2nd place
* 2019 Division One : 5th place

## Current squad

This lists all the players who were part of the squad for 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier C. Uncapped players are listed in italics.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||
| Tom Nightingale | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Vice-captain |
| Oliver Nightingale | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| Ben Fitchet | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Josh Butler | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Ben Ferbrache | 36 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounder |||||
| Matthew Stokes | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keeper |||||
| Isaac Damarell | 30 | Left-handed | | |
| Spin Bowlers |||||
| Adam Martel | 33 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Martin Dale-Bradley | 37 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Oliver Clapham | 19 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Pace Bowlers |||||
| Luke Bichard | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Dane Mullen | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Harry Johnson | 17 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Charlie Forshaw | 17 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Updated as of 28 August 2024.

## Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Guernsey
Last updated 28 August 2024
Playing Record :
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 39 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 31 May 2019 |

### Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 172/4 v Germany, 15 August 2023 at Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer
* Highest individual score: 87, Josh Butler v Germany, 15 August 2023 at Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer
* Best individual bowling figures: 4/20, Luke Bichard v France, 31 July 2022 at Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span |
| Matthew Stokes | 828 | 34.50 | 2019–2024 |
| Josh Butler | 816 | 28.13 | 2019–2024 |
| Tom Nightingale | 562 | 21.61 | 2020–2024 |
| Isaac Damarell | 483 | 21.95 | 2020–2024 |
| Ben Ferbrache | 307 | 16.15 | 2019–2024 |
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span |
| Luke Bichard | 32 | 20.90 | 2020–2024 |
| William Peatfield | 29 | 15.75 | 2019–2022 |
| Matthew Stokes | 23 | 23.95 | 2019–2024 |
| David Hooper | 19 | 31.15 | 2019–2023 |
| Anthony Stokes | 18 | 18.83 | 2019–2022 |
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #2825. Last updated 28 August 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
| vs Associate Members ||||||||
| Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 July 2022 | |
| Belgium | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 June 2024 | 8 June 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 July 2022 | 24 July 2022 |
| Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 June 2019 | 20 June 2019 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 August 2024 | 25 August 2024 |
| Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 August 2024 | |
| 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 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 31 May 2019 | 23 June 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 July 2022 | 25 July 2022 |
| Malta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 August 2024 | 22 August 2024 |
| 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 | 44 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56.81% | |

### Player statistics

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 | 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, playing as the Guernsey Sarnians. Guernsey Sarnians cannot be promoted or relegated as they will play fewer 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.

## 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
* Oliver Newey - 129* vs Fiji at Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester, Essex on 7 September 2015
* 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

### 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 Hampshire, making one List A appearance in 2011.