Inter-insular match

The Inter-insular match is a cricket match played annually between the representative teams of Channel Islands Jersey and Guernsey. It has been played since 1950 and often attracts crowds above 1,000.[1] In 2018, the format switched to a series of Twenty20 matches, although 2019 saw a return of the traditional 50-over match in addition to the Twenty20 series.[2][3]

History

Guernsey and Jersey had played inter insular games between clubs in the 1930s. After the war, there had been two annual games which appeared to be made up of players from different clubs to make an island team. In 1949 the press reported that GICC (Guernsey Island Cricket Club) would meet JICC (Jersey Island Cricket Club). It would appear that the games were played all day, irrespective that the second team had passed the score of the first. In 1950, GICC scoring 129, followed by JICC achieving 196 for 4.[1]

In 1951 the media began calling the teams Guernsey and Jersey rather than GICC and JICC. The Elizabeth College magazine for 1951 reported V G Collenette as the captain of the first Guernsey v Jersey match in 1950.[1][4] The 1952 match did not take place as Jersey did not turn up in Guernsey, having "forgotten to select a team", according to the Guernsey Press reporter.[5] The same problem occurred in 1956.[6] Caps for the inter island match were first awarded by GCA (Guernsey Cricket Association) in 1960, but backdated to 1957. GCA claimed the first match was in 1957.[1]

Jersey claimed an outright win in 1960, followed by three successive wins for Guernsey. Several draws took place in the 1960s and 70s, leading to the match being switched to a pure limited overs format rather than a timed game. Between 1992 and 2001, Jersey won ten matches in a row.

In 2018, the format switched to a series of Twenty20 matches, but 2019 saw a return of the traditional 50-over match in addition to the Twenty20 series.[2][3]

50-over Results

Twenty20 series results
Year Venue(s) Winner Won by
2018 Farmers' Field Jersey[12]3-0
2019 College Field and KGV Jersey[13]3-0

Sponsorship
  • Haig Scotch Whisky Trophy (1978 to 1988)
  • Carlsberg Lager Trophy (1989 to 1993)
  • Tetley Bitter Challenge (1994 to 1997)
  • Flemings Trophy (1998 to 2000)
  • Cherry Godfrey Challenge (2003 to 2005)
  • HSBC Trophy (2007 to 2009)
  • Marlborough Trophy (2010 to 2013)
  • NatWest Trophy (2014)
  • Odey Wealth Challenge Trophy (2015)
  • InfrasoftTech (2018–)

See also

References
  1. "When did the Guernsey v Jersey Senior Inter-Insular Cricket Series really start?". Guernsey Cricket Stats.
  2. "Jersey and Guernsey Inter-Insular Trophy switched to T20 format". BBC Sport. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. "InfrasoftTech announce continued support for T20 Inter-Insular Cup". Guernsey Cricket. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. "Inter Insular #1 1950".
  5. "Inter Insular 1952".
  6. "Inter Insular 1956".
  7. "Inter-insular 2014: Jersey make it a hat-trick of wins". BBC Sport.
  8. "Inter-insular 2015: Guernsey beat Jersey by five wickets". BBC Sport.
  9. "'We let them in massively' says Guernsey skipper Nussbaumer". Guernsey Press. 22 August 2016.
  10. "Jersey edge past Guernsey to retain inter-insular title". BBC Sport. 27 August 2017.
  11. "ITV News". ITV News. 31 August 2019.
  12. "Jersey whitewash Guernsey in first ever T20 Inter-Insular series". ITV News. 20 August 2018.
  13. "Jersey's cricketers retain T20I Inter Insular Cup with clean sweep over Guernsey". ITV News. 3 June 2019.
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