The 2022 Men's T20I Inter-Insular Series, consisting of three
Twenty20 International
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(T20I) matches, was held in Guernsey from 20 to 21 May 2022. The first match was played at
College Field in
Saint Peter Port
St. Peter Port (french: Saint-Pierre Port) is a town and one of the ten parishes on the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is the capital of the Bailiwick of Guernsey as well as the main port. The population in 2019 was 18,958.
St. ...
, and the remaining matches were played at
King George V Sports Ground in
Castel.
Jersey
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and
Guernsey have played an
Inter-Insular cricket match annually since 1950, generally as 50-over contests.
A
Twenty20
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series was played for the first time in
2018
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, and the
2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup had official T20I status for the first time, following the
International Cricket Council
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's decision to grant T20I status to all matches played between Associate Members after 1 January 2019. Jersey are the defending champions of the T20I Inter-Insular series, having won the 2019 series 3–0. There were no Inter-Insular matches in 2020 or 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. Prior to this series, Jersey were on a ten-game winning streak against Guernsey across all formats.
Jersey claimed another 3–0 series win to retain the T20 trophy. Jersey won the first match by 37 runs, the second match by 60 runs, and the third match again by 37 runs. All-rounder
Harrison Carlyon
Harrison Carlyon (born 23 January 2001) is a Jersey international cricketer. He is an all-rounder, who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off break.
Career
In October 2016 Carlyon was selected for Jersey's squad for the 2016 ICC World Cri ...
put in man-of-the-match performances in both of the first two games to play a major part in securing the series for Jersey.
After Guernsey had taken two early wickets in the final game of the series, Jersey's Asa Tribe scored 65 runs from 32 balls to lead his side to their highest total in an official T20I.
The teams also contested the 50-over Inter-Insular Trophy match in Jersey in September 2022, and a
women's T20I series was played in June 2022.
T20I series
Squads
1st T20I
2nd T20I
3rd T20I
50-over match
The 50-over Inter-Insular Trophy match was played on 3 September 2022. The match was played at Jersey's
Farmers Cricket Club Ground
Farmers Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Saint Martin, Jersey. It was opened in 2005 by Geoffrey Boycott and Mike Gatting and has hosted International Cricket Council, ICC World Cricket League matches. The ground is the home of the Fa ...
in
St Martin. This was the 68th annual
Inter-Insular Trophy match between the two sides.
Jersey won the match by two-wickets to retain the Inter-Insular Trophy, despite a batting collapse causing a scare when chasing Guernsey's low target of 106.
Squads
Only 50-over match
See also
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Inter-Insular cricket
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2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup
References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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Associate international cricket competitions in 2022
International cricket competitions in Guernsey