The 2024 T20I Inter-Insular Series were two separate bilateral
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
series for men and women featuring the senior national teams of
Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...
and
Guernsey
Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency.
It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
. The men's series consisted of three
Twenty20 International
A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the ...
(T20I) matches and was held in Guernsey in June 2024. The first two matches were played at
King George V Sports Ground in
Castel, and the final game was played at the
Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club Ground in Port Soif. The women's series consisted of a single
women's T20I, which has held at the
Grainville Cricket Ground
Grainville Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Saint Saviour, Jersey.
History
The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1988 when Jersey played the Hampshire Second XI. Jersey have used the ground since then and it has held a n ...
in Jersey.
Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...
and
Guernsey
Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency.
It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
have played an
Inter-Insular cricket
Inter-Insular cricket refers to cricket contests between representative teams of Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands. An inter-insular match has been played annually between the two sides since 1950 and often attracts crowds above 1,000. It ...
match annually since 1950, generally as 50-over contests.
A
Twenty20
Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single innin ...
series was played for the first time in
2018
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, and the
2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup
Guernsey cricket team hosted Jersey cricket team from 31 May to 1 June 2019 to contest the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup, consisted of three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The series took place at two grounds in Guernsey: College Field in ...
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 were defending T20 champions, having won the
2023 series 2–0.
The men's series was played on artificial surfaces to aid the preparations of both sides ahead of their respective
European Qualifier events later in the summer. Jersey retained the series by winning both matches on 22 June, before Guernsey picked up a consolation victory in the third match. Guernsey's victory was their first win against their neighbours in the format, and their first success over them in any format since 2015.
In the women's match, hosts
Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...
defeated
Guernsey
Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency.
It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
by 104 runs.
Men's T20I series
Squads
1st T20I
2nd T20I
3rd T20I
Women's T20I match
Squads
Only T20I
Notes
See also
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Inter-Insular cricket
Inter-Insular cricket refers to cricket contests between representative teams of Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands. An inter-insular match has been played annually between the two sides since 1950 and often attracts crowds above 1,000. It ...
References
External links
Series home at ESPNcricinfo
Associate international cricket competitions in 2024
International cricket competitions in Guernsey
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