The Jersey national cricket team is the team that represents the

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, a Crown dependency in international cricket. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2005, and an associate member in 2007.Jersey
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History

Jersey first played international cricket against neighbouring

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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 ...

in the inaugural annual

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in 1950. They won ten of the matches in a row between 1992 and 2001, before a run of five consecutive victories for Guernsey until 2006. Jersey became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2005, and took part in Division Two of the European Championship in Scotland in 2006, losing to Norway in the final.2006 European Division Two Championship
at CricketEurope The following March, they beat Italy in a three match series that they had to win to be promoted to associate membership of the ICC. They were granted associate status at an ICC meeting at

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in June. In August, Jersey won the inter-insular by 4 runs to end Guernsey's run of wins, but lost the first inter-insular Twenty20 match in September by five wickets. * 2008, Jersey hosted Division Five of the World Cricket League in May. Jersey performed well and topped Group B after the group qualifying matches. Jersey then beat the United States in their semi-final before losing the final to Afghanistan. As Division Five runners-up, Jersey were promoted to Division Four of the World Cricket League. * 2008, Jersey travelled to neighbours

in August to take part in Division Two of the European Championship against; Croatia, France, Germany,

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and

. Jersey improved on their 2006 performance, edging out Guernsey by one run in the final group match to win the tournament undefeated. * 2008, Jersey travelled to Tanzania in October to participate in Division Four of the World Cricket League. Division Four proved to be a step too far for Jersey, as with a series of poor batting displays Jersey won only one group match, before losing to

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in a positional playoff and finishing sixth. On the basis of their sixth-place finish in this tournament, Jersey were relegated back to Division Five. *

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in Nepal, they finished 5th to be relegated to

2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six The 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six was a cricket tournament that took place from 17 to 24 September 2011. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The host country for this tourna ...

in Malaysia, where they finished 4th to remain in Division Six. *

2011 ICC European T20 Championship Division One The 2011 ICC European Twenty20 Championship Division One was a cricket tournament that took place between 19 and 24 July 2011. It forms part of the European Cricket Championship. Jersey and the Guernsey hosted the event. Teams Teams that qualifi ...

, hosted by Jersey, losing to Italy in semi-final. *

2013 ICC European T20 Championship Division One The 2013 ICC European Twenty20 Championship Division One was a cricket tournament that took place from 8–14 July 2013. It formed part of the European Cricket Championship. England hosted the event. Teams Teams that qualified are as follows: ...

, Jersey losing to Italy in semi-final. *

2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six The 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six was a cricket tournament that took place from 21 to 28 July 2013. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Jersey hosted the event. Teams The t ...

, Jersey remained unbeaten in their 5 games, going on to win and gain promotion to WCL5 *

2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five The 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five was a cricket tournament that took place from 6–13 March 2014. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualification for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Teams The teams that took part in t ...

was held in March in Malaysia. Jersey were again unbeaten and gained promotion to WCL4. *

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matches, saw Jersey win only one of their 5 matches in the round robin and relegation back to WCL5. *

2015 ICC Europe Division One The 2015 ICC Europe Division One was a cricket tournament held in Jersey from 9–13 May 2015. The tournament was organised by ICC Europe, and featured the top six associate members in that region – Denmark, France, Guernsey, Italy, Jersey, and ...

competition saw Jersey come out on top and win entry into the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. *

2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier The 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, for the 2016 World Twenty20, was held from 6 to 26 July 2015. The tournament was hosted by both Ireland and Scotland. 51 matches were played among 14 nations, down from 72 matches among 16 nations previous ...

held in Scotland and Ireland in July saw Jersey end in 6th place in Group A, 11th overall. *

2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five The 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five was an international cricket tournament that took place in Jersey during May 2016. It formed part of the 2012–18 ICC World Cricket League, 2012–18 cycle of the World Cricket League (WCL). The J ...

competition saw an improved result winning four out of five and promotion back to WCL4 *

2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four The 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four was an international limited-overs cricket tournament held in Los Angeles from 29 October – 5 November 2016. It was the fifth edition of WCL Division Four, and the first World Cricket League tou ...

competition took place in Los Angeles. Two wins was not sufficient, demoted to WCL5

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 Jersey and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. In September 2018, Jersey qualified from Group B of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament. Jersey played their first T20I against

on 31 May 2019.

Grounds

Tournament history

World Cricket League

*2008: Division Five Runner-up - promoted *2008: Division Four Sixth place - relegated *2010: Division Five Fifth place - relegated *2011: Division Six Fourth place *2013: Division Six Winner - promoted *2014: Division Five Winner - promoted *2014: Division Four Sixth place - relegated *2016: Division Five Winner - promoted *2016: Division Four Fifth place - relegated *2018: Division Four Fourth place

European Cricket Championship

*1996 to 2004 inclusive: Not eligible, not an ICC member *2006: Division Two Runner-up *2008: Division Two Winner - promoted *2010: Division One Winner *2011: Division One Third place *2013: Division One Semi-Finals *2015: Division One Winner

World T20 Qualifier

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: 11th place *

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: 10th place * 2022 (Qualifier B): 7th place

Records and Statistics

International Match Summary — Jersey ''Last updated 17 July 2022''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 185/7 v

on 21 May 2022 at

King George V Sports Ground The King George V Sports Ground is a cricket ground in Castel, Guernsey. It hosted matches in the 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven tournament, and hosted matches in the Regional Finals In geography, regions, otherwise referred to ...

, Castel. * Highest individual score: 96 *,

Jonty Jenner Jonty William Jenner (born 4 December 1997) is a professional cricketer who plays for Jersey. On 7 July 2017, he was the substitute fielder for Stuart Broad during the first Test between England and South Africa. Career In 2014 he played in th ...

v Denmark on 21 October 2021 at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería. * Best individual bowling figures: 5/17, Charles Perchard v

on 1 June 2019 at

, Castel. Most T20I runs for Jersey Most T20I wickets for Jersey T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #1666. Last updated 17 July 2022.''

Squad

This lists all the players who were named in the most recent One-day or T20I squad. Updated as of 17 July 2022.

Notable players

Four players have played for Jersey and at first-class level for another team (or teams): * Corne Bodenstein – debuted for Jersey in 2011, also played for

Oxford MCC University Oxford University Cricket Club (OUCC), which represents the University of Oxford, has always held first-class status since 1827 when it made its debut in the inaugural University Match between OUCC and Cambridge University Cricket Club (CUCC). ...

* Ryan Driver – played for Jersey between 2005 and 2011, and earlier for Cornwall, Lancashire, and Worcestershire *

Albert Geary Albert Charles Taylor Geary (11 September 1900 – 23 January 1989) was an English cricketer. Geary was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in East Croydon, London. Having played for the Surrey Second XI sin ...

– played for Jersey between 1932 and 1940, and earlier for

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

- debuted for Jersey in from 2014, also played for

Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

, played as substitute fielder for Stuart Broad during the first Test between England and South Africa. *

Nathaniel Watkins Nathaniel Ashley Thomas Watkins (born 7 November 1991) is an English-born Jersey national cricket team, Jersey international cricketer. He also played three seasons with Durham MCC University, Durham MCCU, including a number of first-class cri ...

– debuted for Jersey in 2012, also played for

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...

and

Durham MCC University Durham MCC University (previously known as Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence) is a cricket coaching centre based at Durham University in Durham, County Durham, England, and the name under which the university's cricket team plays. ...

Several other first-class players were born on the island, including: * Arthur Coode – first-class matches for Cambridge University, Middlesex, and the MCC * Robert Copland-Crawford – first-class matches for the MCC and

North of England Northern England, also known as the North of England, the North Country, or simply the North, is the northern area of England. It broadly corresponds to the former borders of Angle Northumbria, the Anglo-Scandinavian Kingdom of Jorvik, and the ...

, football for Scotland * Herbert Lyon – first-class matches for Oxford University * Robert Osborne-Smith – one first-class match for the Indian ArmyRobert Osborne-Smith
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

References

External links

Official WebsiteCricket Europe-Jersey
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