Inter-insular match
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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 1957 and often attracts crowds above 1,000.
were the first to claim 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 limited overs format.
Between 1992 and 2001 Jersey won ten matches in a row, and this was followed by five successive wins for Guernsey between 2002 and 2006. The 2007 match was won by Jersey by four runs with just four balls to spare.
match was played in September 2007, Guernsey winning by five wickets, and this is set to become an annual event.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
match played annually between the representative teams of Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
and Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
. It has been played since 1957 and often attracts crowds above 1,000.
History
After the first three games finished in draws, JerseyJersey cricket team
The Jersey cricket team is the team that represents the Crown dependency of Jersey in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2005, and an associate member in 2007....
were the first to claim an outright win in 1960, followed by three successive wins for Guernsey
Guernsey cricket team
The Guernsey cricket team is the team that represents the Crown dependency of Guernsey in international cricket matches. They became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 2008.-International Competition:...
. Several draws took place in the 1960s and 70s, leading to the match being switched to a limited overs format.
Between 1992 and 2001 Jersey won ten matches in a row, and this was followed by five successive wins for Guernsey between 2002 and 2006. The 2007 match was won by Jersey by four runs with just four balls to spare.
Related events
In addition to the main match, games have also been played at various age-groups: Over-40s, Under-25s, Under-23s, Under-21s, and Under-19s. The first Twenty20Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
match was played in September 2007, Guernsey winning by five wickets, and this is set to become an annual event.
See also
- MurattiMurattiThe Muratti is the only annual men's football competition, inaugurated in 1905, between the Channel Islands of Guernsey, Jersey and Alderney, the prize for winning being a trophy called the Muratti Vase which is only relevant within the Islands. Both Matthew Le Tissier and Graeme Le Saux played in...
- the equivalent event in soccerFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball... - Guernsey cricket teamGuernsey cricket teamThe Guernsey cricket team is the team that represents the Crown dependency of Guernsey in international cricket matches. They became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 2008.-International Competition:...
- Jersey cricket teamJersey cricket teamThe Jersey cricket team is the team that represents the Crown dependency of Jersey in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2005, and an associate member in 2007....