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Guernsey Cricket got together once again at the St Pierre Park Hotel to celebrate another season and handout all the gongs and trophies.

It was also a chance to remember and recognise those within our game. 

The Guernsey Women’s Squad win their series in Vienna, Austria securing Guernsey's first ever ICC T20I ranking. The future looks bright for this team!

The Guernsey Women’s Squad head off to Vienna, Austria 26th - 29th August to take on their hosts in four T20Is.  These matches along with those played over the past three years will allow the Guernsey Women to attain an ICC T20I ranking for the first time.  securing Guernsey's first ICC T20I ranking. The future looks bright as well.

See what we got up to with the Health Improvement Commission guys at our Cricket Summer Camp

As we did last summer, we have again teamed up with Tanya and the Eat Well Team from the Health Improvement Commission to provide some balanced and nutrious snack and lunch options for the participants in our Summer Cricket Camp.

Sandwiches with 50/50 brown/white flour contained chicken and sweetcorn or cheese and salad or tuna (no mayo!) and each lunch bag contained vegetable sticks and houmous. Crisps options were all the baked variety. There were also apples and bananas to fill the tummies.

To keep the kids going in the morning slices of watermelon were served and devoured !! 

Thanks to Tanya and team and, also the CI Co-Op Grande Marche at St Martins for all the fruit. 

We are delighted to confirm the return of the Channel Island Cricket League for the 2023 club season with new headline sponsors Belasko.

Glyn Griffiths and his wife Andrea were recently in Mexico to meet up with their daughter Yvette who works out there with Ninth Wave Global, an environmental group. Glyn asked if Guernsey Cricket could supply some cricket gear for the guys out there and we were delighted to assist. In the photo you can see the team out there and on the left the Guernsey national shirt makes an appearance!

Tom Nightingale picked up the Men's Player of the Year Award whilst Bex Hubbard was named the Women's Player of the Year at the recent Guernsey Cricket Awards Dinner hosted in association with sponsors Odey Wealth.  Click more for all the winners on the night.

Jeremy Frith will take up a role as Director of Cricket with Guernsey Cricket marking a return to coaching in Guernsey. The role will see him oversee all aspects of coaching and development in the Bailiwick.

The Guernsey National U19 Men’s Squad take part in the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Europe Division 2 Qualifier to be hosted by Guernsey Cricket from 5th to 11th August 2022.

The tournament sees the 8 teams split into two groups with Guernsey drawn in Group A along with France, Germany, and Italy. The top two teams in each group will play Semi-Finals and then a Third Place Play Off and Final to determine the three teams who will move forward to the Europe Divison 1 Qualifier. The other teams will play off against each other to determine the fifth to eighth placings.

Guernsey were in Finland in July to compete in the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup - Sub-Regional Qualifier Europe B. Drawn in a Group that included Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Austria and Slovenia they knew any slip up would be costly with only the Group winner advancing to the Final to play the other Group winner and take the single slot available to progress.

Gower have been unveiled as the new name on the Guernsey Women’s green shirt and title sponsor of Guernsey Cricket’s Women and Girls Programme. The deal, agreed earlier in the year. coincides with Guernsey Cricket appointing Hannah Eulenkamp as the Women and Girl’s Development Officer. The next couple of years will see a real push in this area to build upon the recent Inter Insular successes the Women have had and create a long term platform for the Women and Girl’s game.

Having recently delivered a family beach cricket event for HSBC staff and families using the wonderful location of L'Ancresse Beach and Beach Kiosk run by Deirdre Dudley-Owen, Guernsey Cricket have partnered with Deirdre's business venture Experience Guernsey Tours. This will allow visiting cricket sides coming to Guernsey to use Deirdre for travel, accommodation and ensuring they get to see and taste the best Guernsey has to offer. Click More to go the Experience Guernsey Tours website. 

After a two year gap Inter Insular action returned to Guernsey with a three match T20I Series. Jersey were triumphant in all three matches with Harrison Carlyon taking the POTM honours in match 1 and 2 and Asa Tribe the final match. Click MORE to see the cards.

Acknowledging the continued support from Carey Olsen with the Guernsey Cricket Junior Clubs Programme two new sign boards have been put up at KGV. Thanks to all at Carey Olsen for continuing the partnership. All the results and tables from the Leagues can be viewed here - https://www.cricclubs.com/GuernseyCricketBoard/fixtures.do?league=179&year=2022&clubId=4869

The start of season 100 ball knock out matches in Odey Wealth EL 2 of Guernsey’s Evening Cricket Leagues culminated in a final at KGV between Edmundson Electrical Irregulars B and Castle Crest Optimists 2.

After a two-year gap College Field and KGV will welcome back this summer the Men’s Teams of Guernsey and Jersey for a T20I Tri-Series for the kiya.ai T20 Inter Insular Cup.

These matches were last played in 2019 when, after a nail biter at College Field on the Friday night that went to a Super Over, Jersey ran out winners taking both games at KGV the following day.

The matches this year will follow the same format and will be;

Friday 20thMay College Field 4.00PM

Saturday 21st May KGV 10.45AM

Saturday 21st May KGV 2.45PM

Anthony Esse from Darwin Escapes was on island to meet the team and collect his Guernsey shirts

While it was another quiet summer for Guernsey Cricket's women on the field, the hard work has been continuing off it.

Marianne Le Ray and Emily Merrien have been named as the island's players of the year for the progress they've made.

Next on the agenda: secure an ICC ranking.

Tony Curr caught up with the Guernsey Ladies Cricket team during the summer, click on the link below to see the training session.

https://www.guernseycricket.com/gp-womens-video

February Half Term

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Venue: Elizabeth College School

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8th, 9th, 10th, 11th February 2021

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0900-1000 - Ravenscroft Future Stars (Introduction to Cricket) - £30

1015-1145 - Half Term Camp for age 11 and older (Hard Ball Cricket) - £30

1230-1400 - EPP Programme (Please note the EPP programme will be by invite only)

February Half Term

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Venue: Elizabeth College School

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8th, 9th, 10th, 11th February 2021

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0900-1000 - Ravenscroft Future Stars (Introduction to Cricket) - £30

1015-1145 - Half Term Camp for age 11 and older (Hard Ball Cricket) - £30

1230-1400 - EPP Programme (Please note the EPP programme will be by invite only)

The first cycle of winter training is about to start next week at Elizabeth College Sports hall. Players will have a 5 week cycle before Christmas to get stuck into before taking a short break and going again in January. 

Guernsey Cricket celebrated the season that nearly wasn't with the annual Awards Night at St Pierre Park Hotel last night.

Zak Damarell was the big winner - see all photos here.

The winners from a short but highly competitive 2020 Odey Wealth domestic season...

Congratulations to our competetion winner Tori Topley for her fanstastic tee shirt design, this shirt will be worn in a one of game vs. Jersey.