Represents the Bailiwick of Jersey
The Jersey men's cricket team is the team that represents the Bailiwick of Jersey , 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.[ 6]
History
Jersey first played international cricket against neighbouring Channel Island of Guernsey in the inaugural annual Inter-insular match in 1950.[ 7] [ 8]
Jersey became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2005,[ 6] Scotland in 2006, losing to Norway in the final.[ 9] Italy in a three-match series that they had to win to be promoted to associate membership of the ICC .[ 10] Lord's in June.[ 11]
In August, Jersey won the inter-insular by 4 runs to end Guernsey's run of wins,[ 12] Twenty20 match in September by five wickets.[ 13]
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.[ 14]
2008, Jersey travelled to neighbours Guernsey in August to take part in Division Two of the European Championship against; Croatia , France , Germany , Gibraltar and Guernsey . Jersey improved on their 2006 performance, edging out Guernsey by one run in the final group match to win the tournament undefeated.[ 15]
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 Fiji 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.[ 16]
2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five in Nepal, they finished 5th to be relegated to 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six in Malaysia, where they finished 4th to remain in Division Six.2011 ICC European T20 Championship Division One , hosted by Jersey, losing to Italy in semi-final.2013 ICC European T20 Championship Division One , Jersey losing to Italy in semi-final.2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six , Jersey remained unbeaten in their 5 games, going on to win and gain promotion to WCL52014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five was held in March in Malaysia. Jersey were again unbeaten and gained promotion to WCL4.2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four matches, saw Jersey win only one of their 5 matches in the round robin and were relegated to WCL5.2015 ICC Europe Division One competition saw Jersey come out on top and win entry into the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 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 competition saw an improved result winning four out of five and promotion back to WCL42016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four competition took place in Los Angeles. Two wins was not sufficient, leading to demotion 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 have the T20I status.[ 17]
In September 2018, Jersey qualified from Group B of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament.[ 18]
Jersey played their first T20I against Guernsey on 31 May 2019.
Guernsey won the toss and elected to field.
On 27 March 2023, Jersey played their first ever One Day International (ODI) match, against Canada in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off .[ 19]
Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
On 1 April 2023, Jersey recorded their first win in ODIs, beating Papua New Guinea. Josh Lawrenson became the first cricketer for Jersey to score an ODI century (114), and he was followed by Asa Tribe (115 not out).[ 20]
Jersey won the toss and elected to bat.
In September 2023, a Jersey team made up of a mixture of senior players and young talents won their group to reach finals week at the T10 European Cricket Championship in Málaga , Spain.[ 21] [ 22] [ 23]
On 7 July 2024, Harrison Carlyon became the first Jersey player to score a century in a T20I when he made 110 off 57 balls against Serbia during the 2024–25 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground , Krefeld , Germany.[ 24] Norway in the final.[ 25] [ 26]
Grounds
Locations of all grounds which have hosted international cricket matches within Jersey
Tournament history
World Cricket League
European Cricket Championship
1996 to 2004 inclusive: Not eligible, not an ICC member[ 6]
2006: Division Two Runner-up[ 9]
2008: Division Two Winner – promoted[ 29]
2010: Division One Winner
2011: Division One Third place
2013: Division One Semi-Finals
2015: Division One Winner
World T20 Qualifier
T10 European Cricket Championship
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Jersey [ 30] [ 31]
Last updated 14 July 2024
Playing Record
Format
M
W
L
T
NR
Inaugural Match
One-Day Internationals
5
1
4
0
0
27 March 2023
Twenty20 Internationals
50
33
16
1
0
31 May 2019
One Day International
Most ODI runs for Jersey [ 35]
Most ODI wickets for Jersey [ 36]
ODI record versus other nations [ 30]
Records complete to ODI #4566. Last updated 5 April 2023.
Twenty20 International
Most T20I runs for Jersey [ 40]
Most T20I wickets for Jersey [ 41]
T20I record versus other nations [ 31]
Records complete to T20I #2763. Last updated 14 July 2024.
Opponent
M
W
L
T
NR
First match
First win
v. Full members
Ireland 2
0
2
0
0
25 October 2019
Zimbabwe 1
0
1
0
0
12 July 2022
vs Associate Members
Austria 1
1
0
0
0
20 July 2023
20 July 2023
Belgium 1
1
0
0
0
10 July 2024
10 July 2024
Canada 1
0
1
0
0
20 October 2019
Denmark 6
6
0
0
0
16 June 2019
16 June 2019
Germany 4
3
1
0
0
20 June 2019
15 October 2021
Guernsey 12
10
1
1
0
31 May 2019
1 June 2019
Hong Kong 1
0
1
0
0
23 October 2019
Italy 4
3
1
0
0
19 June 2019
19 June 2019
Nigeria 1
1
0
0
0
19 October 2019
19 October 2019
Norway 2
2
0
0
0
16 June 2019
16 June 2019
Oman 1
1
0
0
0
27 October 2019
27 October 2019
Qatar 3
0
3
0
0
9 October 2019
Scotland 1
0
1
0
0
21 July 2023
Serbia 1
1
0
0
0
7 July 2024
7 July 2024
Singapore 2
2
0
0
0
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Spain 2
0
2
0
0
14 April 2024
Switzerland 1
1
0
0
0
9 July 2024
9 July 2024
United Arab Emirates 1
1
0
0
0
22 October 2019
22 October 2019
Uganda 1
0
1
0
0
15 July 2022
United States 1
0
1
0
0
11 July 2022
Squad
Jersey's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off .
Notable players
Six players have played for Jersey and at first-class level for another team (or teams):
Several other first-class players were born on the island, including:
See also
Notes
^ From 2023 edition onwards, T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Europe region.
References
^ "ICC Rankings" . International Cricket Council.^ "ODI matches - Team records" . ESPNcricinfo .^ "ODI matches - 2025 Team records" . ESPNcricinfo .^ "T20I matches - Team records" . ESPNcricinfo .^ "T20I matches - 2025 Team records" . ESPNcricinfo .^ a b c Jersey at CricketArchive^ "When did the Guernsey v Jersey Senior Inter-Insular Cricket Series really start?" . Guernsey Cricket Stats. 28 September 2012.^ "Inter-insular records" . Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2007 .^ a b 2006 European Division Two Championship Archived 17 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope^ Mission accomplished Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine by Andrew Nixon, 28 March 2007 at CricketEurope^ Jersey granted associate status Archived 7 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine , ICC Europe Media Release, 3 July 2007^ 4-run win for Jersey in inter-insular thriller by David Piesing, 12 August 2007 at CricketEurope^ Guernsey win inaugural Twenty20 inter-insular by David Piesing, 1 October 2007 at CricketEurope^ [1] Cricinfo, Accessed 17 October 2008^ [2] ICC Europe, Accessed 18 October 2008^ [3] Cricinfo, Accessed 17 October 2008^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status" . International Cricket Council . 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018 .^ "Finalists confirmed after final day's play" . Cricket Europe . Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018 .^ "Jersey lose to Canada in opening ICC World Cup play-off game" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 March 2023 .^ "Jersey cricket: Asa Tribe & Josh Lawrenson hit tons in first ODI win v Papua New Guinea" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2023 .^ "MacRae 'delighted' with young squad's T10 performance" . Jersey Evening Post . Retrieved 6 June 2024 .^ "European Cricket Championship: Jersey reach final ahead of Guernsey" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2024 .^ "European Cricket Championship: Jersey out after Netherlands XI loss" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2024 .^ "Jersey get record win in T20 World Cup qualifier" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2024 .^ "Jersey win European T20 World Cup qualifier" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2024 .^ "Jersey through to European final qualifier" . Cricket Europe. Retrieved 15 July 2024 .^ [4] Cricinfo, Accessed October 2008^ [5] Cricinfo, Accessed October 2008^ [6] Archived 13 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine ICC Europe, Accessed 18 October 2008^ a b "Records / Jersey / One Day Internationals / Result summary" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 27 March 2023 .^ a b "Records / Jersey / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 21 May 2022 .^ "Jersey / Records / One-Day Internationals / Highest Totals" . ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2023 .^ "Jersey / Records / One-Day Internationals / High Scores" . ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2023 .^ "Jersey / Records / One-Day Internationals / Best Bowling Figures in an Innings" . ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2023 .^ "Records / Jersey / ODI / Most runs" . ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2023 .^ "Records / Jersey / ODI / Most wickets" . ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2023 .^ "Records / Jersey / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 25 July 2023 .^ "Records / Jersey / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 1 June 2019 .^ "Records / Guernsey / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 1 June 2019 .^ "Records / Jersey / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 1 June 2019 .^ "Records / Jersey / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 1 June 2019 .^ Cornelis Bodenstein – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2015.^ Ryan Driver – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2015.^ Albert Geary – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2015.^ "England v South Africa: Jersey and Sussex's Jonty Jenner named 12th man" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2017 .^ Nathaniel Watkins – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2015.^ "Nick Greenwood Profile" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2024 .^ "Asa Tribe Profile" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2024 .^ Arthur Coode – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2015.^ Robert Copland-Crawford – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2015.^ Herbert Lyon – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2015.^ Robert Osborne-Smith – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
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