Inter-insular match


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 1950 and often attracts crowds above 1,000. In 2018, the format switched to a series of Twenty20 matches, although 2019 saw a return of the traditional 50-over match in addition to the Twenty20 series.

History

and Jersey had played inter insular games between clubs in the 1930s. After the war, there had been two annual games which appeared to be made up of players from different clubs to make an island team. In 1949 the press reported that GICC would meet JICC. It would appear that the games were played all day, irrespective that the second team had passed the score of the first. In 1950, GICC scoring 129, followed by JICC achieving 196 for 4.
In 1951 the media began calling the teams Guernsey and Jersey rather than GICC and JICC. The Elizabeth College magazine for 1951 reported V G Collenette as the captain of the first Guernsey v Jersey match in 1950. The 1952 match did not take place as Jersey did not turn up in Guernsey, having "forgotten to select a team", according to the Guernsey Press reporter. The same problem occurred in 1956. Caps for the inter island match were first awarded by GCA in 1960, but backdated to 1957. GCA claimed the first match was in 1957.
Jersey claimed 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 pure limited overs format rather than a timed game. Between 1992 and 2001, Jersey won ten matches in a row.
In 2018, the format switched to a series of Twenty20 matches, but 2019 saw a return of the traditional 50-over match in addition to the Twenty20 series.

50-over Results

YearVenueWinnerWon by
1950 College Field6 wickets
1951 Victoria CollegeMatch drawn–
1953 Victoria College2 wickets
1954 College Field5 wickets
1955 Victoria CollegeMatch drawn–
1957 College FieldMatch drawn–
1958 Victoria CollegeMatch drawn–
1959 College FieldMatch drawn–
1960 Victoria College2 wickets
1961 College Field38 runs
1962 Victoria College63 runs
1963 College Field92 runs
1964 FB Fields7 wickets
1965 College FieldMatch drawn–
1966 FB FieldsMatch drawn–
1967 College FieldMatch drawn–
1968 FB FieldsNo result–
1969 College Field101 runs
1970 FB Fields5 wickets
1971 College FieldMatch drawn–
1972 FB FieldsMatch drawn–
1973 College FieldMatch drawn–
1974 FB Fields10 wickets
1975 College Field3 wickets
1976 Victoria CollegeMatch drawn–
1977 College FieldMatch drawn–
1978 FB Fields5 wickets
1979 College Field39 runs
1980 Grainville40 runs
1981 College Field55 runs
1982 Grainville8 wickets
1983 College Field2 wickets
1984 Grainville3 wickets
1985 College Field26 runs
1986 Grainville5 wickets
1987 College Field35 runs
1988 Grainville5 wickets
1989 College Field57 runs

YearVenueWinnerWon by
1990 Grainville9 wickets
1991 College Field48 runs
1992 Grainville4 runs
1993 College Field73 runs
1994 Grainville116 runs
1995 College Field55 runs
1996 Grainville47 runs
1997 KGV8 runs
1998 Grainville3 wickets
1999 College Field95 runs
2000 Grainville56 runs
2001 KGV50 runs
2002 Grainville35 runs
2003 KGV2 wickets
2004 Grainville5 wickets
2005 KGV89 runs
2006 Grainville16 runs
2007 KGV4 runs
2008 Grainville3 wickets
2009 KGV21 runs
2010 Grainville6 wickets
2011 KGV147 runs
2012 Grainville9 wickets
2013 KGV14 runs
2014 Farmers' Field6 wickets
2015 Port Soif5 wickets
2016 Grainville49 runs
2017 KGV2 wickets
2019 KGV5 wickets

Twenty20 series results

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