Guernsey cricket team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Guernsey women's cricket team.

The Guernsey cricket team is the team that represents the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a Crown dependency, in international cricket. They became an affilate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2005^[4] and were promoted to associate member in 2008.^[5]

Guernsey

Association	Guernsey Cricket Board
Personnel
Captain	Oliver Nightingale
Coach	Lee Savident
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Affiliate (2005) Associate member (2008)
ICC region	Europe
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever T20I 36th 35th (2 May 2019)
International cricket
First international	Guernsey v. Jersey  (Saint Helier, Jersey; 14 August 1922)
T20 Internationals
First T20I	v  Jersey at College Field, Saint Peter Port; 31 May 2019
Last T20I	v  Papua New Guinea at King George V Sports Ground, Castel; 14 August 2025
T20Is Played Won/Lost Total[2] 46 19/25 (1 tie, 1 no result) This year[3] 7 1/6 (0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances	1[a] (first in 2025)
Best result	5th place (2025)
T20I kit
As of 14 August 2025

History

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 Guernsey and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.^[6] Guernsey played their first T20I against Jersey on 31 May 2019.

31 May 2019 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Jersey  128/9 (20 overs)	v	Guernsey 128/8 (20 overs)
Corey Bisson 26 (25) Nic Buckle 3/26 (4 overs)		Josh Butler 22 (25) Elliot Miles 3/17 (4 overs)

Match tied (Jersey won the Super Over) College Field, Saint Peter Port Umpires: Neil Hall (Gue) and Martin Tolcher (Gue) Player of the match: Dominic Blampied (Jer)

• Guernsey won the toss and elected to field.
• First ever T20I match for Guernsey.

International competition

Guernsey has a long rivalry with the neighbouring Channel Island of Jersey, playing an annual encounter against each other known as the inter-insular match since 1950. Guernsey had a run of 10 consecutive defeats from 1992 to 2001.^[7]

They made their debut at the European Championship in 2006, and finished in 5th place in Division Two, the tournament being won by Norway. Since then they have won promotion to the T20 Championship Division One.^{[citation needed]}

International matches are being played by Guernsey outside the above two events also, with matches against Bermuda and Namibia in 2005, and more matches against Bermuda in 2006. Games against France and a tour of Canada were planned for 2007.^[8]

Guernsey placed second at the 2009 Global Division Seven tournament, advancing to Division Six. In Division Six Guernsey finished 4th and therefore remained in Division Six. They came first in the 2011 Division Six tournament, advancing to 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five. However, they came third in the Division Five tournament, remaining in the division, before coming 5th and being relegated to Division Six for the 2015 season, winning immediate promotion puts them back in Division Five, where in 2016 they came third, remaining in Division Five.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2018, Guernsey qualified from Group C of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament.^[9]

Guernsey hosted group C of the T20 World Cup European sub-regional qualifier in August 2024, winning the tournament with a six-wicket victory over Denmark in the final to advance to the five-team European final where two places at the 2026 T20 World Cup were at stake.^[10][11] At the European final held in the Netherlands in July 2025, Guernsey finished fifth after losing three matches and having one abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain.^[12][13]

Grounds

• College Field Cricket Ground, Saint Peter Port
• King George V Sports Ground, Castel

College Field

KGV

Locations of all grounds which have hosted international cricket matches within Guernsey

Tournament history

World Cricket League

• 2009 Division Seven: 2nd place (promoted)
• 2009 Division Six: 4th place
• 2011 Division Six: 1st place (promoted)
• 2012 Division Five: 3rd place
• 2014 Division Five: 5th place (relegated)
• 2015 Division Six: 2nd place (promoted)
• 2016 Division Five: 3rd place ^[14]
• 2017 Division Five 6th place (relegated to regional tournaments)

ICC TwentyT20 World Cup Europe Regional Final

ICC TwentyT20 World Cup Europe Regional Final Qualifiers records
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2019	Round-robin/DNQ	5/6	5	2	3	0	0
2021	Did not qualify
2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	1/3	0 Title	5	2	3	0	0

ICC TwentyT20 World Cup Europe Regional Qualifiers

ICC TwentyT20 World Cup Europe Regional Qualifiers records
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2019	Runners-up	–	5	4	1	0	0
2023	3rd-place	–	5	4	1	0	0
Total	2/2	0 Title	10	8	2	0	0

European Championship Division 2

• 2006 Division Two : 5th place
• 2010 Division Two : 1st place (promoted to European T20 Championship Division 1)

European T20 Championship Division 1

• 2011 Division One : 4th place
• 2013 Division One : 3rd place
• 2015 Division One : 4th place^[15]
• 2018 Division Two : 2nd place
• 2019 Division One : 5th place

Current squad

This lists all the players who were part of the squad for 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier C. Uncapped players are listed in italics.

Name	Age	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
Tom Nightingale	27	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Vice-captain
Oliver Nightingale	30	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain
Ben Fitchet	32	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Josh Butler	29	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Ben Ferbrache	37	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounder
Matthew Stokes	29	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keeper
Isaac Damarell	31	Left-handed
Spin Bowlers
Adam Martel	33	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Martin Dale-Bradley	38	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Oliver Clapham	19	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Luke Bichard	22	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Dane Mullen	31	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Harry Johnson	18	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Charlie Forshaw	18	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Updated as of 28 August 2024.

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Guernsey^[16]

Last updated 14 August 2025

Playing Record
Format	M	W	L	T	NR	Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals	46	19	25	1	1	31 May 2019

Twenty20 International

• Highest team total: 172/4 v Germany, 15 August 2023 at Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer^[17]
• Highest individual score: 87, Josh Butler v Germany, 15 August 2023 at Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer^[18]
• Best individual bowling figures: 4/20, Luke Bichard v France, 31 July 2022 at Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava^[19]

Most T20I runs for Guernsey[20] Player Runs Average Career span Matthew Stokes 991 36.70 2019–2025 Josh Butler 892 27.87 2019–2025 Tom Nightingale 714 21.63 2020–2025 Isaac Damarell 573 20.46 2020–2025 Oliver Nightingale 372 23.25 2022–2025

Most T20I wickets for Guernsey[21] Player Wickets Average Career span Luke Bichard 39 21.51 2020–2025 William Peatfield 29 15.75 2019–2022 Matthew Stokes 25 26.00 2019–2025 Martin Dale-Bradley 24 20.34 2023–2025 Anthony Stokes 23 18.47 2019–2025

T20I record versus other nations^[16]

Records complete to T20I #3406. Last updated 14 August 2025.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
vs Associate Members
Austria	1	0	1	0	0	27 July 2022
Belgium	4	2	2	0	0	8 June 2024	8 June 2024
Bulgaria	2	2	0	0	0	24 July 2022	24 July 2022
Denmark	3	2	0	0	1	18 June 2019	20 June 2019
Estonia	1	1	0	0	0	25 August 2024	25 August 2024
Finland	1	0	1	0	0	24 August 2024
France	1	1	0	0	0	31 July 2022	31 July 2022
Germany	4	2	2	0	0	15 June 2019	14 August 2023
Isle of Man	1	1	0	0	0	21 August 2020	21 August 2020
Italy	2	0	2	0	0	16 June 2019
Jersey	16	2	13	1	0	31 May 2019	23 June 2024
Luxembourg	1	1	0	0	0	25 July 2022	25 July 2022
Malta	1	1	0	0	0	22 August 2024	22 August 2024
Netherlands	1	0	1	0	0	9 July 2025
Norway	3	2	1	0	0	19 June 2019	19 June 2019
Papua New Guinea	1	0	1	0	0	14 August 2025
Slovenia	1	1	0	0	0	28 July 2022	28 July 2022
Spain	2	1	1	0	0	30 April 2022	1 May 2022

World Cricket League statistics

Team statistics

World Cricket League records against other teams

Opposition	M	W	L	Tie+W	Tie+L	NR	Win%	First Win
Argentina	1	1	0	0	0	0	100.00%	21 February 2012
Bahrain	5	1	3	0	0	1	20.00%	18 February 2012
Botswana	2	2	0	0	0	0	100.00%	4 September 2009
Cayman Islands	4	3	1	0	0	0	75.00%	24 February 2012
Fiji	2	2	0	0	0	0	100.00%	18 September 2011
Gibraltar	1	1	0	0	0	0	100.00%	18 May 2009
Jersey	3	1	2	0	0	0	33.33%	17 September 2011
Japan	2	1	0	0	0	1	50.00%	19 May 2009
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	0	0	100.00%	20 September 2011
Malaysia	6	3	3	0	0	0	50.00%	5 September 2009
Nigeria	4	2	1	0	0	1	50.00%	21 May 2009
Norway	3	2	0	0	0	1	66.66%	1 September 2009
Oman	1	1	0	0	0	0	100.00%	27 May 2016
Singapore	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.00%
Suriname	3	2	1	0	0	0	66.66%	23 May 2009
Tanzania	2	1	1	0	0	0	50.00%	22 May 2016
Vanuatu	2	2	0	0	0	0	100.00%	21 May 2016
Total [22]	44	25	15	0	0	4	56.81%

Player statistics

Performance by Guernsey's cricketers in World Cricket League matches

Current Players Name Matches Runs Wickets Lee Savident 23 748 18 Oliver Newey 3 90 2 Lucas Barker 6 164 0 Isaac Damarell 6 128 0 Ben Ferbrache 27 334 0 Jamie Nussbaumer 29 225 43 Matthew Stokes 5 58 4 David Hooper 17 129 24 James Gale 3 24 0 Luke Le Tissier 5 25 7 Max Ellis 6 6 11 William Peatfield 5 20 11 Tom Kimber 24 240 0

Former Players Name Matches Runs Wickets Jeremy Frith 26 1234 37 Ross Kneller 23 443 1 GH Smit 18 440 18 Stuart Bisson 20 68 17 Stuart Le Prevost 26 507 0 Tim Ravenscroft 12 147 9 Andy Biggins 2 3 0 Gary Rich 22 45 25 Matthew Renouf 4 5 4 Adam Martel 2 0 0 Chris van Vliet 1 0 0 James Warr 3 83 1 Blane Queripel 9 53 5 Kris Moherndl 12 121 0 Jonathan Warr 4 7 2 Matt Oliver 7 113 0 Justin Meades 2 19 0

ICC European Championship statistics

ICC European Tournaments records versus other nations

Opposition	M	W	L	Tie+W	Tie+L	NR	Win%	First Win
Austria	2	1	1	0	0	0	50.00%	2013
Croatia	2	2	0	0	0	0	100.00%	2008
Denmark	3	1	2	0	0	0	33.33%	2015
France	4	4	0	0	0	0	100.00%	2006
Germany	3	2	1	0	0	0	66.67%	2008
Gibraltar	5	5	0	0	0	0	100.00%	2006
Greece	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.00%
Israel	2	2	0	0	0	0	100.00%	2006
Italy	3	1	2	0	0	0	33.33%	2011
Jersey	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.00%
Norway	4	4	0	0	0	0	100.00%	2010
Sweden	1	1	0	0	0	0	100.00%	2013
Total [23]	33	23	10	0	0	0	69.70%

Sussex Cricket League

Guernsey joined Division 2 of the Sussex Cricket League in 2016 after Sussex clubs voted unanimously to allow the island to join the competition,^[24] playing as the Guernsey Sarnians. Guernsey Sarnians cannot be promoted or relegated as they will play fewer games. Each league team plays ONE match against the Guernsey Sarnians XI. The points from these matches are included in team totals, and the Guernsey Sarnians XI's points are factored (by adjustment of bonus points) to show their relative League position.^[25]

Honours

Top five honours at international matches

Highest scores

• Matthew Stokes - 135* vs Botswana at Ashlyns Road, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex on 8 September 2015^[26]
• Oliver Newey - 129* vs Fiji at Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester, Essex on 7 September 2015^[27]
• Jeremy Frith – 106 vs Suriname at King George V Sports Ground, Castel on 23 May 2009
• Jeremy Frith – 101* vs Nigeria at College Field, St Peter Port on 21 May 2009
• Jeremy Frith – 101 vs Malaysia at The Padang, Singapore on 5 September 2009

Best Bowling figures

• Jeremy Frith – 5/8 vs Suriname at King George V SG, Castel on 23 May 2009
• Jamie Nussbaumer – 5/19 vs Bahrain at The Padang, Singapore on 18 February 2012
• Jamie Nussbaumer – 5/35 vs Kuwait at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur on 20 September 2011
• David Hooper – 5/47 vs Cayman Islands at The Padang, Singapore on 25 February 2012
• Max Ellis – 4/12 vs Cayman Islands at Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur on 6 March 2014

Updated to December 2015 ^[28]

Famous players

Two Guernsey players have played first class cricket elsewhere. Lee Savident, who was born on the island, played for Hampshire from 1997 to 2000, and Amitava Banerjee, who played for Bengal from 1996 to 2000, prior to moving to Guernsey. Batsman Tim Ravenscroft has played for Guernsey and Hampshire, making one List A appearance in 2011.

See also

• Guernsey Cricket Board
• List of Guernsey cricketers
• List of Guernsey Twenty20 International cricketers

Notes

1. From 2023 edition onwards, T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Europe region.