Isle of Man cricket team in Guernsey in 2020

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Isle of Man cricket team in Guernsey in 2020
  Flag of Guernsey.svg Flag of Isle of Man.svg
  Guernsey Isle of Man
Date 21 August 2020 [n 1]
Captains Josh Butler Matthew Ansell
Twenty20 International series
Results Guernsey won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Isaac Damarell (52) Adam McAuley (43)
Most wickets Matthew Breban (3)
William Peatfield (3)
Chris Langford (1)
Jacob Butler (1)

The Isle of Man cricket team toured Guernsey from 18 to 22 August 2020 to play various age-group and senior matches, including a single Twenty20 International (T20I), against the hosts. [1] [2] The tour included various matches played between the under-13, under-15 and under-17 teams of each nation, including 20, 45 and 50-over formats. [3]

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The senior teams played a three-match T20 series, with the first of those matches being an official T20I played on 21 August at College Field in Saint Peter Port. [4] This was the first official T20I match played by Isle of Man since the International Cricket Council's decision to grant T20I status to all matches played between Associate Members from 1 January 2019. [5] Guernsey won the one-off T20I match by eight wickets. [6] The two remaining matches of the series between the senior sides took place the following day at King George V Sports Ground, Castel, without official T20I status. [7] [8] Guernsey won the series 3–0.

Squads

Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey [9] Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man [10]
  • Matthew Ansell (c)
  • George Burrows
  • Joseph Burrows
  • Jacob Butler
  • Fraser Clarke
  • Carl Hartmann (wk)
  • Nathan Knights
  • Chris Langford
  • Corbin Liebenberg
  • Adam McAuley
  • Sam Mills
  • Edward Walker
  • Oliver Webster

T20 series

The teams played a three-match series; only the first match had T20I status. [4]

1st T20 (Only T20I)

21 August 2020
16:00
Scorecard
Isle of Man  Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
100/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
101/2 (11.3 overs)
Adam McAuley 43 (53)
Matthew Breban 3/24 (4 overs)
William Peatfield 3/24 (4 overs)
Isaac Damarell 52 (31)
Chris Langford 1/17 (2 overs)
Guernsey won by 8 wickets
College Field, Saint Peter Port
Umpires: Carl Brooks (Gue) and Mark Savage (Gue)
Player of the match: Isaac Damarell (Gue)
  • Isle of Man won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Luke Bichard, Matthew Breban, Isaac Damarell, Jason Martin, Tom Nightingale (Gue), Matthew Ansell, George Burrows, Joseph Burrows, Jacob Butler, Carl Hartmann, Nathan Knights, Chris Langford, Corbin Liebenberg, Adam McAuley, Sam Mills and Oliver Webster (IoM) all made their T20I debuts.

2nd T20

22 August 2020
11:00
Scorecard
Guernsey  Flag of Guernsey.svg
146/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man
138/5 (20 overs)
Ben Ferbrache 55* (38)
Chris Langford 2/18 (4 overs)
Adam McAuley 44 (39)
Luke Bichard 2/29 (4 overs)
Guernsey won by 8 runs
King George V Sports Ground, Castel
Umpires: Mike Savage (Gue) and Martin Tolcher (Gue)
Player of the match: Ben Ferbrache (Gue)
  • Guernsey won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd T20

22 August 2020
15:00
Scorecard
Isle of Man  Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
91/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
95/1 (11.4 overs)
Matthew Ansell 30 (24)
William Peatfield 3/11 (4 overs)
Isaac Damarell 48* (26)
Chris Langford 1/27 (4 overs)
Guernsey won by 9 wickets
King George V Sports Ground, Castel
Umpires: Mike Kinder (Gue) and Martin Tolcher (Gue)
Player of the match: Isaac Damarell (Gue)
  • Isle of Man won the toss and elected to bat.

Notes

  1. The series was actually played from 21–22 August; only the first game had official T20I status. Guernsey won the three-match series 3–0. The leading run-scorer for Guernsey was Isaac Damarell (127) and their leading wicket-taker was William Peatfield (6). The leading run-scorer for Isle of Man was Adam McAuley (107) and their leading wicket-taker was Chris Langford (4).

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