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.
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 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]
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]
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.
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Switzerland at King George V Sports Ground, Castel; 31 August 2025
