Inter-Insular cricket

Inter-Insular cricket refers to cricket contests between representative teams of Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands. An inter-insular match has been played annually between the two sides since 1950 and often attracts crowds above 1,000.^[1] It is often referred as ‘reds vs greens’ contest.^[2] The format has varied over the years but has been played as a 50-over contest in recent times and a Women’s Inter-Insular match was first played in 2009.^[2] In 2018, the format switched to a series of Twenty20 matches, although the traditional 50-over match returned from 2019 in addition to the Twenty20 series.^[3][4] The Twenty20 matches have had men's Twenty20 International (T20I) status since 2019, as the International Cricket Council granted T20I status to all of its members from the start of the year. On 31 May 2019, there was also a one-off women's Twenty20 International fixture between the two women's teams.^[5] It was the first T20I match for both the teams.^[6]

History

Guernsey 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 (Guernsey Island Cricket Club) would meet JICC (Jersey Island Cricket Club). 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.^[1]

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.^[1][7] 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.^[8] The same problem occurred in 1956.^[9] Caps for the inter island match were first awarded by GCA (Guernsey Cricket Association) in 1960, but backdated to 1957. GCA claimed the first match was in 1957.^[1]

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 the traditional 50-over match returned from 2019 in addition to the Twenty20 series.^[3][4]

There were no inter-insular matches in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[10]

Men's One-Day results (Inter-Insular Trophy)

1950–1989 Year Venue Winner Won by 1950 College Field  Jersey 6 wickets 1951 Victoria College Match drawn – 1953 Victoria College  Jersey 2 wickets 1954 College Field  Jersey 5 wickets 1955 Victoria College Match drawn – 1957 College Field Match drawn – 1958 Victoria College Match drawn – 1959 College Field Match drawn – 1960 Victoria College  Jersey 2 wickets 1961 College Field  Guernsey 38 runs 1962 Victoria College  Guernsey 63 runs 1963 College Field  Guernsey 92 runs 1964 FB Fields  Jersey 7 wickets 1965 College Field Match drawn – 1966 FB Fields Match drawn – 1967 College Field Match drawn – 1968 FB Fields No result – 1969 College Field  Jersey 101 runs 1970 FB Fields  Jersey 5 wickets 1971 College Field Match drawn – 1972 FB Fields Match drawn – 1973 College Field Match drawn – 1974 FB Fields  Guernsey 10 wickets 1975 College Field  Guernsey 3 wickets 1976 Victoria College Match drawn – 1977 College Field Match drawn – 1978 FB Fields  Jersey 5 wickets 1979 College Field  Jersey 39 runs 1980 Grainville  Guernsey 40 runs 1981 College Field  Jersey 55 runs 1982 Grainville  Jersey 8 wickets 1983 College Field  Jersey 2 wickets 1984 Grainville  Jersey 3 wickets 1985 College Field  Guernsey 26 runs 1986 Grainville  Jersey 5 wickets 1987 College Field  Guernsey 35 runs 1988 Grainville  Guernsey 5 wickets 1989 College Field  Guernsey 57 runs

1990–Present Year Venue Winner Won by 1990 Grainville  Jersey 9 wickets 1991 College Field  Guernsey 48 runs 1992 Grainville  Jersey 4 runs 1993 College Field  Jersey 73 runs 1994 Grainville  Jersey 116 runs 1995 College Field  Jersey 55 runs 1996 Grainville  Jersey 47 runs 1997 KGV  Jersey 8 runs 1998 Grainville  Jersey 3 wickets 1999 College Field  Jersey 95 runs 2000 Grainville  Jersey 56 runs 2001 KGV  Jersey 50 runs 2002 Grainville  Guernsey 35 runs 2003 KGV  Guernsey 2 wickets 2004 Grainville  Guernsey 5 wickets 2005 KGV  Guernsey 89 runs 2006 Grainville  Guernsey 16 runs 2007 KGV  Jersey 4 runs 2008 Grainville  Jersey 3 wickets 2009 KGV  Guernsey 21 runs 2010 Grainville  Guernsey 6 wickets 2011 KGV  Guernsey 147 runs 2012 Grainville  Jersey 9 wickets 2013 KGV  Jersey 14 runs 2014 Farmers  Jersey[11] 6 wickets 2015 Port Soif  Guernsey[12] 5 wickets 2016 Grainville  Jersey[13] 49 runs 2017 KGV  Jersey[14] 2 wickets 2019 KGV  Jersey[15] 5 wickets 2022 Farmers  Jersey[16] 2 wickets 2023 KGV  Jersey [17] 173 runs

Matches summary (as of 2023)

Source: Guernsey Cricket^[18]

Men's Twenty20 International series results (Inter-Insular Cup)

Year	Venue(s)	Winner	Won by
2018	Farmers	Jersey[19]	3–0
2019	College Field and KGV	Jersey[20]	3–0
2022	College Field and KGV	Jersey[21]	3–0
2023	Farmers	Jersey[22]	2–0

Series summary

Matches summary

Source: Guernsey Cricket^[23] *Jersey won a Super over following the tied match.

Women's Twenty20 International series results

Year	Venue(s)	Winner	Won by
2019	College Field	Guernsey[24]	1–0
2022	Grainville	Jersey[25]	3–0
2023	KGV	Jersey[26]	3–0

Series summary

Matches summary

Sponsorship

• Haig Scotch Whisky Trophy (1978 to 1988)
• Carlsberg Lager Trophy (1989 to 1993)
• Tetley Bitter Challenge (1994 to 1997)
• Flemings Trophy (1998 to 2000)
• Cherry Godfrey Challenge (2003 to 2005)
• HSBC Trophy (2007 to 2009)
• Marlborough Trophy (2010 to 2013)
• NatWest Trophy (2014)
• Odey Wealth Challenge Trophy (2015)
• InfrasoftTech (2018–)

See also

• Muratti Vase - the equivalent event in football
• Siam Cup - the equivalent event in rugby union
• Guernsey cricket team
• Jersey cricket team
• Jersey women's cricket team
• Guernsey women's cricket team

References

External links

• Guernsey Cricket Statistics