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1st T20: Guernsey lost to Ireland Academy by 34 runs
KGV, Guernsey, 20 April.
Ireland Academy 177/4 (20 overs: Jordan Neill 51, Gavin Roulston 1, Kian Hilton 12, Carson McCullough 41, Philippe Le Roux 44*, Scott Macbeth 22*; Adam Martell 2-23, Harry Johnson 1-31)
Guernsey 143/6 (20 overs: Matt Stokes 47, Zak Damarell 26, Harrison Tagg 24, Josh Butler 24; Harry Dyer 1-12, Reuben Wilson 1-10, Carson McCullough 1-28, Scott Macbeth 2-30)
Toss: Guernsey who have elected to bowl. Guernsey open the attack with left arm spinner Adam Martell and he bowls Roulston in the first over, dragging on an expansive drive. Kian Hilton chips Harry Johnson's first delivery to mid-on, tame dismissal. Carson McCullough comes to the crease after showing some impressive batting for CIYMS in the EuroT10s recently, fingers crossed. Partnership worth 48 at the 10 over mark, good positive batting from the pair. McCullough misses a sweep off Martell and is lbw, dragging from outside the line of off stump. Fifty for Jordan Neill off 30 deliveries (8x4) but he's run out immediately after! Le Roux hits into the leg side and settles for the single with Neill starting for a second and unable to get back to safety, unfortunate. A Sixty six run unbroken partnership between Macbeth and Le Roux gives Ireland a solid total to defend. Mayhem at the start of the reply - Ben Fitchet picks out long-off in the third over to give Rueben Wilson a wicket off his first delivery and two balls later yesterday's centurion survives an lbw appeal but is stranded down the pitch and keeper Melly's direct hit sees him short despite his despairing dive. Three Josh Butler boundaries off Olly Riley eases the pressure somewhat. Stokes and Butler at the crease, has a certain ring to it? So does Butler bowled Macbeth! Flighted and beats the drive to hit off stump, but the rest of the over costs 10 runs. Leckey into the attack and his opening over goes for 12 before Forkin replaces Macbeth who changes ends. Guernsey well in the game at the half way stage at 86/3, partnership worth fifty before Damarell holes out slog sweeping Macbeth, Ireland needed that. The required rate is up to 11 so a tough ask for the hosts. Getting a bit agricultural and Harry Dyer claims the wicket of Stokes, McCullough holding the catch at deep square leg. That should be that. A wicket for McCullough in the final over and Ireland run out 34 run winners.
2nd T20: Guernsey beat Ireland Academy by 7 runs
KGV, 20 April.
Guernsey 149/4 (20 overs; Tom Nightingale 99*; Reuben Wilson 2-13, Daniel Forkin 2-31)
Ireland Academy 142/6 (20 overs; Jordan Neill 70, Kian Hilton 29*, Gavin Roulston 16, Phillipe Le Roux 14, Hayden Melly 10; Charlie Forshaw 3-17, Ollie Clapham 2-19)
Two early wickets for Reuben Wilson has the Irish on top in the second game of the day, but Friday's centurion Tom Nightingale is leading the fightback by the hosts at the end of the powerplay. Last ball of Forkin's 1st over sees a good stumping by Melly after Stokes had advanced down the track. Nightingale brings up his 50 with a six off Lutton - 36 balls (5 fours, 2 sixes). Second wicket for Daniel Forkin as Zak Damarell gives Jordan Neill a catch in the deep. Still all about Nightingale as we go into the last four overs - can he get to a 100 and Guernsey over 150? the answer is no - but so near. The final total is 149 and he ends unbeaten on 99 from 66 balls (9 fours, 3 sixes). Needed 3 off last ball but could only manage a two. All to play for in the deciding game of the series. Jordan Neill and Gavin Roulston to open the innings. They take 43 from the powerplay with Neill the more aggressive. They will be happy with that start. Even more so as his second six of the over sees Neill bring up his 50 - 32 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes. Stand broken on 68 as Roulston miscues attempted pull to be caught at cover. 80 required off the last 10 overs. 9 wickets in hand - Ireland favourites. Kian Hilton quickly into his stride as Martel drops two short and is hit for successive boundaries. Neill dropped on 60 by Stokes - parried a return catch and couldn't grasp the rebound. Required rate drops to 7 with 42 needed off last six overs. Could there be a late twist as Neill holes out to long-on? Very good 70 from 52 deliveries - five fours and four sixes. Hayden Melly the new batsman. 33 needed off four overs. Could be tight. Maybe all the way to the last ball? Another tight over and suddenly rate needed is over 9..Boundaries have dried up and Melly perishes - trying something adventurous but slices to short third man. Shackles broken by Le Roux who hits two boundaries. 18 needed off last 2 overs. Getting a bit frenetic - 10 needed off the last. Who is your money on? Super over? Guernsey's Charlie Forshaw the home side hero as he finishes the contest with a hat-trick to seal a 7-run win.
ODM: Guernsey beat Ireland Academy by 63 runs
KGV, Guernsey, 19 April.
Guernsey 274/9 (50 overs: Tom Nightingale 132, Ben Ferbrache 36*, Ollie Nightingale 29, Harrison Tagg 27; Adam Leckey 3-46, Reuben Wilson 2-41, Daniel Forkin 2-44)
Ireland Academy 211 (46.3 overs: Scott Macbeth 84, Adam Leckey 50, Daniel Forkin 27; Harry Johnson 4-35, Luke Bichard 2-15, Ollie Clapham 2-26)
Tom Nightingale scored 132 (Martin Gray)
Early wicket for Reuben Wilson Ben Fitchet's stumps spreadeagled in the first over and a second for Wilson as Josh Butler drives in the air into the covers - 1 off 16! Three down and a first wicket for Olly Riley removing Nathan Le Tissier's off stump for 1 off 20!!! Guernsey at a standstill - 'All Change' as Tom Nightingale takes 4 boundaries off Wilson's fourth over. Two more follow in Riley's next and Finn Lutton starts the tenth with a Wide, two more in the over. More pace from Adam Leckey who bowls the eleventh - 2 more Wides! Free hit from a Lutton no ball goes all the way and a boundary to follow means his 4 overs have gone for 28. That early grip Ireland had on the game has gone for the moment. Tom Nightingale raises his 50 off only 38 balls and looks well set with the partnership into the nineties, 7/3 seems a long time ago! Commentator's curse - Harrison Tagg goes for an outrageous reverse off Daniel Forkin and is bowled. Guernsey skipper Ollie Nightingale joins Tom at the crease and they move along to 132 at the half way stage when Drinks are taken. Two overs from Harry Dyer go for 14 before it's back to Reuben Wilson who has what looks like a stone cold lbw against the home skipper turned down. No luck for him this time as he 'misses' a sweep off Forkin - shows his bat to the umpire before departing. A century off 82 deliveries for Tom Nightingale (13x4, 1x6) and a big total in prospect if he sticks around. The Irish bowling has looked distinctly ragged since that opening burst. Lutton back for an over that goes for 13, may be the last we see of him today. Apparently not - and his next goes for 16. Much to Ireland's relief Nightingale falls to a catch on the deep midwicket boundary off Macbeth. Adam Leckey replaces his CSNI clubmate Lutton and traps Adam Martell lbw without scoring, and a brilliant legside stumping by Kian Hilton off a wide gives him a second. More quick hands from Hilton in the final over gives Leckey his third wicket. Good total by Guernsey recovering from that disastrous start aided by a scrappy bowling display by Ireland. Two wickets gone in first five overs with ball seaming about, South Africans Jordan Neill bowled and Kian Hilton edged a drive to the keeper. Followed quickly by Philippe Le Roux - bowled for four. Goes from bad to worse as Gavin Roulston and Hayden Melly gone in successive balls. 36 for 5 and in deep trouble. 6th wicket stand between Adam Leckey and Scott Macbeth restoring pride - worth 106 and counting at the 30-over mark with both having passed their half centuries. But it's ended on 111 as Adam Leckey chips one back to Clapham for exactly 50. Same bowler then traps Harry Dyer in his next over to make it 7 down. Some lusty blows from Scott Macbeth keeps Ireland in with a sniff but he perishes on 84 off 99 balls - (6 fours, 3 sixes). Daniel Forkin gets a few down the order but it appears to be all but over - 75 needed off 6 overs. Ends quickly as Harry Johnson gets two more - final margin 63 runs.
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