Jersey beat Guernsey by 22 runs in the first meeting between the Channel Island rivals in a T20 World Cup qualifier.
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier, Voorburg Cricket Club, The Hague
Jersey 160-4 (20 overs): Carlyon 63, Jenner 48; Bichard 2-36
Guernsey 138-5 (20 overs): Stokes 62*, O Nightingale 57; Carlyon 2-8
Jersey won by 22 runs
Jersey beat Guernsey by 22 runs in the first match between the Channel Island rivals in a T20 World Cup qualifier.
The win kept alive Jersey's hopes of reaching the finals in India and Sri Lanka next year.
But Guernsey's first-ever campaign in the final round of qualifying for a T20 World Cup is all but over with one game left against hosts the Netherlands.
Batting first, Jersey recovered from a tough start to make 160-4 as Harrison Carlyon scored 63, with Luke Bichard taking 2-36 for their opponents.
In reply, Guernsey's top order collapsed against the spin of Carlyon and Dominic Blampied and they were 4-3 after three overs.
Matt Stokes and Ollie Nightingale's 122-run fourth wicket stand restored some competitiveness to the Guernsey innings.
But the Sarnians fell short of the target as they made 138-5 in their 20 overs.
Despite having narrowly lost their opening game to the Netherlands and then having their match with Italy abandoned because of rain, Jersey know victory over Scotland on Friday could secure their place at the T20 World Cup.
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Having won the toss, Guernsey put Jersey into bat with the outfield slow following days of heavy rain - and it was a decision that was vindicated almost immediately when Nick Greenwood was caught and bowled for a first-ball duck by Anthony Stokes with his fourth delivery of the game.
Replacement Zak Tribe was caught for six off Luke Bichard in the sixth over to leave Jersey 31-2.
But opener Carlyon and Jonty Jenner came together for a key 73-run stand before Carlyon was unfortunately run out as the latter's shot was deflected onto the stumps by Adam Martel at the non-striker's end.
His knock of 63 came off only 50 balls and included a six and six fours, while the big-hitting Jenner went on to make 48 before being bowled by Bichard trying to sweep over the wicketkeeper, having hit three sixes and two fours in his 33-ball innings, to leave Jersey on 133-4 off 17 overs.
Julius Sumerauer then hit 26 not out off 14 balls as Jersey ended on 160-4.
Guernsey's struggles with the bat began very early as having seen Ben Fitchet survive a very strong appeal from the final ball of the first over, Martin Dale Bradley was trapped by Blampied for one at the start of the next.
Carlyon bowled Tom Nightingale for one with the first ball of the next over before taking Fitchet's wicket with the final delivery as Guernsey slumped to 4-3.
But Stokes and skipper Nightingale steadied the innings with an excellent fourth-wicket century partnership of 122 - adding 50 runs between the ninth and 14th overs as they tried to haul Guernsey back up with the required run rate.
Nightingale registered his maiden international half-century and made 57 off 52 balls before he was run out with three balls left of the final over.
Stokes' 62 not out came off 49 balls and was his second half-century against Jersey in as many games but it was in a losing cause.
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