Norway mince ECC dream
JERSEY’S wishes of playing Division I cricket in 2008 vanished yesterday while they were beaten by 49 runs by Norway in the European Division II Championship final in Glasgow.
Chasing Norway’s 50-over aggregate of 250 for 7, Jersey were entire out for 201 in 46.4 overs with Ian Crocker and Bobby Minty top-scoring with 38 and 37 respectively.
Despite the vanquish the Jersey squad tin reflect on a fine début at the level having won and lost twice with another match against Israel cancelled.
Jersey captain Mathew Hague, who returned to the Island this morning with the squad, said: ‘It was dissatisfying to lose the last yet in fact we were outplayed on the day.
‘Our downfall came for a result of not having anyone go on to make a huge score.
No-one really got among them and we desperately needed something to do that to help us onward.
‘It’s certainly been a worthy experience playing here,
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‘It’s been a agreeable tournament and it’s taken us to dissimilar class.
The criterion has been a differ class, we’ve played on different wickets and numerous players we have played against have been quality cricketers.
‘The timetable was tough with four games in rapid succession and that went against us a tiny by the end.
Usually we activity once a week so we have period to revive,
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‘Maybe next time we will have a physio to aid us,
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‘After the cancellation of the first game against Israel and then losing to France we did truly well to get to the final.
It was a fantastic emotion that day beating Norway and with the additional result working for us we reached the semi-finals.
Unfortunately we were incapable to reiterate that Norway result yesterday.
‘Peter Gough has impressed me.
He batted beautifully in two matches proving what the most knew yet that he is a level athlete.’ Gough and Hague put on the highest second-wicket partnership in the Championships, one unbeaten 152 against Norway in their Group II match.
Hague achieved sixth and Gough tenth in the altitude escape aggregates with 179 and 155 respectively meantime the bowler who helped beat Jersey yesterday, Waheed Aamir with four wickets for 28 runs,
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Elsewhere, Germany defeated Gibraltar at 96 runs to take third area.
Guernsey finished firth emulating a 61-run obtain against France.
Israel received the Spirit of Cricket Award, while Player of the Tournament was Guernsey Lee Savident, with 199 runs,
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