The Guernsey men's cricket team represents the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a Crown dependency, in international cricket. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2005 and were promoted to associate member in 2008.
History 2018–present 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. Guernsey played their first T20I against Jersey on 31 May 2019.
International competition 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.
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.
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.
Guernsey placed second at the 2009 Global Division Seven tournament, advancing to Division Six. In Division Six Guernsey finished 4th and therefore remained in Division Six. They came first in the 2011 Division Six tournament, advancing to 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five. However, they came third in the Division Five tournament, remaining in the division, before coming 5th and being relegated to Division Six for the 2015 season, winning immediate promotion puts them back in Division Five, where in 2016 they came third, remaining in Division Five.
In September 2018, Guernsey qualified from Group C of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament.
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. 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.
On 3 May 2026, Matthew Stokes became the first Guernsey player to make a T20I century when he scored exactly 100 against the Isle of Man at King George V Sports Ground. Later that month, Guernsey topped their group at the T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier A in Cyprus with four wins from four matches. They faced Jersey in the final, losing by four-wickets.
Grounds
College Field Cricket Ground, Saint Peter Port King George V Sports Ground, Castel
Tournament history
T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final ICC T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final recordsYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2019Round-robin5/652300 2021Did not qualify 2023Did not qualify 2025Round-robin5/540301 Total2/40 Title 92601
World Cricket League T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifiers European Championship Division 2 European T20 Championship Division 1 2009 Division Seven: 2nd place (promoted) 2009 Division Six: 4th place 2011 Division Six: 1st place (promoted) 2012 Division Five: 3rd place 2014 Division Five: 5th place (relegated) 2015 Division Six: 2nd place (promoted) 2016 Division Five: 3rd place 2017 Division Five 6th place (relegated to regional tournaments) 2019: Runners-up (Advanced to regional final) 2023: 3rd place 2024: Winners (Advanced to regional final) 2006 Division Two : 5th place 2010 Division Two : 1st place (promoted to European T20 Championship Division 1) 2011 Division One : 4th place 2013 Division One : 3rd place 2015 Division One : 4th place 2018 Division Two : 2nd place 2019 Division One : 5th place
Current squad
This lists all the players who were part of the squad for 2025 Men's T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final. Uncapped players are listed in italics.
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Last T20I Notes Batters Tom Nightingale Right-handed Right-arm off break 2025 Oliver Nightingale Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Captain Ben Fitchet Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2025 Josh Butler Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Ben Ferbrache Right-handed Right-arm off break 2025 All-rounder Matthew Stokes Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Anthony Stokes Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2025 Wicket-keeper Alex Bushell Right-handed 2025 Isaac Damarell Left-handed 2025 Spin Bowlers Adam Martel Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2025 Martin Dale-Bradley Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2025 Vice-captain Pace Bowlers Luke Bichard Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2025 Charles Birch Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Harry Johnson Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Charlie Forshaw Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025
Updated as of 5 July 2025.
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Guernsey
Last updated 23 May 2026 Playing Record Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match Twenty20 Internationals 57 26 26 1 4 31 May 2019
Twenty20 International Highest team total: 198/6 v Isle of Man, 3 May 2026 at King George V Sports Ground, Castel Highest individual score: 100*, Matthew Stokes v Isle of Man, 3 May 2026 at King George V Sports Ground, Castel Best individual bowling figures: 4/17, Martin-Dale Bradley v Jersey, 6 June 2025 at Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Saviour
Most T20I runs for Guernsey PlayerRunsAverageCareer spanMatthew Stokes 1,368 40.23 2019–2026Josh Butler 1,087 27.87 2019–2026Tom Nightingale 864 21.07 2020–2026Isaac Damarell 655 20.46 2020–2026Oliver Nightingale 538 25.61 2022–2026
Most T20I wickets for Guernsey PlayerWicketsAverageCareer spanLuke Bichard 52 20.09 2020–2026Martin Dale-Bradley 34 20.29 2023–2026Adam Martel 34 22.08 2022–2026Matthew Stokes 33 24.66 2019–2026William Peatfield 29 15.75 2019–2022
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #3903. Last updated 23 May 2026. Opponent M W L T NR First match First win vs Associate Members 2 1 1 0 0 27 July 2022 19 May 2026 4 2 2 0 0 8 June 2024 8 June 2024 2 2 0 0 0 24 July 2022 24 July 2022 3 2 0 0 1 18 June 2019 20 June 2019 1 1 0 0 0 25 August 2024 25 August 2024 1 0 1 0 0 24 August 2024 1 1 0 0 0 31 July 2022 31 July 2022 4 2 2 0 0 15 June 2019 14 August 2023 4 3 0 0 1 21 August 2020 21 August 2020 2 0 2 0 0 16 June 2019 17 2 14 1 0 31 May 2019 23 June 2024 1 1 0 0 0 25 July 2022 25 July 2022 2 2 0 0 0 22 August 2024 22 August 2024 1 0 1 0 0 9 July 2025 3 2 1 0 0 19 June 2019 19 June 2019 1 0 1 0 0 14 August 2025 2 2 0 0 0 28 July 2022 28 July 2022 2 1 1 0 0 30 April 2022 1 May 2022 1 1 0 0 0 16 May 2026 16 May 2026 3 1 0 0 2 30 August 2025 31 August 2025
World Cricket League statistics Team statistics
+World Cricket League records against other teams Opposition Win% First Win 1 1 0 0 0 0 100.00% 21 February 2012 5 1 3 0 0 1 20.00% 18 February 2012 2 2 0 0 0 0 100.00% 4 September 2009 4 3 1 0 0 0 75.00% 24 February 2012 2 2 0 0 0 0 100.00% 18 September 2011 1 1 0 0 0 0 100.00% 18 May 2009 3 1 2 0 0 0 33.33% 17 September 2011 2 1 0 0 0 1 50.00% 19 May 2009 1 1 0 0 0 0 100.00% 20 September 2011 6 3 3 0 0 0 50.00% 5 September 2009 4 2 1 0 0 1 50.00% 21 May 2009 3 2 0 0 0 1 66.66% 1 September 2009 1 1 0 0 0 0 100.00% 27 May 2016 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.00% 3 2 1 0 0 0 66.66% 23 May 2009 2 1 1 0 0 0 50.00% 22 May 2016 2 2 0 0 0 0 100.00% 21 May 2016 Total 44 25 15 0 0 4 56.81%
Player statistics
Performance by Guernsey's cricketers in World Cricket League matches Current PlayersNameMatchesRunsWickets Lee Savident 23 748 18 Oliver Newey 3 90 2 Lucas Barker 6 164 0 Isaac Damarell 6 128 0 Ben Ferbrache 27 334 0 Jamie Nussbaumer 29 225 43 Matthew Stokes 5 58 4 David Hooper 17 129 24 James Gale 3 24 0 Luke Le Tissier 5 25 7 Max Ellis 6 6 11 William Peatfield 5 20 11 Tom Kimber 24 240 0 Former PlayersNameMatchesRunsWickets Jeremy Frith 26 1234 37 Ross Kneller 23 443 1 GH Smit 18 440 18 Stuart Bisson 20 68 17 Stuart Le Prevost 26 507 0 Tim Ravenscroft 12 147 9 Andy Biggins 2 3 0 Gary Rich 22 45 25 Matthew Renouf 4 5 4 Adam Martel 2 0 0 Chris van Vliet 1 0 0 James Warr 3 83 1 Blane Queripel 9 53 5 Kris Moherndl 12 121 0 Jonathan Warr 4 7 2 Matt Oliver 7 113 0 Justin Meades 2 19 0
ICC European Championship statistics
+ICC European Tournaments records versus other nations Opposition Win% First Win 2 1 1 0 0 0 50.00% 2013 2 2 0 0 0 0 100.00% 2008 3 1 2 0 0 0 33.33% 2015 4 4 0 0 0 0 100.00% 2006 3 2 1 0 0 0 66.67% 2008 5 5 0 0 0 0 100.00% 2006 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00% 2 2 0 0 0 0 100.00% 2006 3 1 2 0 0 0 33.33% 2011 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.00% 4 4 0 0 0 0 100.00% 2010 1 1 0 0 0 0 100.00% 2013 Total 33 23 10 0 0 0 69.70%
Sussex Cricket League Guernsey joined Division 2 of the Sussex Cricket League in 2016 after Sussex clubs voted unanimously to allow the island to join the competition, 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.
Honours
Top five honours at international matches
Highest scores Matthew Stokes - 135* vs Botswana at Ashlyns Road, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex on 8 September 2015 Oliver Newey - 129* vs Fiji at Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester, Essex on 7 September 2015 Jeremy Frith – 106 vs Suriname at King George V Sports Ground, Castel on 23 May 2009 Jeremy Frith – 101* vs Nigeria at College Field, St Peter Port on 21 May 2009 Jeremy Frith – 101 vs Malaysia at The Padang, Singapore on 5 September 2009
Best Bowling figures Jeremy Frith – 5/8 vs Suriname at King George V SG, Castel on 23 May 2009 Jamie Nussbaumer – 5/19 vs Bahrain at The Padang, Singapore on 18 February 2012 Jamie Nussbaumer – 5/35 vs Kuwait at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur on 20 September 2011 David Hooper – 5/47 vs Cayman Islands at The Padang, Singapore on 25 February 2012 Max Ellis – 4/12 vs Cayman Islands at Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur on 6 March 2014
Updated to December 2015
Famous players
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.
See also Guernsey Cricket Board List of Guernsey cricketers List of Guernsey Twenty20 International cricketers
Notes
References
External links Guernsey Cricket Board ICC Cricket