GUERNSEY triumphed over Jersey by 69 runs to win the European U15 Division II cricket championship title in La Manga, Spain, over the weekend.
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Daily Archives: September 3, 2007
Cricket:OVs to face Mavericks after sinking Optimists
RATHBONES OVs will meet Guernsey Mavericks in the final of the NatWest CI Club championship this weekend, following their win against Optimists at Grainville on Saturday.
Fullbore Rifle: CI so close to world best record
THE Channel Islands rifle team in the Palma Long Range World Championships in Canada put on an astounding score at the 700 metres stage over the weekend, writes Bruce Parker.
Football:Trio set the early pace
THE expected tight race for the Coca-Cola Division I championship is already begining to materialise.
Only the inactive St Paul’s have a 100 per cent record to date – and they’ve only played the once!
Other Sport
MOTOCROSS – Mills bombs round Sorel: The second half of the Motocross season got under way in superb conditions at Sorel yesterday, with the Eastern Joinery Ltd Trophy for the small wheel 85 cc class being won by Charley Mills, with Lee Le Viellez runner up and Toby Luce third.
Dominic Cauvain won his very first Grand Final after a tough battle with Declan Hussey.
Prunty points the way for long-distance swimmers
JERSEY Long Distance Swimming Club member Wendy Prunty completed a Round Island swim on Saturday.
Chichester rugby coach rates Jersey’s chances
FOLLOWING their 41-3 win against Chichester at St Peter on Saturday, Jersey have the makings of a London Division I side.
GST to begin in May next year
ISLANDERS will be taxed on everyday purchases from May next year.
Cigarette put in bin causes town fire
A FIRE in a top flat in Bond Street on Friday night has prompted the Fire Service to warn of the dangers of inadequate disposal of cigarettes in waste paper bins.
Blashers’ ‘near miss’ in bus crash in Bolivian Andes
EXPLORER Colonel John Blashford-Snell nearly did not return home from his last expedition when a bus carrying him and team members crashed in the Bolivian Andes.
