Sunday, 5th July 2009

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Jersey club makes cricket world record

The Walkovers come ashore at St Catherine after racing across from Sark to play their last match (00729163)

A JERSEY cricket team achieved an international and national world record on Saturday after they played four games in four different Channel Islands in one day.

Botha stars in Beeches’ triumph

Man of the match Hannes Botha with the rest of the team. Picture by Tony Pike (007226610)

Beeches cricket team are celebrating victory in the JEP KO Cup for the fifth time

St John’s cup-winning polish

Chris Peel and Charlie Franks getting runs for St John last night. Picture by David Ferguson

A POLISHED performance in the field was instrumental in helping St John to victory in the S E Guy Memorial Trophy final against holders HSBC Jersey at Grainville last night.

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Beeches move two points clear

CHAMPIONS Beeches moved two points clear at the top of Division I in the NatWest Evening League last night following an 88-run victory against Hautlians at FB1.

Jersey U13s edge home

JERSEY defeated Guernsey by two wickets with ten balls to spare in the under-13 inter-insular at the College Field in St Helier on Sunday.

Favourites set up final date

BEECHES and Walkovers will meet in the JEP Knock-out Cup final next Thursday at Grainville after winning their semi-finals last night.

Three tons in first CI matches

Optimus’s Sean Billson catches out Chris Jones, of Rathbone OVs, from his own delivery, at Grainville on Saturday Picture by Rob Currie (00716795)

THREE centuries were scored and a hat-trick was taken on Saturday as the opening matches were played in the new NatWest Channel Islands League.

The minnows march on

HAYDN DRUCE was in blistering form last night to help Division III minnows Centurion A through to the semi-finals of the JEP Knockout Trophy.

Family innings

HUSBAND-and-wife John and Denise Woolnough starred in Mourant’s JEP KO Cup 2nd round defeat by Centurion A last night at FB2.

Big totals order of the night

ASHBURTON, Walkovers and Beeches all ran up scores in excess of 180 last night as they won their second-round JEP KO Cup cricket matches.