International visitors chill under 'the Doctor'

PORT SOIF witnessed its first senior international cricket match yesterday. It was a proud day for the Rovers Club as it played host to Nepal and the Bahamas.

The two countries are in the island preparing for the ICC World League Division Five that kicks off later this week in Jersey. The still young west-coast square was to the satisfaction of the visitors.

It is not unusual to hear people comment about the wind down at Port Soif. The 'Port Soif Doctor' as it is known during the summer – named after the Fremantle Doctor at the Waca in Perth – blows over the ground from Grandes Rocques. But unusually yesterday, the wind was blowing from the north, making it rather chilly.