Five minutes of madness

GUERNSEY under-13s might have set an unwanted piece of cricket history on their Sussex tour. Incredibly, chasing 156 to win against East Sussex, the Sarnians contrived to lose, having been 154 for three.

It was a brief period of panic on what was otherwise a promising trip, which saw Guernsey win their other completed match, with the third rained off.

After being put into bat, East Sussex were in a good position at drinks with their score 92 for one after 22 overs. Some much improved bowling and fielding in the second half of their innings saw them reduced to 155 all out.

In reply, Guernsey looked to be coasting to victory thanks to a second wicket stand of 109 between Stokes (33) and his captain Josh Kirk (68). At 154 for three the Guernsey team obviously thought the job was done, but a combination of poor shots, some good bowling and a never-say-die attitude by East Sussex saw them pull off their incredible win.