HSBC Inter-insular. Batting woes return and trophy stays in Jersey

GUERNSEY'S ongoing batting problems came to the surface again on Saturday and with it another inter-insular slipped out of their hands.

The senior island side seems incapable of stringing together partnerships, which in turn means it cannot set or chase any meaningful targets.

This was the case on its recent tour to the UK where they lost to Kenya, Sussex Academy and Sussex League XI.

And it was certainly the case in their defeat at the hands of Jersey at Grainville at the weekend.

After island captain Stuart Le Prevost had won the toss and decided to bat on a wicket that perhaps he should have fielded first on, Guernsey were bowled out for a miserly 119.