Captain Josh Kirk leads under-14s by example

THE Guernsey under-14 team fought hard to earn a 23-run victory against Jersey at the College Field.

Unfortunately, on the same weekend, the under-11 Sarnian team lost by 32 runs to their local rivals at Victoria College in Jersey.

In the under-14 match, Guernsey batted first and steadily built their way to a target of 164, thanks largely to captain Josh Kirk (pictured), who fell one run short of a deserved 50.

He was ably supported by Harry Player and Toby Belton at the top of the order, along with James Wilkes-Green and Lucas Barker, but none of them made over 20 as wickets steadily tumbled throughout the innings.

Jersey's innings was relatively similar with captain Gallichan scoring 27 and was supported by numerous members of his team, but Guernsey bowled better than their rivals with Oli Nightingale (2 for 20) and Wilkes-Green (2 for 27) the main wicket takers, although a spell of three overs for one run by Belton helped Guernsey capture the initiative.

Belton wrapped the game up with a wicket with his first delivery of his second spell to hand Guernsey victory by a narrow margin.