Second loss piles on the pressure

GUERNSEY must beat Norway today if they want to stay in Pepsi ICC World Division Six after they lost to Bahrain by 62 runs yesterday.

The result at the Kalang Cricket Ground means that the island side have now lost their first two games, after Singapore defeated them on Saturday.

At the end of the week, the top two teams will be promoted to Division Five and the two bottom sides will go down to Division Seven, leaving third and fourth place to stay where they are.

'It's a must win game tomorrow,' said Guernsey manager Dave Hearse yesterday.

'We've got to win two games in the tournament to give us a chance of staying in this league and before the tournament we'd have thought that that those two games were against Botswana and Norway.'

After winning the toss, Guernsey had Bahrain reeling at 39 for three.

But they were then guilty of some indisciplined bowling which let their opponents off the hook. In total they gave away 19 bowling extras.

Stuart Bisson particularly struggled with the muggy conditions.

The Rovers seamer bowled two above-waist height full tosses and Test umpire Simon Taufel, who was officiating the match, had no choice but to take him off.