Savident makes history in inter-insular comeback

IT ALL went to script for Lee Savident against the old enemy back in August at the KGV.

Guernsey's only locally produced professional cricketer returned to live in the island in March and showed during the summer that he can take runs off pretty much any attack in club cricket at will.

But he had a burning desire to make his inter-insular comeback a memorable one – after all it was his first since 1995 and he had never previously been on a winning side.

By the end of that Saturday, he had written his name into the history books as he became only the second Sarnian in the 52-year history of the inter-insular – Stan Cleal was the first in 1962 – to carry his bat for an unbeaten century as the home side won by 21 runs.

Unsurprisingly, he was named man of the match for his 102 not out.

'I told my mum yesterday that I was going to get this,' said Savident, as he held his award after the match.

'It's been more than 15 years of waiting.'