First-class cricket nearer at Port Soif

PORT SOIF could be ready to host a first-class limited overs match next season.

Sussex performance manager Keith Greenfield, who was in the island with the county's second team this week, is impressed by the progress made on the square after advice from Sussex's head groundsman Andy Mackay to the Guernsey Cricket Board ground staff.

'The most important aspect of the visit was us coming over here to assess the pitch,' Greenfield said.

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