Danes prove too strong

BYE bye Dubai.

Guernsey's hopes of booking one of the two vacant European spots at next year's World T20 qualifiers in the middle east city disappeared on the back of a shocking batting display at FB Fields on Saturday.

Chasing 137 for victory over Denmark, the Greens made a cracking start - only to throw it all away with a succession of poor shots.

Out for 78, Guernsey skipper Stu Le Prevost made no excuses and admitted it had been another sub par performance from a line-up which, in theory, bats all the way down and had to as the wickets slipped away in alarming fashion.

Having already lost a desperately out of sorts Lee Savident, the fateful moment which turned the match inexorably Denmark's way was when Tim Ravenscroft holed out carelessly to mid on in the fifth over.

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