Guernsey Press

Italians do a job on Guernsey

ITALY completed a hat-trick of 50-over wins against Ash Wright’s Guernsey side with a 48-run win in Benoni, South Africa yesterday.

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Ollie Newey on his way to 73 for Guernsey against Italy in South Africa. (Picture by Lee Warren/Gallo Images)

The result immediately puts pressure on the Greens to come good today against the Cayman Islands and on Wednesday against Qatar.

With only the top two in each of two four-team pools going forward to the semi-finals Guernsey know they cannot afford any more slip-ups.

Not that losing to Italy should be seen as a shock, as the Italians have a good record against the Sarnians, as Wright admitted.

‘We always knew that Italy were probably one of the strongest teams in the tournament.’

  • More in Monday's Guernsey Press.