Inter-Insular cricket refers to cricket contests between representative teams of Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands. An inter-insular match has been played annually between the two sides since 1950 and often attracts crowds above 1,000. It is often referred as ‘reds vs greens’ contest. The format has varied over the years but has been played as a 50-over contest in recent times and a Women’s Inter-Insular match was first played in 2009. In 2018, the format switched to a series of Twenty20 matches, although the traditional 50-over match returned from 2019 in addition to the Twenty20 series. The Twenty20 matches have had men's Twenty20 International (T20I) status since 2019, as the International Cricket Council granted T20I status to all of its members from the start of the year. On 31 May 2019, there was also a one-off women's Twenty20 International fixture between the two women's teams. It was the first T20I match for both the teams.

History

Guernsey and Jersey had played inter-insular games between clubs in the 1930s. After the war, there had been two annual games which appeared to be made up of players from different clubs to make an island team. In 1949 the press reported that GICC (Guernsey Island Cricket Club) would meet JICC (Jersey Island Cricket Club). It would appear that the games were played all day, irrespective that the second team had passed the score of the first. In 1950, GICC scoring 129, followed by JICC achieving 196 for 4.

In 1951 the media began calling the teams Guernsey and Jersey rather than GICC and JICC. The Elizabeth College magazine for 1951 reported V G Collenette as the captain of the first Guernsey v Jersey match in 1950. The 1952 match did not take place as Jersey did not turn up in Guernsey, having "forgotten to select a team", according to the Guernsey Press reporter. The same problem occurred in 1956. Caps for the inter island match were first awarded by GCA (Guernsey Cricket Association) in 1960, but backdated to 1957. GCA claimed the first match was in 1957.

Jersey claimed an outright win in 1960, followed by three successive wins for Guernsey. Several draws took place in the 1960s and 70s, leading to the match being switched to a pure limited overs format rather than a timed game. Between 1992 and 2001, Jersey won ten matches in a row.

In 2018, the format switched to a series of Twenty20 matches, but the traditional 50-over match returned from 2019 in addition to the Twenty20 series.

There were no inter-insular matches in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Men's One-Day results (Inter-Insular Trophy)

+1950–1989 Year Venue Winner Won by1950 College Field6 wickets1951 Victoria CollegeMatch drawn–1953 Victoria College2 wickets1954 College Field5 wickets1955 Victoria CollegeMatch drawn–1957 College FieldMatch drawn–1958 Victoria CollegeMatch drawn–1959 College FieldMatch drawn–1960 Victoria College2 wickets1961 College Field38 runs1962 Victoria College63 runs1963 College Field92 runs1964 FB Fields7 wickets1965 College FieldMatch drawn–1966 FB FieldsMatch drawn–1967 College FieldMatch drawn–1968 FB FieldsNo result–1969 College Field101 runs1970 FB Fields5 wickets1971 College FieldMatch drawn–1972 FB FieldsMatch drawn–1973 College FieldMatch drawn–1974 FB Fields10 wickets1975 College Field3 wickets1976 Victoria CollegeMatch drawn–1977 College FieldMatch drawn–1978 FB Fields5 wickets1979 College Field39 runs1980 Grainville40 runs1981 College Field55 runs1982 Grainville8 wickets1983 College Field2 wickets1984 Grainville3 wickets1985 College Field26 runs1986 Grainville5 wickets1987 College Field35 runs1988 Grainville5 wickets1989 College Field57 runs

+1990–Present Year Venue Winner Won by1990 Grainville9 wickets1991 College Field48 runs1992 Grainville4 runs1993 College Field73 runs1994 Grainville116 runs1995 College Field55 runs1996 Grainville47 runs1997 KGV8 runs1998 Grainville3 wickets1999 College Field95 runs2000 Grainville56 runs2001 KGV50 runs2002 Grainville35 runs2003 KGV2 wickets2004 Grainville5 wickets2005 KGV89 runs2006 Grainville16 runs2007 KGV4 runs2008 Grainville3 wickets2009 KGV21 runs2010 Grainville6 wickets2011 KGV147 runs2012 Grainville9 wickets2013 KGV14 runs2014 Farmers6 wickets2015 Port Soif5 wickets2016 Grainville49 runs2017 KGV2 wickets2019 KGV5 wickets2022 Farmers 2 wickets2023 KGV 173 runs 2024 Grainville2 wickets2025 KGV 8 wickets2026 Grainville5 wickets

Matches summary (as of 2026) Total Guernsey wins Jersey wins Draws 72 21 37 14

Source: Guernsey Cricket

Men's Twenty20 series results (Inter-Insular Cup) Year Venue(s) Winner Won by2018 Farmers3–02019 College Field and KGV3–02022 College Field and KGV3–02023 Farmers2–02024 KGV and Port Soif2–12025 Grainville 2–1

Series summary Total Guernsey wins Jersey wins Draws 6 0 6 0

Matches summary Total Guernsey wins Jersey wins Tie(s) 17 2 14 1*

Source: Guernsey Cricket *Jersey won a Super over following the tied match.

Women's Twenty20 series results Year Venue(s) Winner Won by2019 College Field 1–02022 Grainville 3–0 2023 KGV 3–02024 Grainville 1–0 2025 KGV 1–02026 Grainville 2–0

Series summary Total Guernsey wins Jersey wins Draws 6 1 5 0

Matches summary Total Guernsey wins Jersey wins Tie(s) 11 1 10 0

Source: Guernsey Cricket

Sponsorship

Haig Scotch Whisky Trophy (1978 to 1988) Carlsberg Lager Trophy (1989 to 1993) Tetley Bitter Challenge (1994 to 1997) Flemings Trophy (1998 to 2000) Cherry Godfrey Challenge (2003 to 2005) HSBC Trophy (2007 to 2009) Marlborough Trophy (2010 to 2013) NatWest Trophy (2014) Odey Wealth Challenge Trophy (2015) InfrasoftTech (2018–)

See also Muratti Vase - the equivalent event in football Siam Cup - the equivalent event in rugby union Guernsey cricket team Jersey cricket team Jersey women's cricket team Guernsey women's cricket team

References

External links Guernsey Cricket Statistics