Guernsey Cricket Board (GCB) will be hosting the Men’s Academy squads from England’s County clubs Somerset and Hampshire at KGV Memorial playing fields on April 10th and 11th, 2024 for a Tri-series in the T20 format. The T20 series, to be known as Cornerstone Cup T20, will begin the 2024 International season for Guernsey Men’s team, ahead of a busy summer that includes European sub-regional qualifier for 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. All the teams will then play a Tri-series in the 50-overs format as well at the same venue from April 12th – 14th. Following the conclusion of this series, Guernsey Men will also play a 3-match series with Ireland Academy (U19) squad on April 19th and 20th, 2024 in both 50-overs and T20 formats.
The series will mark the beginning of Ollie Nightingale’s tenure as Guernsey senior Men’s side captain, after he was appointed for the role in December 2023. Nightingale has represented and led St Ouen club in Jersey’s domestic competitions, and will be taking over from Josh Butler, who stepped down from the role of Captaincy in 2023.
Ireland Academy Tour of Guernsey Schedule
Guernsey: Ollie Nightingale (Captain), Luke Bichard, Charlie Forshaw, Adam Martel, Josh Butler, Kai Higham, Dane Mullen, Ollie Clapham, Harry Johnson, Tom Nightingale, Zak Damarell, Tom Kirk, Matt Stokes, Ben Fitchet, Nathan le Tissier and Harrison Tagg
19th April 2024 (50-overs): Ireland Academy (U19) vs Guernsey XI (Scorecard)
20th April 2024: Guernsey XI vs Ireland Academy – T20 (Scorecard) and T20 (Scorecard)
Cornerstone Cup One-Day Schedule
Guernsey: Ollie Nightingale (Captain), Luke Bichard, Josh Butler, Zak Damarell, Ben Fitchet, Charlie Forshaw, Ben Garrett, Kai Highman, Harry Johnson, Nathan le Tissier, Adam Martel, Tom Nightingale and Matt Stokes
11th April 2024: Hampshire Academy vs Somerset Academy (Scorecard)
13th April 2024: Guernsey XI vs Hampshire Academy (Scorecard)
14th April 2024: Somerset Academy vs Guernsey XI (Scorecard)
Cornerstone Cup T20 Schedule
Guernsey: Ollie Nightingale (Captain), Luke Bichard, Ben Fitchet, Adam Martel, Josh Butler, Charlie Forshaw, Dane Mullen, Ollie Clapham, Harry Johnson, Tom Nightingale, Zak Damarell, Tom Kirk and Matt Stokes
12th April 2024: Hampshire Academy vs Somerset Academy (Scorecard) ; Somerset Academy vs Guernsey XI (Scorecard) ; Guernsey XI vs Hampshire Academy (Scorecard)