Guernsey, Vanuatu and Suriname win on the opening day of ICC World Cricket League Division 6 in Essex
Singh said: “I get picked in the team as an all-rounder so I have to do both jobs and I just came in and played my game.And the two wickets gave me confidence to come in with the bat and play my natural game.”
Saudi Arabia’s game against Norway on Monday was cancelled because the arrival of the Saudi Arabia team into the UK has been delayed. Further information in this regard will be provided in due course.
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Group A table as at Monday, 07 September:
| TEAM | Played | W | T | NR | L | PTS | NRR | |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.76 | |
| Suriname | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.806 | |
| Botswana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.806 | |
| Fiji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3.76 |
Group B table as at Monday, 07 September:
| TEAM | Played | W | T | NR | L | PTS | NRR | |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.92 | |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.92 | |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scores in brief:
At Castle Park, Colchester
Guernsey 287-7, 50 overs (Oliver Newey 129no, Tim Ravenscroft 74; Viliame Mana 2-39)
Fiji 99 all out, (37.5 overs) (Jone Wesele 20; Tim Ravenscroft 4-21)
Guernsey won by 188 runs
**Player of the Match:**Oliver Newey (Guernsey)
At Rye Mill Lane, Kelvedon
Botswana 216 all out, 50 overs (Gaolape Mokokwe 50; Chris Patandin 4-35)
Suriname 217-5, 42.2 overs (Gavin Singh 63, SA Drepaul 55; Karabo Modise 2-31)
Suriname won by five wickets
**Player of the Match:**Gavin Singh (Suriname)
At Ashlyns Road, Frinton
Cayman Islands 153 all out, 48.1 overs (Sacha DeAlwis 50; AL Stephen 3-16)
Vanuatu 160-6, 40 overs (Andrew Mansale 34; Troy Taylor 2-24)
Vanuatu won by four wickets
**Player of the Match:**Andrew Mansale (Vanuatu)
Tuesday, 08 September - Fixtures
At West Mersea:Vanuatu v Norway
At Colchester:Fiji v Suriname
At Frinton:Guernsey v Botswana
At Kelvedon:Cayman Islands v Saudi Arabia
All matches are scheduled to start at 10.30 local time
