Jersey Cricket: Asa Tribe and Josh Lawrenson hit tons in ODI's first win over Papua New Guinea
Jersey Cricket: Asa Tribe and Josh Lawrenson hit tons in ODI's first win over Papua New Guinea
Cricket World Cup Qualifier ICC play-offs, WindhoekJersey 291-4 (50 overs): Tribe 115*, Lawrenson 114; Soper 2-40, Kamea 2-52 Papua New Guinea 280-9 (50 overs): Vala 75, Hekure 58, Amini 54 Jersey beat Papua New Guinea by 11 pointsScorecard
The islanders beat Papua New Guinea by 11 runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup qualifying play-off in Namibia.
Tribe (115 not out) and Lawrenson (114) went 232 for the third wicket as Jersey went 291-4 in their innings.
In response, Papua New Guinea finished on 280-9 as Julius Sumerauer, Elliot Miles, Charles Perchard and Harrison Carlyon each took two wickets.
Playing in just their third ODI, Jersey left behind defeats to Canada and hosts Namibia as they kept their slim hopes of qualifying alive.
The victory also bolstered their hopes of finishing in the top four of the competition, and with it the ODI status for the next four years.
Having won the toss and opted to bat, it looked like Jersey might regret the decision as they were Reduced to 41-2 from 8.1 overs, openers Harrison Carlyon and Nick Greenwood both caught Chad Soper's bowling for 26 and 14 respectively.
But Jersey's top scorer Lawrenson, 20, teamed up with the highly rated 19-year-old Tribe in what ultimately turned out to be a winning combination.
Lawrenson, who had hit 66 against Canada and 42 against Namibia, was superb again as he became the first Jersey player to score an ODI century, hitting triple figures on 99 balls, at 47th over.
Cricket World Cup Qualifier ICC play-offs, WindhoekJersey 291-4 (50 overs): Tribe 115*, Lawrenson 114; Soper 2-40, Kamea 2-52 Papua New Guinea 280-9 (50 overs): Vala 75, Hekure 58, Amini 54 Jersey beat Papua New Guinea by 11 pointsScorecard
The islanders beat Papua New Guinea by 11 runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup qualifying play-off in Namibia.
Tribe (115 not out) and Lawrenson (114) went 232 for the third wicket as Jersey went 291-4 in their innings.
In response, Papua New Guinea finished on 280-9 as Julius Sumerauer, Elliot Miles, Charles Perchard and Harrison Carlyon each took two wickets.
Playing in just their third ODI, Jersey left behind defeats to Canada and hosts Namibia as they kept their slim hopes of qualifying alive.
The victory also bolstered their hopes of finishing in the top four of the competition, and with it the ODI status for the next four years.
Having won the toss and opted to bat, it looked like Jersey might regret the decision as they were Reduced to 41-2 from 8.1 overs, openers Harrison Carlyon and Nick Greenwood both caught Chad Soper's bowling for 26 and 14 respectively.
But Jersey's top scorer Lawrenson, 20, teamed up with the highly rated 19-year-old Tribe in what ultimately turned out to be a winning combination.
Lawrenson, who had hit 66 against Canada and 42 against Namibia, was superb again as he became the first Jersey player to score an ODI century, hitting triple figures on 99 balls, at 47th over.
