European T20 World Cup qualifier: Richie Berrington leads Scots to win over Jersey in 300th game

Scottish Captain Richie Berrington
Scotland 149-6 (20 overs): Berrington 34, Munsey 33; Miles 2-25Jersey 135-9 (20 overs): Ward 47, Greenwood 36; Watt 4-21Scotland win by 14 pointsScorecard

The 36-year-old captain was the highest scorer in his team r with 34 points as they struggled to 149-6 in their European Men's T20 World Cup qualifier. 9.

"Wattie has been a consistent performer for us for a long time now and we've seen in Zimbabwe how well he hits - and that was vital today in the context of the game," Berrington told BBC Scotland.

Scotland narrowly missed out on this year's Cricket World Cup after a narrow loss to the Netherlands in Zimbabwe, but their captain believes "there are a lot of positives to take away" from the experience, including the "number of different people" who stepped up to make their mark at vital times. While fly-half George Munsey hit 33 and Berrington 34, the Scots were grateful to last pair Chris Greaves and man of the match Watt for adding 61 in the final 6.4 overs. s, he found himself short of support once Nick Greenwood fell for 36.

This meant Jersey, who played Italy on Sunday, were unable to build on their opening win over Austria while the Scots added to theirs against Germany to lead the

Berrington, who made his Scotland debut in 2008 and called it "really special" to play for his country at all times, added: "It's nice to start with two wins.

"Today we may not have been as clinical as possible with bat in hand, but we showed discipline and the skill we have with the ball to defend 149 like we did."

European T20 World Cup qualifier: Richie Berrington leads Scots to win over Jersey in 300th game
Scottish Captain Richie Berrington
Scotland 149-6 (20 overs): Berrington 34, Munsey 33; Miles 2-25Jersey 135-9 (20 overs): Ward 47, Greenwood 36; Watt 4-21Scotland win by 14 pointsScorecard

The 36-year-old captain was the highest scorer in his team r with 34 points as they struggled to 149-6 in their European Men's T20 World Cup qualifier. 9.

"Wattie has been a consistent performer for us for a long time now and we've seen in Zimbabwe how well he hits - and that was vital today in the context of the game," Berrington told BBC Scotland.

Scotland narrowly missed out on this year's Cricket World Cup after a narrow loss to the Netherlands in Zimbabwe, but their captain believes "there are a lot of positives to take away" from the experience, including the "number of different people" who stepped up to make their mark at vital times. While fly-half George Munsey hit 33 and Berrington 34, the Scots were grateful to last pair Chris Greaves and man of the match Watt for adding 61 in the final 6.4 overs. s, he found himself short of support once Nick Greenwood fell for 36.

This meant Jersey, who played Italy on Sunday, were unable to build on their opening win over Austria while the Scots added to theirs against Germany to lead the

Berrington, who made his Scotland debut in 2008 and called it "really special" to play for his country at all times, added: "It's nice to start with two wins.

"Today we may not have been as clinical as possible with bat in hand, but we showed discipline and the skill we have with the ball to defend 149 like we did."

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