misc350444a	Guernsey v Jersey
	Jersey in Guernsey 1956
Venue	College Field, St Peter Port on 4th August 1956 (1-day single innings match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	No toss made
Result	Match cancelled

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The Jersey side never turned up.
The Star on Monday 6th August reported: 'It was stated by an official of GICC that "a misunderstanding over team selection" caused the match at College Field to be called off because the Jersey representative team, due to play a Guernsey side, had not arrived.
Everything was set for the big match. The wicket was prepared, and the Guernsey players were arriving. Even the stumps were in position and the spectators were arriving at the ground.
First enquiries about the Jersey side were started just after 11 o'clock, when no-one from the sister island had put in an appearance. The mail steamer from Jersey was visited, and phone calls to the Airport were made, but still there was no news of the missing team.
The clock had ticked past 11.30, the time the match was due to begin, but still no players had arrived. Telephone calls were put through to Jersey, and when the time had passed midday, it was decided that the match would be off.
Notices were placed on the gates of the ground to the effect that the game was off.'

 

 

 

 

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