Farmers stumble but top European Cricket League

Farmers are top of the table with 14 points from six games

Jersey champions Farmers lost two of their three matches on Thursday but still all but secured qualification to the knockout stages of the European Cricket League in Spain.

Batting second, Farmers' day got off to a positive start as they chased down Darmstadt's score of 89-5 to beat them by nine wickets, scoring 91-1 in 4.1 overs.

They were then beaten by seven wickets by fourth-placed Skanderborg, whose 86-3 score in 4.5 overs was enough to overcome a total of 82-4.

The day in the sunshine ended when second bottom Voorburg managed to reach 66-3 in 4.5 overs after a modest total of 65-6 by Farmers.

Julius Sumerauer led the way for Farmers against Darmstadt scoring 46 runs, and Zak Tribe was the highest scorer in the loss to Skanderborg, with 54.

However, defeat by Dutch side Voorburg was undoubtably the shock of the afternoon, as Farmers seemed well on course for victory after bowling out Cedric de Lange and Carl Mumba in quick succession.

But 18-year-old bowler Toby Britton bowled five wides in the final over allowing Voorburg to get over the line.

As things stand, Farmers stay top of the European Cricket League with 14 points from six games, with other teams in the table still yet to complete all their fixtures following bad weather on Monday and Tuesday.