Attacking style pleases victorious Jersey boss

Asa Tribe and Charlie Brennan guided Jersey to victory in the final against Norway

Jersey head coach Paul Hutchison says he has been impressed by the attacking style of cricket his side have played in their fine run of T20 results.

The islanders dominated their 2026 T20 World Cup qualifying tournament in Germany as they progressed to the next round.

Jersey twice recorded their biggest-ever T20 international victories while Harrison Carlyon scored Jersey's first T20I century.

"The style of cricket that I'm trying to get the players to play, not just for the tournament we were in but for harder tournaments to come, is an attacking style," Hutchison, who took over as Jersey boss in March, told BBC Sport.

"I was there actively pushing them to be a bit more aggressive."

Jersey beat Norway by six wickets in Sunday's final, having bowled them out for just 69 runs.

The island side set a team record with a 165-run win over Serbia in their opening game before breaking that mark with a 167-run victory over Switzerland in their next match.

They followed that up with a 108-run win against Belgium before their final pool game with Croatia was rained off.

Harrison Carlyon became Jersey's first T20 international centurion with a knock of 110 off 57 balls against Serbia

It means Jersey will move to the final round of qualification for a T20 World Cup for the fifth successive time as they take on Scotland, Italy, Netherlands and one other side in the final round of European qualifying next year.

"It's nice for us to get through to the next round, we've played some good cricket to be honest," Hutchison added.

"It's nice to put a marker down and show the cricketing world that we're a useful outfit."

He added: "They're a talented bunch. If they're just given the right environment to know that if they do get out playing a poor shot, they're not going to get dragged over the coals for it.

"We do trust this group to go and get the job done and that should hopefully give them a bit of confidence and freedom."