The Gibraltar Cricket Board has selected the National Squad for the ICC T20 Europe Qualifier to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands from the 29th August to 3rd September.
Gibraltar has been placed in Group C alongside Guernsey, Norway, Sweden, Israel and the Czech Republic. Groups A and Group B see the likes of Portugal, France, Italy and Jersey to name but a few. The top two teams from each of the groups will play to qualify in the ICC World T20 Europe Qualifier in 2019.
The Squad, as published in the Gibraltar Cricket facebook page, is as follows:
Matt Hunter (Captain) - Bavaria FCC
Balaji Avinash Pai (Vice-Captain) - Pirates Cricket Club Gibraltar
Mark Bacarese - Bavaria FCC
Timothy Caruana - Bavaria FCC
Tim Cleasby - Bet365 CC
Chris Delaney - Gala Coral CC
Kieron Ferrary - Pirates CC
James Fitzgerald - Bavaria FCC
Julian Freyone - Bavaria FCC
Mark Garratt - Pirates CC
Charles Harrison - Bavaria FCC
Ric Hatchman- Ladbrokes Coral CC
Adam Orfila - Tarik CC
Jim Sanderson - Bavaria FCC
Simon Guy - (National Team Coach)
Andrew Carr (Team Manager)
Andrew Rodriguez (Physiotherapist)
National Team Coach, Simon Guy, commented that “the players’ commitment over the last four months has been amazing especially with a number of players putting in extra sessions to improve on their skills and fitness. The boys are raring to go and looking forward to the tournament.”
President of the Gibraltar Cricket Board, Sunil Chandiramani, stated “all members of the squad have put in hours of hard work, effort and discipline in the lead up to the Tournament. On behalf of the Gibraltar Cricket Board, I would like to congratulate them all on their selection and wish them all the best of luck in Rotterdam.”
The squad will be travelling on 27 August 2018 and will be returning on 4 September 2018.
The Minister for Sport, the Hon S Linares wishes the team well, adding that: “It is extremely gratifying to see that ten of the squad have come through the Gibraltar Cricket Development system. This is a testament to the hard work of the GCA and its Development set up. Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar is committed to continue supporting the development of local cricket. The new facilities at Europa Point and the recently installed cricket nets at the Bayside Sports Complex are a testament to this. The GCA are being extremely patient and understanding through this interim period and I would like to thank the Gibraltar Cricket Board and its President Sunil Chandiramani for their continued support and hard work. Best of luck to the team!”
