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Sportingbet Channel Islands Sports Personality of the Year Awards
Ron Felton, Jersey Evening Post
Jersey Cricket's amazing season was recognised at the recent Sports Personality of the Year Awards in Guernsey by the Aurigny Team of the Year trophy – and the Cenkos Coach of 2007 award.
Not given to any one team this time, but to the many Island sides under the banner of the Jersey Cricket Board, including their U15, U19 and U23 teams that all reached European Division II finals, with the latter two winning the titles. The senior Island side also beat Italy 2-0 away to meet playing standards required for associate membership of the ICC, as well as ending Guernsey’s long run of success in the senior inter-insular.
Cricket edged out Jersey RFC’s U18 Hampshire Cup winners, Jersey’s highly successful Atlantic Rim bowlers, and Guernsey’s record-breaking 4 x 400 metre relay team.
Chris Minty, Jersey’s director of cricket, won the Coach of the Year award, despite being under considerable pressure from John Grady, Jersey’s British Gymnastics Disabilities squad coach; Mavis Richards, Guernsey’s junior indoor bowling team coach and Guernsey cricket’s Jason Shambrook.
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