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D-Day for Island at ICC Champs

In the ICC European Division Three Championships yesterday the Island beat Malta by six wickets to set up an amazing three-way battle for the title.

With the final round of matches today, Israel, Spain and the Isle of Man are joint leaders with six points each.

Israel play Portugal and Spain take on the Island at Benidorm.

Yesterday at La Manga, the Manx bowled out Malta for 188 with Greg Hawke taking 3 for 41.

The Island knocked off the runs for the loss of four wickets with Jon Norrington making a patient 46 not out and Ramsey’s Ollie Webster smashing 72 – an innings which included 5 fours and 5 sixes.

Today’s games start at 11am with temperatures forecast to hit 31 degrees. The eventual winner will play Croatia in Zagreb next month for a place in the ICC Division Two.

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