The Isle of Man have qualified for the final of the European Under-19 Division Two Championship after a big win over Spain at King William's College today.
After winning the toss, the hosts quickly elected to bowl first in overcast and slightly damp conditions. They then tore through the Spanish top order, reducing them to 29-6. Matthew Ansell took four wickets, including three in four balls, just missing a hat-trick when a ball bounced just over the top of the stumps.
Spain staged a mini recovery, but were eventually bowled out for just 79, extras being the top scorer with 21.
This was never going to be enough and the Manxmen easily knocked off the required runs in 13.3 overs to win by six wickets, Jake Rowlands hitting 39 from 40 balls including three sixes to secure his teams place in tomorrow's final against Denmark.
Over at Vagabonds, Gibraltar recorded their first win of the tournament, beating Germany by 7 wickets.
Batting first after winning the toss, Germany collapsed from 88-2 to 113 all out, Guy Dumas taking 5-29. Konrad Fuchs was the top scorer for Germany with 33.
Gibraltar's reply started badly when Matthew Hunter was dismissed with the score on five, but Guy Dumas and Kayron Stagno then put on 69 for the second wicket before Dumas was out for 25. Stagno stayed in to the end of the innings, hitting 62 from 63 balls to secure a seven wicket win for his team.