World Cricket League Four: Jersey claim first LA win against Italy

The island side successfully chased the biggest score of the tournament,as Italy set them 236 to win.Corey Bisson took Jersey to the target with 42 not out, hitting the winning runs with three balls to spare."It got quite tense towards the end," said Jersey coach Neil MacRae told BBC Radio Jersey in Los Angeles."The way that Corey has been batting this tournament actually I don't think we were that nervous."

Jersey won the toss and elected to bowl, and despite an early wicket Gian-Piero Meade took Italy over 100, going on to make a patient 61.But it was a partnership between Italy's captain Damian Crowley and former Sydney Thunder player Carl Sandri that propelled Italy over 200.Sandri was bowled for 40 by Anthony Hawkins-Kay and after Crowley went for 58, Italy's final five wickets fell for just 23 runs as they were bowled out for 235 with one ball left in the innings.

In reply, Jersey's captain Peter Gough was out in the first over, but the chase gathered momentum as opener Nat Watkins found the boundary 10 times on his way to 77 and Jonty Jenner steered Jersey to within 45 runs of Italy's total before he went to Crowley for 65.When Perchard was out for a golden duck in the following over, what hadseemed like a straightforward chase began to look uncertain with Jerseys even wickets down.But Bisson's powerful hitting meant they were able to reach the total in the final over with his 42 coming off just 31 balls.In Tuesday's other matches, hosts USA remain unbeaten after they beat Oman by eight wickets, with captain Steven Taylor scoring 124, while previously winless Bermuda beat Denmark by 38 runs.