The sporting highlight was yesterday’s brilliant display of batting by former Sri Lankan test captain Aravinda de Silva against a JICC XI at Grainville.
The morning rain gave way to a beautiful afternoon and a crowd of several hundred people watched Aravinda and eight former England internationals play some fine cricket.
Joining them was local resident Chris Hill, who had paid £1,000 for the privilege at Jersey Side by Side’s cricket dinner and auction on Saturday night.
He celebrated by hitting a four from the first ball he faced.
Charity chairman Mike Wavell was delighted with the success of the weekend.
‘It’s great to raise so much money and I should thank everyone who came and supported us, including the major sponsors PricewaterhouseCoopers and Barclays Private Bank because it would not be possible without them.’
