And the hero of the hour was non other than the vastly-experienced Steve Carlyon, who came on to bowl two of the final four overs with Tom Minty, who was also introduced with 46 overs gone, at the other end.
It was a pressure cooker situation with Guernsey edging steadily toward their victory target of 196 and even after he bowled a wide with his first delivery, ‘destroyer’ Carlyon proceeded to take three wickets for two runs in nine deliveries to win Jersey the match.
The all rounder has broken many Guernseyman’s hearts in a sparkling Muratti football career and he continues to thwart them on the cricket field as he took his second inter-insular man-of-the-match award on his 19th appearance.
It was a fantastic end to a great day of cricket to finally banish Jersey’s hoodoo of five consecutive defeats to the record books.
Jersey’s success made it a 100 per cent win record from eight matches played this season.
Carlyon said: ‘It was so important we won and I’m delighted for everyone.
‘But never in my wildest dreams could I have envisaged what was about to happen, it was like a story book tale and it will be a treasured memory for me for the rest of my life.
Jersey posted a 50-over total of 195 for nine.
Guernsey’s young bowlers moved the ball around well in the early overs and Gough was first to go caught at slip without scoring.
Hague joined Carlyon at the crease and the pair took the score to 84 before Carlyon was stumped.
A trio of leg before wicket decisions and 20 tidy overs of spin from Jeremy Frith and Gary Rich slowed Jersey again.
Chris Jones, Meeku Patidar, Tony Carlyon ran well between the wickets to pick up the pace again and a late hard-hitting 21 from new cap Jamie Brewster took Jersey to almost 200 before Brewster was brilliantly caught by GH Smit with the ball going over his head just yards short of the boundary.
Ryan Driver removed Ryan Bishop with an lbw decision and ten runs later he had taken three wickets as Guernsey slipped to 69 for 3.
After Hague trapped Ami Banerjee for an lbw on 104, Jersey then took three wickets with the score on 130.
Stuart Le Prevost was caught one-handed diving full-stretch to his right by wicket-keeper James Caunt; GH Smit was run out to a direct throw from mid-off by Tom Minty and then Driver took a low catch at slip to dismiss Gary Rich.
The tide was turning Jersey’s way but an eighth-wicket partnership of 53 swung the match Guernsey’s way again.
Andy Biggins played the anchor r?le as youngster Kris Moherndel hit out to score 33 runs off 29 balls.
Carlyon bowled him and three balls later Blane Quéripel followed him back to the pavilion leaving Guernsey with one wicket left and 12 to win off two overs.
Caunt completed a good début catching Le Hegarat as he fell to his right.
With four balls remaining it was all over, it was Carlyon’s third wicket and Caunt’s third catch sending their colleagues into great scenes of celebration.
Jersey now lead the series 21-17 with 12 draws.
