Asa Tribe says he is “absolutely delighted” to be returning to play for Jersey as the island team aims to keep their Cricket World Cup hopes alive.

The Glamorgan and England Lions batter has not played for his homeland since the summer of 2025 after a remarkable rise in the English domestic game.

But Tribe, 22, who made his international debut for Jersey as a 17-year-old five years ago, hopes he can help the island qualify from ICC Challenge League A after returning to their squad for the first time since last summer.

Jersey top the six-team pool and need just two more wins to ensure they progress to the 2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off in Nepal in December.

“I’ve had a bit of a busy last 12 months and I’m happy to be playing for Jersey again,” he told BBC Radio Jersey

“The last couple of times that I was in a Jersey shirt were successful for myself and the team.

“I really enjoy putting those kind of performances in for Jersey because I know what it means for the side in the sense of what it can go towards and how we can progress as a side.”

Tribe’s last matches for Jersey came in the last round of fixtures in Challenge League A last summer – he scored 175 in a 160-run win over Papua New Guinea before hitting an unbeaten 53 in an eight-wicket win over Qatar.

“That one is quite close to my heart,” Tribe says of the 175 against Papua New Guinea, which is a record score for an individual batter in the ICC Challenge League.

“That was one of the games where we needed someone to stand up, there was a bit going on with the ball, we were batting first on one that was doing a little bit and I feel that knock set that game up really nicely. “