Jersey's preparation for the tournament consisted of three twenty-over fixtures against Dutch teams, all played at the
VRA Ground in
Amstelveen in late April. They defeated a Netherlands A side by 62 runs, and then played matches against the two Dutch sides in the
North Sea Pro Series, defeating the Hurricanes by 68 runs and losing to the Seafarers by seven wickets. Similarly, France's preparation included twenty-over fixtures against the Hurricanes and the Seafarers, both played on 2 May at
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd,
Utrecht. They defeated the Hurricanes by 14 runs, and lost to the Seafarers in a
super over, necessitated after an initial tie. Denmark, coached by former Irish international
Jeremy Bray, played several fixtures in Ireland in mid-April. They lost to the
Irish under-19 side by seven wickets and lost both games against
Leinster Lightning, but did win a fixture against
The Hills Cricket Club by seven runs. Guernsey, coached by former South African international
Nic Pothas, attended a training camp at the
County Ground, Hove, and subsequently played fixtures against a
Sussex County Cricket Club academy team and a
Sussex Cricket League representative team. == Points table ==