Peter Kirsten has changed his mind and quit as Jersey's cricket coach

Kirsten left the Jersey team on Saturday morning to take up a coaching position with the Kenyan national side.

Team manager Chris Minty said: "The Jersey Cricket Board agreed to release Peter so that he can assist Kenya."

It ends days of speculation on the future of the former Sussex, Derbyshire and South Africa batsman.

After a disastrous Division Four campaign, there have been rumblings in the Jersey camp. And Kirsten, who had earlier this week said that he would stop on as coach, was very disappointed with the results on the field.

"This tournament has been frustrating but mostly disappointing at the reaction and response from some of the better players that I thought would do much better here," said Kirsten. "The self-belief wasn't there.

Maybe I put a little too much pressure on the guys, but I believed they could have gone up to Division Three Outgoing Jersey cricket coach Peter Kirsten

"They didn't think they could go further than Division Four.

"I don't believe that's true. They can all play a lot better than that.

"Maybe I put a little too much pressure on the guys, but I certainly believed they could have gone through to Division Three and certainly not finish fifth.

"Some of the guys have admitted that they didn't think they were good enough. It's definitely a pity, but they'll have to work on the mental side of their game."

After a batting collapse against Tanzania in the first game, Jersey's top five batsmen failed consistently throughout the tournament.

"The batting was woeful," he said, "which was most surprising because I really didn't recognise the same players I'd seen at World Five. Embarrassing really, but they've got to learn from it.

"Perhaps the boys weren't focused enough. You wouldn't have expected your top five batters to fail consistently together.

"The likes of Matt Hague, Ryan Driver and Peter Gough never really came to the party.

Kirsten now heads to Kenya to work with his brother Andy, but hopes the door back to Jersey cricket is not closed.

"If they would like me to come and do some coaching," he said, "then I am available."