Barrow Gurney saw the cricket season to a close on Sunday with an enjoyable event at Hobbs Lane, hosted by Premil Fernando. Premil brought together a team of players from his old school to play a Barrow Gurney XI in a friendly T20 game, before an afternoon of fun and a chance to sample some
Barrow Gurney’s end of season celebrations saw a rare, perhaps unique event as brother and sister duo, Frank and Bernie Forge, won the annual double wicket competition. A glorious autumn morning greeted 14 players ready to do battle for the prestigious annual trophy. Players were drawn from 2 pools to make up the pairings and
Barrow Gurney’s Sunday XI finished their league season with a win away at Keynsham. Winning the toss, the Barrow captain, Mark Forge, soon found himself needing to be involved in a recovery after the early loss of Ali Hood without scoring. Forge (10) and Colin Fletcher dug in with a 42-run partnership over 13 overs,
As Guy Fisher crowned an excellent season by hitting his 1,000th run for Barrow, the Firsts missed a good chance for a podium position after a promising season. Both the 2nds and Sunday XI lost heavily. On Saturday Barrow Gurney First XI finished agonisingly 13 runs short of a victory which would have seen them
Barrow Gurney First XI pulled off a convincing win against Congresbury 2nd XI this weekend with another good all-round performance. The 2nds lost again, not really getting into their stride against Carsons Mangotsfield whilst the Sunday team (without a league fixture) enjoyed a trip to Allerton to play Axbridge and an opportunity to give the
Barrow Gurney’s cricket teams were heavily in debt to the Owen family this Saturday with outstanding performances in both Saturday games. The 1st XI pulled off a win at Almondsbury, but the 2s season of misfortune continued as they let slip a winning position at home. Away at Almondsbury, Barrow bowled well as a unit
Barrow Gurney CC recently lost another of its former stalwarts, Bill Nutt, and we extend our condolences to his family and friends. Geoff Saunders writes with some personal memories of Bill…. Bill and his late brother Colin played for Barrow in the 1950s until he retired in the very early 1970s. There are still some
A thrilling tie at Abbots Leigh and a close game on Sunday at Hobbs Lane made for compelling watching for the Barrow Gurney supporters. Meanwhile Jonny Sykes dominated the weekend with his batting. Barrow Gurney First XI tied with Abbots Leigh 1st team on Saturday in a thrilling encounter. Batting first on their home ground,
Barrow Gurney fielded depleted teams this weekend as many players were taking a well-earned break. However, with both First and Second Teams playing against their respective league leaders, it meant for some rather one-sided games. At Hobbs Lane, Barrow 1st XI batted first but could only make 136, largely due to Guy Fisher’s 66 after
Barrow Gurney Cricket Club was sad to hear recently of the death of Rod Gerrish. Barrow Chairman, Pete Holdaway shares a couple of memories in tribute to Rod as we send our condolences to his family and friends: Rod was a stalwart of Barrow Gurney CC with a big heart and matching sense of humour.