There was an end of term feeling surrounding the final league weekend as Barrow Gurney ended in style with both teams recording good wins. The first team were away at Timsbury and decided to take part in a football shirt challenge to celebrate the end of season, and also the final match of Frank Forge’s
Barrow Gurney’s promotion hopes ended after yet another game settled by the barest of margins. Barrow and Frenchay 2s were in a direct fight for the second promotion place in Division 5 and Frenchay were the visitors at Hobbs Lane on Saturday. Put into bat, Frenchay’s Isaac Stell started positively, and despite an early strike
Barrow Gurney came out on the wrong side of another close game at Abbots Leigh last Saturday. Batting first Barrow lost 3 early wickets before opening bat Kieran Owen found some good support from Ed Holdaway (28) in a fifty partnership. Owen batted almost throughout the innings being run out in an effort to
Barrow Gurney First XI returned to form with a convincing 8 wicket win over Brislington 3rd XI at Hobbs Lane to put them in equal second place in B&D Division 5. Asked to field in searing heat, and missing a couple of regular bowlers, Barrow’s attack stepped up to put the visitors under pressure immediately
A disappointing performance by Barrow Gurney 1st XI saw them lose to Pucklechurch Firsts and drop out of the automatic promotion places in Division 5 of the Bristol & District League. Pucklechurch, batting first, set out at a blistering pace with their openers putting on 48 in no time, but Mark Fisher pegged them back
Barrow Gurney First XI lost their encounter with Bristol Sri Lankans in their top of the table clash in Division 5 of the Bristol & District League. Barrow put the Sri Lankans into bat and had some early success reducing the visitors to 57-3. But then Amarajeewa Krupa Mudiyanselagae set about using the short boundaries
Barrow Gurney Firsts were involved in another thrilling match last Saturday as they ventured to Hanham to play their 2nd XI. Acting captain Ed Holdaway was pleased to win the toss on finding a damp pitch so he inserted the hosts. The pitch and the large boundaries made scoring difficult, and the home team had
Barrow Gurney First XI, frustrated by rain the previous weekend, bounced back into action away at Pak Bristolians. The home side batted first and got off to a good start reaching 113-1, when Connor Jones struck, taking the key wicket of Suleman Butt for 80. Jones took 2 further wickets to finish with 3/55. Guy
Barrow Gurney First XI lost their unbeaten record after a batting collapse at Frenchay on Saturday. Jason Cryans (30) and Mark Brown (29) got Barrow off to a good and positive start taking advantage of anything short or on the pads. Both fell within a matter of a few balls, but Ed Holdaway (21) and
Rain dashed Barrow Gurney’s hopes of continuing their First Xi’s winning streak on Saturday. Batting first at Hobbs Lane, Barrow put on 247-9, building on a 110 opening partnership between Jason Cryans (60) and Ellie Holdaway (49). Kieran Owen (22), Ed Holdway (26), Josh Yelland (34) and Guy Fisher all made solid contributions in a
