Barrow Gurney finished the pre-season with a 100% record after racking up a fourth win of the season against a Development XI of the Charlton Super Kings. With a sprinkling of rain over night and in the morning many were sceptical this game would go ahead. Groundsman, Pete Holdaway did his customary morning inspection and
Barrow Gurney’s second week of friendly games resulted in success against Blagdon and Axbridge, with several players taking advantage of the opportunity to get some match practice. On Saturday at Hobbs Lane Barrow struggled early on losing 4 wickets for 17 runs, and although Ed Holdaway, Jonny Sykes and Guy Fisher all played cameos it
Barrow Gurney 2nd XI secured a third-place finish in the B&D Division 13, with an impeccable fielding display against Hanham 3rds at Hobbs Lane. Having been put into bat, Ali Hood (39) and Paul Gard (26) put on 88 for the first wicket at a quick rate and a large score looked on the cards
After the disappointment of narrowly losing in the Bateman Cup final the previous week, Barrow Gurney First XI bounced back with a comprehensive win at Bristol Lions on. On a damp pitch Barrow’s opening bowlers Mark Fisher and Phil Taylor ripped through the Lions’ batting with the help of some sharp fielding on a damp
It was a tale of two century makers for Barrow Gurney last Saturday as both First and Second teams won convincingly. At Hanham, it was Mark Brown who led the way, opening the batting with Jordan Allen (27) and who paced his innings beautifully. After a restrained opening stand of 63 with Allen, Barrow lost
Barrow Gurney’s 1st XI were frustrated in their search for victory at Bristol 3rd XI after a brilliant last wicket partnership allowed the opposition to steal an unlikely win. Barrow had one of their worst batting displays of the year, gifting several of their wickets as they crumbled to 165 all out. Ed Holdaway’s 38
Barrow Gurney won through to the Bateman Cup final thanks to a fantastic team effort led by their Captain, Frank Forge who took 6/26, and vice-captain Ed Holdaway who scored an imperious 85 not out. It was a glorious evening at Hobbs Lane and with a decent crowd you could tell it was an important
Barrow Gurney newcomer, Will Comley set up Barrow’s 2nd XI’s tense finish with Pucklechurch 2s this week at Hobbs Lane whilst the First XI had a day off as self-isolation hit their league opponents. Pucklechurch batted first and put together a creditable 183-6 in the face of some accurate bowling. Mike Lilley was particularly miserly
The weather badly effected Barrow Gurney’s weekend of cricket, causing 2 games to be abandoned before a conclusion could be reached and causing the First XI game to be shortened to the advantage of Barrow’s opponents. At Hobbs Lane, Barrow Firsts put together a solid batting performance against Chilcompton First XI, making 243 for 7
Barrow Gurney’s up and down season, took a big step forward this week with success in the Bateman Cup Quarter Finals and both Saturday teams winning albeit after another nail-biting encounter at Hobbs Lane. On Wednesday, Barrow faced Alveston in the Cup and, batting first, put on an impressive 200-3. Opener Mark Brown batted throughout
