Barrow Gurney’s season, like that of so many other clubs, has stalled due to the unseasonal weather, with all games rained off for the last two weekends without a ball being bowled. However the club’s friendly T20 season was able to get off to an exciting start last week during a brief dry spell. Barrow
Barrow Gurney defied the weather on Saturday to play and win their game against Claverham 2nd XI at Hobbs Lane. Batting first in gloomy but dry conditions Bernie Forge and Phil Milton put on a solid 50 opening partnership, before a couple of quick wickets set the home team back. Phil though, having enjoyed a
Rain intervened to spoil Barrow Gurney’s 1st XI game this Saturday, preventing the team chasing down a small total away at Chilcompton. Meanwhile although the weather was brighter at Hobbs Lane, the 2ndXI suffered a sizeable defeat, leaving it to the Sunday XI to chalk up the club’s first league victory of the season with
Barrow Gurney completed their pre-season preparations with two enjoyable games this weekend. Saturday’s game against Blagdon ended in tie after the visitors scored only 2 of the 3 runs they needed off the last ball, whilst Sunday’s game against Axbridge was a little less tense after some fine early batting by Barrow’s opponents, was more
The long-awaited cricket season began at Barrow Gurney with the Hobbs Lane ground looking resplendent in the spring sunshine. After a dry few weeks, the playing area was better than ever and a new outdoor viewing area had been created for volunteers, and ultimately spectators when they are allowed under the Government’s roadmap. Barrow played
Guy Fisher’s magnificent 133, his highest score for Barrow Gurney, took the club to a memorable win in the last game of this Covid-affected season. However, the weekend had a sombre mood at Hobbs Lane following the sad news of the passing of Barrow legend Rodney Reeves. A full tribute will be paid to Rod
In a mixed weekend of friendly cricket, Barrow Gurney found themselves making similar totals on both Saturday and Sunday and coming out with different results on each day. On a decidedly chilly Saturday, regular visitors, Treasury Valuers put Barrow into bat and the home side cruised to 35 for no wicket when Bernie Forge was
Adam Brace and Mark Fisher triumphed in Barrow’s annual double wicket competition, denying first team skipper Frank Forge a hat trick of wins. Beautiful sunshine and a record number of entrants, together with quite a few spectators made it a very enjoyable day as organiser Ali Hood reports: After a hugely disrupted season we were
All the recent problems faced by Universities in dealing with applications amidst the predicted grades debacle, did not weigh heavily on the cricketing staff members of Bristol Uni who beat Barrow’s friendly team in a high scoring game on Saturday. Choosing to bat first on a good batting track, the Uni Staff started well playing
Barrow Gurney were successful in winning both friendly games this weekend. On Saturday against St Mary Redcliffe, captain Ed Holdaway won the toss and sensing that the wicket may have a little moisture and then dry out later under the bright, if not hot, sunshine put the opposition in. Matt Owen (1/35) bowled with good
