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
Barrow Gurney First XI just came out on the wrong side of another close game this week. Travelling to Pak Bristolians, some good bowling and some excellent catching appeared to be about to restrict the home side to a manageable total, but some late hitting moved them onto 231-7. There were wickets for Matt Owen
Barrow Gurney bounced back after last week with 2 good wins on Saturday. At Hobbs Lane the First XI were in action against the Bristol Lions. Batting first on a beautiful day, Barrow lost an early wicket but then began to build good partnerships. Bernie Forge (40) and Mark Brown (23) put on 55 for
Barrow Gurney had a disappointing weekend with losses for all its 3 teams. The First XI endured a frustrating encounter with Abbots Leigh, where the home side made 145 all out in the face of some good bowling from Kieran Owen (3/41), Frank Forge (2/20) and Ed Holdaway (2/22). Barrow’s batters found it hard going
Barrow 2s tasted a first success of the season at Patchway where a slow pitch made batting tricky. Opener Mark Gracey (48) led the way with good judgement of what to defend or attack, and after some early scares at the other end, he eventually found good support in Peter Rooney (27) and David Smith
