After years of playing midweek friendlies, Barrow Gurney have decided to join the Bristol Midweek League to play some competitive T20 cricket this season. However the club is keen to maintain its relationships with some regular friendly opponents and will still play a smaller number of social fixtures. All rounder Nick Heal will be the
It was an unexpectedly happy start to the year as the club heard the news that our First XI have been promoted to Division 4 for the coming season. After finishing third in Division 5 last season, it seems that another team could not meet the facilities criteria of playing in the higher echelon of
Barrow Gurney CC would like to wish all our players, volunteers, supporters and friends a very Happy Christmas and we look forward to seeing you at Hobbs Lane in 2023.
At the recent Annual General Meeting of the Club, Barrow Gurney have appointed Connor Jones as the new First Team Captain for next season, he succeeds Frank Forge who has stood down after 4 years at the helm. All rounder Connor, had a particularly successful season with the ball taking 17 wickets at an average
Barrow Gurney Cricket Club’s annual awards evening was held at the iconic venue of the County Ground in Bristol. Organised this year by Connor Jones, members and guests enjoyed a lovely 3 course meal, while Mark Fisher had provided a presentation of some of the best action photos of the year and slides with all
Ali Hood reports on a day of sunshine and good golf: It was pretty much perfect conditions at Thornbury with soft, receptive greens, no wind & the sun shining which was reflected in some very good scoring generally – although the recent course maintenance on the par 3 made the greens something of a lottery We had
Barrow Gurney’s season ended last Sunday in traditional style at the Double Wicket Competition. A beautiful sunny autumn day saw 9 teams of two battle it out in 6 over segments with teams earning points for runs scored, wickets, catches and stumpings taken but with points being lost for wickets lost and catches dropped or
Barrow Gurney CC has published its final First Team Batting averages. Mark Brown tops the batting averages for the First Team after an outstanding season. First Team Batting Averages Rank Player GAMES INNS NOT OUTS RUNS HIGH SCORE AVG 50s 100s STRIKE RATE 1 Mark Brown 10 10 3 453 105 64.71 3 1 100.24
Barrow Gurney cricketers, inspired by the memory of former player Rod Reeves, set out on a golfing marathon to raise funds for Cancer Research as Connor Jones reports: A year after it was originally scheduled, 6 intrepid cricketers put down their bats for sticks for 72 holes of Golf to raise money for Cancer Research.
With Hobbs Lane looking a picture and indoor nets having removed some of the winter rust, our players start their outdoor training on Tuesday evenings from 6pm to dusk each week (weather permitting). With traditional net sessions, fielding drills and a chance to have a drink afterwards, all members are welcome to join us. New
