A personal highest score of 87 not out by Jonny Sykes was the highlight of last weekend’s games, as the Sunday 3rd XI recorded their first win of the season over near neighbours Blagdon. This was a much-needed fillip for Barrow after a combination of rain interruptions, strong opposition bowling attacks and batting frailties resulted
The second team returned to their home from home, Patchway Cricket Club, for their third time in 3 years and found a good batting wicket. However with a strong bowling side and no forecast of rain Barrow’s captain, Ellie Holdaway opted to bowl. Paul Gard and Mike Lilley opened up with some threatening bowling, Lilley
So the new look first team this week had a new look captain, with James Riley deputising for Paul Glazzard as Barrow hoped to get back to winning ways against Failand and Portbury. James won the toss and decided Barrow would have a bowl first. Riley and Matt Owen opened up and Riley got one
The Sunday 3rd team arrived to a warm welcome at Keynsham, although a little worried that they were playing a team that was in division 2 last year and which had scored heavily in the previous week. On what looked like a good track skipper, Mark Forge, won the toss and decided to field first.
Barrow Gurney 2nds started their 2017 campaign at home against Bedminster 5ths. Skipper Ellie Holdaway won the toss and decided to test the opposition batting. Bedminster started confidently despite some particularly accurate bowling from Steve Owen, reaching 38 before a sharp stumping from Bernie Forge broke the opening partnership. Steve (3/27) then took two more
Barrow Gurney’s 1st XI were looking forward to getting their season underway last Saturday with a visit to Bristol West Indians & Phoenix. With new captain, Paul Glazzard, at the helm, this was a new-look team having lost 3 key players from last year. However, Sam Turner, whose availability was very limited in 2016, was
The sun shone on Hobbs Lane as BGCC’s newest team, the Sunday 3rd XI began its season in the North Somerset Conference against Pak Bristolians Sunday 2nds. The team was mixture of youth and experience. Winning the toss, Captain, Mark Forge decided to bat. Pak Bristolians’ bowlers swung the ball prodigiously but struggled for control,
Last month Barrow Gurney website’s poll of the month showed that nearly 50% of, nearly 40, voters thought that James Riley would be Barrow’s top wicket-taker this year. He will be hoping to make a start to justify this faith this weekend in the 1st team game tomorrow against Bristol West Indians & Phoenix. In
There was no doubting that Jonny Sykes was the player of the weekend scoring 78 not out against Blagdon, as Barrow Gurney played in two otherwise disappointing defeats in the final friendly games of the season. It was not so much the results but the number of dropped catches which littered both performances which gave
In the second of Barrow Gurney’s pre-season friendlies, Barrow ran out 64 run winners over a YMCA XI with Ali Hood, Sam Turner and Jordan Allen (whose innings included 4 6s) all making fifties before retiring. Barrow racked up 235 in their 40 overs with Roger Finnimore also chipping in with 27 including a rare