In recent years, Barrow Gurney’s own version of fantasy cricket has proved incredibly popular with players, supporters and friends of the club. BGCC is pleased to announce that the 2017 season of Fantasy Cricket is ready to go – it is not too long now before the season begins with the first game on Saturday April 15th, so
With pre-season nets now well underway and the feeling of spring in the air, BGCC website continues to look forward to the new season by interviewing some of our key players. This week’s subject is Second Team Vice-Captain, Mark Gracey, who previously led the side to promotion in 2015. We hear of how Brian Lara showed his
With less than a week until Barrow Gurney Cricket Club start their pre-season training, BGCC website continues the build up to the 2017 season with its series of player interviews. This week we talk to left arm opening bowler James Riley, who will also be vice-captain of the 1st XI this season, and hear how
As BGCC’s website looks forward to the 2017 season, this week we meet up with 2nd XI skipper Ellie Holdaway, who led the side to promotion last year. She tells us of a cricketing life which was nurtured at Barrow Gurney, and how the club still has a big place in her life. She also
Barrow Gurney Cricket Club will start their pre-season training at Merchants Academy, Withywood, Bristol on Sunday 5th March between 10am and 12 Noon. All 3 adult teams will be preparing for the 2017 season, together with junior players hoping to play in the Under 15 and Under 13 teams. Over a 5 week period players will be
As we look forward to the 2017 season, BGCC website catches up with Sunday 3rd XI captain Mark Forge, and asks him about his cricketing life and memories both at Barrow Gurney and early in his life. What is your first cricketing memory? I remember playing cricket at primary school in Scarborough. I also
2016 First Team Captain, and lifelong Barrow Gurney boy, Phil Milton tells the BGCC website about his cricketing life and memories. What is your first cricketing memory? Playing my first game for Barrow Gurney aged 12 at the old Imperial Ground in front of the old pavilion. Who encouraged you to play cricket? Paul Mizen and
Barrow’s opening bat, Bernie Forge, received the Somerset Girls Under 17 Batsman of the Year award at the Somerset Women and Girls presentation evening last week at the County Ground at Taunton. Bernie, pictured here with Paul “Sid” Lawrence, the Somerset Women’s Coach, won the prize having scored 417 runs for the Under 17 team
Barrow Gurney’s Sunday team, which has re-joined the North Somerset Sunday Conference, is looking forward to a 16 game season. Playing local rivals Blagdon and Harptree twice, Barrow will face the other teams in the combined Division 3 either at home or away. Captain Mark Forge says: “This new venture is to give those who are
Barrow 2nds start their 2017 campaign in Division 13 of the Bristol & District League by welcoming Bedminster 5ths to the picturesque Hobbs Lane ground. The season will feature fixtures as far apart as Dyrham & Hinton and Mells, but skipper Ellie Holdaway and her team are looking forward to visiting some new grounds for the first time as