All Barrow Gurney CC senior players, junior players, supporters and parents are warmly invited to the annual awards evening on Friday 9th September at Barrow Gurney Village Hall 7pm onwards. Find out who will win the 1st, 2nd, and U13 Team Players of the year, who were the most improved players and who will be
Another wet weekend saw mixed fortunes for Barrow teams. For the Seconds at Bradley Stoke 4s , the weather abated briefly but not enough to see any play, but with all other games reported as being rained off, Ellie Holdaway and her team could at least depart happy that promotion to Division 13 was assured.
With both Barrow teams losing last Saturday, the season, for both, remains in the balance. In a thrilling game at Hobbs Lane, Barrow Seconds scored a competitive 203-8 in their 40 overs with Frank Forge leading the way with 41 opening the innings. Mark Gracey added a useful 35 before Jonny Sykes hit 5 fours
Barrow Gurney Cricket Club will be holding a ‘GRAND CLUB NIGHT’ at Barrow Gurney Village hall on Friday 9th September starting at 7pm. Chairman Pete Holdaway says “This is a great opportunity for first team, second team, Sunday and under 13 players to socialise together with all our friends, helpers and supporters in one place at the same
After Saturday’s washout and heavy overnight rain, it seemed inevitable that the last Sunday Team game would fall victim to the weather. But Allerton’s quick drying ground and their skipper’s local knowledge of the weather meant there would be play after all but only for about 3 hours or so with more rain sweeping in
Barrow Firsts were in need of a win against Claverham 2nds today in a key relegation battle. For once, however, weather forecasts were right and rain swept in just before the scheduled start and failed to relent to enable any overs to be bowled. Meanwhile, the promotion-chasing second team were already sitting out the day
Two generations of the Holdaway family starred in an important game against Division 14 top of the table Patchway 2nds on Saturday. Barrow started well, winning the toss and electing to bowl due to the late rain on Saturday morning. Mike Lilley (8 overs for 18) and Nick Heal bowled accurately until openers Canton and
Barrow 1sts are on the brink of relegation to Division 4 after losing to Long Ashton 1sts on Saturday. Batting first Long Ashton made 284-6 in their 45 overs with Kane Duffy making exactly 100 and Ned Nicol contributing 88. Barrow’s best figures of 3/52 were returned by Premil Torrington. In reply Barrow struggled against
On a sunny yet gusty Sunday, Barrow arrived facing an Axbridge side whom they put into bat. James Riley taking over the reins of captaincy from the absent Mark Forge. Opening up with an interesting combination of Guy Fisher and Oscar Livesey, the Sunday team strived to make early inroads. Wickets came quickly with each opener
Another must win game for the seconds on Saturday, and Barrow started well despite losing the toss, as they were bowling first as they had hoped to do anyway. Mike Lilley and Paul Gard opened up and bowled a threatening line and length as they always do. Mike executed a well-deserved and long overdue 2