Barrow Gurney CC will welcome cricketers of all ages to its indoor nets which start on Sunday 6th March at Merchants Academy in Hartcliffe between 10-12am. Getting ready for the 2016 season will be members of our First XI and Second XI squads training alongside members of our Sunday Friendly team, together with juniors from
We wish all our players, families, supporters and fellow cricketers a very happy and peaceful Christmas season. We look forward to welcoming old friends and new to Barrow in 2016.
On Sunday 20th December, from 8pm, BGCC members and friends will be gathering at the Prince’s Motto for an evening of festive fun, with a quiz and buffet supper. Stories of the season past are sure to have grown taller and hopes for 2016 will be running high.
Barrow Gurney 2nd XI have a new captaincy team following the AGM held last weekend. Ellie Holdaway becomes the new Captain, making her one of the few female Captains in the Bristol & District League. Ellie, who has previously captained Barrow Gurney age group sides, and who has also played for Somerset Women’s sides up
Being Chairman of Barrow Gurney Cricket Club is not just about getting the best seat to watch the cricket as Pete Holdaway will tell you. There are many things that are required to run a successful club, those who look after the finances, the ground, the pavilion, organising the fixtures, the refreshments, and, of course,
Barrow Gurney Cricket Club’s annual dinner brought together players, families, supporters and players of yesteryear for a splendid meal at Barrow Gurney Village Hall. Wonderfully organised by Jane Holdaway, this has long been a highlight of the Club’s social life. After the meal there were the formal presentations of the senior division awards. Nick Moore was
Barrow Gurney’s playing season ended in September. The traditional double wicket competition was organised, as ever, by Mick Hardy, and 8 teams competed against each other scoring points for runs, wickets, catches and run outs and, of course, the first ball challenge which saw Ali Hood required to duck under the ball whatever was delivered.
Barrow Gurney’s Captain, Phil Milton, pays tribute to Mick Hardy as he retires from 1st team cricket: In many walks of life adjectives and superlatives are thrown around with careless abandon, in our much loved game for example I hear team mates proclaim ‘great spell’ being used when someone has just completed an ‘ok’ spell of
The Second XI entered the game which could define their season facing Patchway, who had celebrated winning the division the previous week, knowing that just a win would leave them tantalisingly close to promotion but to guarantee it they needed maximum bonus points. The other team who were chasing the final promotion place, Portishead, were
The 1st team began their final game of the season knowing they did not have a great deal to play for other than pride. Hampset however knew that they needed a maximum bonus point win in order to secure their promotion so they however did have plenty to play for. Winning the toss Phil Milton decided to