This year’s Barrow Gurney Cricket Club tour again was based in Torquay and featured some old rivalries and some new fixtures. It all started by marking a special birthday, as you can read in Ali Hood’s Tour Diary Monday Tour started with a wet drive down the M5 but by the time we reached our
On Saturday Barrow 2nds embarked on what was a must win game against second placed Portishead, who had only lost 4 games this season (one of them against Barrow in the reverse fixture), if they were to stand any chance of promotion this season. Mark Gracey lost the toss and was put into bat on
This week Barrow 1st Team travelled to near-neighbours Long Ashton, who they beat in a good game earlier in the season. With the rain on Friday the toss was always going to be important and unfortunately Captain Phil Milton lost it and Barrow were put into bat. Sam Turner and Mark Brown opened up but Barrow were
After a 5 week break due to weather and the opposition cancelling, the Sunday XI were back in action last week at Chew Magna. Barrow were greeted with beautiful sunshine and a warm welcome as Lee Bryant (also known as the Barrow Under 15 coach) captained the Chew Magna team which also contained Jackson Bryant
Barrow Gurney Firsts are hoping for a better day against Long Ashton this Saturday after being on the losing end of an unusually low-scoring encounter last week at Hobbs Lane against Failand & Portbury. Everything started promisingly enough as the Failand team collapsed to 100 all out in 27.5 overs, with paceman James Riley doing
Barrow Gurney second team arrived at Bradley Stoke Community School hoping to reverse the loss they had suffered earlier in the season and keep their good form of two wins in a row. Jordan Allen stepped in as captain to gain experience as Mark Gracey wanted a week off. Jordan won the toss and decided
Barrow Gurney Cricket Club have announced they are hosting a Cricket Fun Day for children in Years 4 to 6 on 5th August in the beautiful setting of the Hobbs Lane ground. Led by ECB trained coaches who are fully CRB checked, those who take part are assured of a great day learning some cricket skills
Barrow Gurney 2nds turned up at Hobbs Lane hoping that they could repeat the previous weeks success of a double victory over Frampton Cotterell with a double over Thornbury. Mark Gracey lost his first toss in 5 games and the Thornbury skipper decided that they would make the most of the new ball and put
After Barrow Gurney’s victory over Redcliffe earlier in the season the team were confident going into this match against top of the league. Things began well when skipper Phil Milton won the toss and decided to insert Redcliffe in the hope that the pitch would improve throughout the day. James Riley and Paul Glazzard opened up
Barrow Gurney’s Bernie Forge helped Somerset Girls U17s beat Gloucestershire by 2 wickets on Wednesday at Apperley Cricket Club. Needing 128 to win, Bernie opened the batting and made 55 not out as Somerset got their target for the loss of 8 wickets in 41 overs. Having twice been stranded on 49 not out, this