With cold weather sweeping across Barrow Gurney it is time for the BGCC website to reflect again on warmer times with the second part of our tour diary. Holiday makers in danger, young love shattered in one delivery, a masterclass in batting in flip flops and an unlikely half century made it another day to
Barrow Gurney CC are looking for new sponsorship partners for 2019. As a small village cricket club, we rely on the contributions of sponsors and donors to help us to grow and expand. In the last few years we have been able to purchase new net facilities, an electronic scoreboard, refurbish the pavilion and build
As the Bristol & District League fixtures were recently published, Barrow Gurney found themselves facing last season’s Division 5 winners Bristol Lions in a tough start for the 1st XI under their new captain Frank Forge. At least they can look forward to starting the season at home at Hobbs Lane. Meanwhile Mike Lilley’s 2nd
Barrow Gurney Cricket Club this week unveiled the captaincy teams for next season and it features a blend of youth and experience. The young and promising first team are to be captained by off-spinner Frank Forge, last season’s player of the year, with the experienced help and support of new vice-captain, and key all-rounder, Ed
Last year BGCC website followers voted that James Riley was the club’s “Personality of the Year”, who will follow him by winning this year’s online poll. Why not case your vote for one of this year’s 6 contenders? Adam Brace was the club’s second highest wicket taker in the season with 35. Often playing both
Barrow’s Sunday 3rd XI will start the 2019 season by playing Kilmersdon away at the Peasedown St John ground on 5th May, hoping to improve on their poor batting performance there last season. Lympsham & Belvedere are the first Sunday visitors to Hobbs Lane on the following weekend. For the full fixture list recently published
To continue our attempt to cast off the winter cricketing blues, BGCC website recalls our summer tour with the first part of our tour diary: Leading up to the beginning of August, there were doubts as to whether the famous Barrow Gurney Cricket Tour would take place at all. The hotel had cancelled on us,
Over the coming weeks, BGCC’s website will be looking back at yet another successful Cricket Tour to Devon. As the weather gets colder and our cricketers go into hibernation or turn to other sports, reminders of the summer just gone will help keep out those winter chills! We start today by publishing a selection of
Barrow Gurney CC will hold its AGM next Sunday 11th November at The Angel Inn, Long Ashton. The meeting, which begins at 7.30pm, is a chance for all members of the club to have their say over the how it is developing and growing and to appoint the committee and captains/vice captains for next season.
2018 First Team Captain Phil Milton reflects on the 2018 season: Barrow Gurney CC 1st XI began the season away to Bath 4’s and started with a fantastic win thanks to the late hitting of Matt Owen taking us to 237-9, Oscar Livesey then was the pick of the bowlers picking up 4 wickets giving
