Last month Barrow Gurney website’s poll of the month showed that nearly 50% of, nearly 40, voters thought that James Riley would be Barrow’s top wicket-taker this year. He will be hoping to make a start to justify this faith this weekend in the 1st team game tomorrow against Bristol West Indians & Phoenix. In
There was no doubting that Jonny Sykes was the player of the weekend scoring 78 not out against Blagdon, as Barrow Gurney played in two otherwise disappointing defeats in the final friendly games of the season. It was not so much the results but the number of dropped catches which littered both performances which gave
In the second of Barrow Gurney’s pre-season friendlies, Barrow ran out 64 run winners over a YMCA XI with Ali Hood, Sam Turner and Jordan Allen (whose innings included 4 6s) all making fifties before retiring. Barrow racked up 235 in their 40 overs with Roger Finnimore also chipping in with 27 including a rare
Never mind about the General Election -last year Oscar Livesey took an amazing 42 wickets in all Barrow games, James Riley 27, Frank Forge 26 and Mark Fisher 25. Who do you think will be top wicket-taker this year. Go the BGCC website and cast your vote in this month’s poll.
Usually Barrow’s opening bowler, James Riley started the pre-season with ambition to bat up the order this year rather than at his customary No 10 or 11. Top-scoring with 78 not out in Barrow’s first pre-season game was a good start in his quest to do so. On a sunny (occasionally), windy (often) and cold
Sunday sunshine greeted the members of BGCC as they gathered to get the lovely Hobbs Lane ground ready for the season last weekend. Groundsman Pete Holdaway has already been working on the square, as well as some improvements to the kitchen and bar area in the pavilion over the winter. Meanwhile the better weather should
It is, at last, officially spring, indoor nets are about to conclude, and we will be preparing the Hobbs Lane ground for the season to come on Sunday. With only two weeks to go until the first outdoor cricket, the BGCC website continues to preview the 2017 season with its series of interviews with Barrow regulars. This
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
