On what was a glorious day at Hobbs lane, Barrow Gurney 2nd XI were facing high flying, top of the table Patchway. Mark Gracey once again won the toss and once again chose to put the opposition into bat to make the most of the new ball. Mark Fisher and Matt Owen opened the bowling
One of the great joys of cricket at Barrow Gurney is to sit back and enjoy the view
Barrow’s Under 15s travelled to Blagdon and skipper Kieran Owen lost the toss, allowing Blagdon to choose to bat. Blagdon struggled for runs throughout with Frazier Thomas (1 for 10) finding some steep bounce from the outset. Tovey (16) and, in particular, Ake (17 not out) batted well keeping the scoreboard moving with a large
The 2nd XI match against St Mary Redcliffe swung more times than one of Jimmy Anderson’s bowling spells with the result looking like it was going one way and then the other. Mark Gracey won the toss and decided once again to make the most of the new ball and put St Mary Redcliffe into
The Weston Super Mare Wizards came to Hobbs Lane on Monday hoping to cast a spell over the Barrow Gurney Under 15 team as they have so often in the past. Batting first Weston lost an early wicket to Frazier Thomas before J Press and Sapra steadied the ship taking the score to 43 in
After a bye week and a game abandoned due to rain the 1st XI were champing at the bit to play this week’s fixture against West United. Arriving early for the start it soon became apparent that there had been some mix up and that Saltford CC were due to play on the same pitch
The Barrow Gurney pavilion was packed for a club quiz. Held after the training sessions for the Under 11s and 13s, some parents stayed to test their general knowledge whilst the younger members enjoyed playing on the outfield on a lovely summer’s evening. Players of the past, joined with current players, committee members and friends
In a weekend when Barrow yet again had 33 players selected for the 3 teams, it was ironic that only the Sunday team got to play courtesy of the weather. The visitors, Failand & Portbury were put into bat on an unusually still and muggy day at Hobbs Lane. Matt Owen used the conditions to
Overnight rain and persistent morning drizzle meant the cancellation of both games today. The 1st XI were hoping to maintain their promotion push against Woodpeckers after a week off last Saturday. Meanwhile the 2nd XI were looking to put last weeks loss against Twyford House IIIs behind them as they were due to host Stoke Gifford
For any cricket lover the 3 Ws will evoke the legends of those great West Indian batsman, Weekes, Walcott and Worrell, but on Monday night it was a different 3 Ws which characterised the Under 15 clash between Barrow Gurney and Cleeve: Wickets, Wides and Wind. 20 wickets fell in this 20:20 match which is
