It was a double celebration for Barrow Gurney Cricket Club on Saturday as both teams recorded maximum points wins placing them both in 4th place in their respective divisions of the Bristol & District League. The day did not start promisingly for the First XI, away at St Mary Redcliffe, as put into bat they
A hat trick from Mark Fisher in the Bristol Midweek League on Thursday helped Barrow Gurney over come the disappointment of being knocked out of the Tony Hitch Cup the night before. Playing for the first time in the new midweek coloured kit, sponsored by Audioistic, Abbots Leigh had raced to 32 when Mark Fisher
A dramatic batting collapse, doomed Barrow Gurney First XI to a defeat against Bristol 3s on Saturday, Batting first on a beautiful day at Hobbs Lane, Jason Cryans (53) and Kieran Owen (36) put on 94 for the first wicket and when Mark Brown added another half century, with the score at 183-3, they were
It was a doubly successful week for Barrow Gurney First XI beating Bath 3rds in the Tony Hitch Cup and then following that up with a good win away at local rivals Blagdon. Acting captain Jason Cryans got Barrow off to a good start on Saturday on a tricky pitch at Blagdon following some overnight
The weekend saw a double success for Barrow Gurney teams, with the First XI enjoying an emphatic win whilst the Seconds recorded their second win on the trot. Barrow First XI were in much need of a win after recent reverses and they got first use of the wicket at Hobbs Lane against Chilcompton on
A magnificent 85 from Ben Skuse helped Barrow Gurney Second XI chalk up their first win of the season on Saturday. Facing Oldfield Park at Hobbs Lane, the visitors batted first and got off to a quick start as Shalin Pather raced to 63 off 55 balls before Skuse held a good catch at wide
Another poor fielding display cost Barrow Gurney First XI on Saturday as they allowed a runaway Long Ashton batting line up to pile on the runs at Hobbs Lane. Already weakened by several key players being away for the bank holiday weekend, Barrow’s much changed bowling attack was hampered by an early injury to Jonny
An unbeaten partnership of 159 between Mark Brown and Ed Holdaway was not enough to defeat a strong Uni Staff side on a batter’s wicket at Coombe Dingle. Batting first, Barrow suffered an early reverse when Kieran Owen was run out off the first ball of the match chasing an ill-judged second run. Jason Cryans
Barrow Gurney’s new first team skipper, Connor Jones, got off to a winning start at Congresbury on Saturday. After the first week of the season was washed out, this was the first time he had the chance to see how his team would perform in a higher division. Bowling first on a beautiful day at
After losing 4 out of 6 pre-season games to the weather, the first weekend of the Bristol & District League was washed out in its entirety. In common with many other teams, players desperate to get some match practice, were left disappointed as overnight rain left ground staff everywhere with standing water on their squares
