Barrow 2s tasted a first success of the season at Patchway where a slow pitch made batting tricky. Opener Mark Gracey (48) led the way with good judgement of what to defend or attack, and after some early scares at the other end, he eventually found good support in Peter Rooney (27) and David Smith
Barrow Gurney First XI enjoyed a double success last week after winning their opening round of the Batman T20 cup before completing a league win over Hanham 2s on Saturday. In the cup, Barrow travelled to near neighbours Abbots Leigh and put the home team in on a slow surface after the recent rain. Accurate
Barrow Gurney’s season, like that of so many other clubs, has stalled due to the unseasonal weather, with all games rained off for the last two weekends without a ball being bowled. However the club’s friendly T20 season was able to get off to an exciting start last week during a brief dry spell. Barrow
Barrow Gurney defied the weather on Saturday to play and win their game against Claverham 2nd XI at Hobbs Lane. Batting first in gloomy but dry conditions Bernie Forge and Phil Milton put on a solid 50 opening partnership, before a couple of quick wickets set the home team back. Phil though, having enjoyed a
Rain intervened to spoil Barrow Gurney’s 1st XI game this Saturday, preventing the team chasing down a small total away at Chilcompton. Meanwhile although the weather was brighter at Hobbs Lane, the 2ndXI suffered a sizeable defeat, leaving it to the Sunday XI to chalk up the club’s first league victory of the season with
Barrow Gurney completed their pre-season preparations with two enjoyable games this weekend. Saturday’s game against Blagdon ended in tie after the visitors scored only 2 of the 3 runs they needed off the last ball, whilst Sunday’s game against Axbridge was a little less tense after some fine early batting by Barrow’s opponents, was more
The long-awaited cricket season began at Barrow Gurney with the Hobbs Lane ground looking resplendent in the spring sunshine. After a dry few weeks, the playing area was better than ever and a new outdoor viewing area had been created for volunteers, and ultimately spectators when they are allowed under the Government’s roadmap. Barrow played
With the restriction on outdoor sport released, it was no surprise that Barrow’s cricketers flocked to the ground last week to enjoy some early net and fielding practice. The 23 degree temperature did no harm either in encouraging a good turn out. What was incredibly impressive though was that 16 or so braved temperatures 20
The Prime Minister’s roadmap has opened the way, we hope, for a full cricket season at Hobbs Lane after it was announced that recreational (grass roots) sport can begin from 29 March. Barrow Gurney CC, having not been able to have the usual pre-season training indoors due to the Covid restrictions, will be wasting no
The 2020 season was one to remember but not always for the right reasons. Barrow Gurney lost one of its most iconic players, we lost half of the season to Coronavirus, but we made the very most of the games we had. Ed Holdaway was outstanding with bat and ball, Bernie Forge the same opening
