Fans v Staff – Charity Cricket Night

Friday saw our annual fans v staff cricket match which took place at Furness Cricket Club. The staff ran out victorious on the night with the game being played in fantastic spirit by both teams.

The trust captain Harvey Dale elected to bat first on the evening but the losses of wickets in quick succession saw the Trust will plenty to do with the ball. The staff side scored quickly, with a variety of methods with some picking up the game of cricket for the first time.

We once again want to thank main match sponsor Elaine Warden in addition to Match Ball Sponsor Andrew Leitch General Builder and Properties Ltd. There fantastic support as main sponsors on the evening in addition to our player sponsors who we are equally thankful for, saw the Trust generate over £700 in vital fundraising.

In addition, on the night the raffle held allowed us to bring in an incredible £240 with 50% going to the winner and the other 50% making a brilliant contribution of £120 to the Barrow AFC Foundation to support their efforts.

Trust Spokesperson Ronan McCarthy said “It’s fantastic to be able to keep our annual cricket game in the diary as an opportunity for the support and staff to interact. Events like this bring the support closer together with the club and allow a great opportunity for the Trust to bring in vital funds raised through our fantastic sponsors. Once again we’d like to thank Furness Cricket Club for hosting as well as all those who came on the day to support. Finally, its fantastic that we are able to raise funds for the Barrow AFC Foundation on the night!”

The Trust would like to say a huge thank you to all those who participated, from the players to the sponsors in addition to the supporters who came along and enjoyed the evening. Once again, we would like to thank Furness Cricket Club for their hospitality.

Our next event will take place at the Cross Bar on the Saturday 24th October as we host our Race Night – More details on this event will follow in due course.