Binnies is part of the RSK group of companies and services include water utility infrastructure; consulting and design; construction management and commissioning (with a focus on water, wastewater and storm water infrastructure); and flood and coastal defence planning and design. Binnies have a local presence in Chester. This is the first season that junior cricket at Barrow has been sponsored and it will allow us to continue to grow and develop cricket for ages 4 through to 17.

With a new sponsorship deal agreed I am also pleased to confirm that for the next three seasons Barrow Junior cricket will have a new clothing supplier. We have agreed a deal with Kukri to be the supplier of cricket clothing to Barrow juniors. Some of you will know Kukri from their sponsorship of Lancashire CC and the England team at the Commonwealth Games. Kukri bring years of experience supplying cricket clothing to clubs and we look forward to developing an exciting collection of junior clothing for Barrow over the next three seasons.

We are keen for all our junior teams to play matches wearing the new Barrow Junior playing shirts with Binnies logo on. I know this can be an expense, particularly for those of you that bought new shirts last year. Please be reassured that we have deliberately agreed three-year deals with Binnies and Kukri to prevent the need to buy new shirts every year. Whilst it is an expense this year – we have no plans to change the shirt design until 2026. To soften the expense of buying a new playing shirt this summer we will be offering a £5 discount off the full price of the junior playing shirt for paid up junior members. This will bring the cost of new junior playing shirt down from £30 to £25 (including delivery costs). The £5 refund will be applied on proof of purchase of the shirt by club officials.

Purchasing a Playing Shirt

To purchase a new Junior playing shirt please use the link below. Click on the picture of the shirt to proceed to select the correct size and buy. Please ignore the £36 price shown (adult size). It is only when the shirt is in your basket that you will see £30.00. In order to help with shirt size selection we will have a range of the shirts at indoor training this Sunday (March 19th) for you to view. Due to these shirts being bespoke you will need to order a shirt by midnight on March 22nd to ensure it arrives before the first game (start of May). Shirts can still be bought after this date but with no guarantee that they will arrive for the start of the season.

Link to Kukri online shop :-

https://www.kukrisports.co.uk/teamshop/barrowcricketclubshop/productNavListNg.action

In addition to the Junior playing shirts we will shortly be launching a wider range of Barrow CC Kukri clothing and equipment. I will share the link for these product as and when they are ready.

I am sure you will agree with me these are extremely exciting times for Junior cricket at Barrow CC. Not long to go now until the start of a very busy summer of junior cricket.

Jon Linford
(Head of Junior Cricket, Barrow CC)