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KIBWORTH CRICKET CLUB - 1850 Season

Leicestershire Mercury - Saturday 06 July

Leicestershire Mercury 6 July:  The Kibworth cricketers are this year gaining laurels, for not only did the club beat their opponents in a game on Friday last, bnt the young ones played a game on Monday, and were also victorious. Eleven boys from Harborough came to play eleven boys of Kibworth, when the latter won, with four wickets to spare. 

Kibworth vs Lutterworth.—A very good game of cricket was played between these clubs, at the former place, on Friday last, when the Kibworth won with five wickets to go down. All played well, and there was some very good fielding both sides. 

 

Leicester Journal & Midland Counties General Advertiser  26 July:   Harborough v KCC, was played on the Harborough ground on the 19th inst., between the two clubs.There was some good play exhibited on both sides, but Kibworth came off victorious, after which an excellent dinner was provided at the Angel Inn. Scores:- H 73 & 91, KCC 139.Team: K Teear, Pearson, Marriott, Webster, Cox, Lear, Briggs, Bromley, Underwood, Peberdy, Simpkin, Stone.

16 Aug:   The return match was commenced on the Kibworth ground on Monday, but owing to the weather the game was not played out. The first innings scores:- H 23, KCC 104.