Leicester
Advertiser 30 May: During
the last week a cricket club has been established at
Kibworth, and promises to be a very good one
by the numbers that have already joined it. They meet for practice in a
field
belonging to the Rev.
Leicester Chronicle 30 May
Leicester
Advertiser 18 June: At
Kilworth
[Kibworth] the members of the cricket club played their first match
amongst
themselves on
Wednesday, a very good numbers attended, and the game was well
contested. In
the evening, a number
of members partook of supper and a social glass at the house of
Leicester
Journal & Midland Counties General
Advertiser 26
June: Billesdon v KCC, at Kibworth, the
Report and scorecard of the match on
Leicester
Journal & Midland Counties General
Advertiser 3
July: Billesdon
v KCC. The return match played at the former place, was an exceedingly
good one
and the play of their
Kibworth brothers called for the loud
eulogy from the spectators. Kibworth 53 & 66, Billesdon
67. Team:
The Leicester Chronicle 18th
July: Market Harborough and its neighbourhood - Eleven members of the
cricket club at Kibworth played 22 of the town, the former beating them
easily
Leicester
Journal & Midland Counties General
Advertiser 4
Sep: KCC v
Rothwell. An exceedingly good match was played between these clubs on
Monday
last at Kibworth., who
went in first and
scored 105, by good and steady batting. Rothwell then went to the wicket and scored
78, making some exceedingly good hits from the bowling of Bromley. In
the second
innings Kibworth only scored 21. This revived the spirit of the
Rothwell
gentlemen and they went
to the wicket full of confidence, but the fast bowling of
Leicester
Journal & Midland Counties General
Advertiser 18
Sep: KCC v
Rothwell. In the return match Kibworth were victorious. Rothwell 34
& 34, KCC
69 & 22.