Leicester Mercury 2 Feb Cricketers Soirée.
The members of the cricket club gave their annual soirée at the Village Hall,
on Monday evening, which as usual
was a great success. Eighty persons sat down to tea, after which a musical
entertainment [names stated] was given, after which dancing was then engaged
until the early hours.
Leicester Mercury 26 May The first
Athletic Sports at the Village took place on the Kibworth Cricket Ground on
Tuesday. Although the annual fete was
associated with the Cricket Club, the event was under the auspices of the Wigston
Athletic Club - indeed was got up by that society. An efficient Band from
Wigston was in
attendance. Over a thousand persons attended. Refreshments were supplied by Mr. C.
E. Bolton
of the C & H Inn. [A
long report followed, with the names and winners of each event.]
Leicester Mercury 20 June A cricket match, played at Kibworth on
Saturday 14 June, between the KCC and Wanderers Cricket Club.
The scores were:- Wanderers 129, Kibworth 68. Team in order of batting were:-
Underwood, Knapp,
Gamble, Williams, Branston, Bolton,
Bromley, Mason, Grant,
Austin & Green.
Leicester Mercury 19 Oct he Annual
KCC Dinner took place at the C & H on Saturday evening. Mr. Loveday
presided, and called on the Sec. Mr. Jos
Bolton to give the financial statement. He stated that in the financial sense, they had a most
successful season, but not so in the matches, they had played stronger teams,
while losing
several members. Receipts for the year were £29-1s-8d. Expenses £24-6s-0d., and
the balance in hand
was £4 15s 8d, which was over £2 in excess of last year. They paid £12., for
the use of the field,
but next year they would have to pay no more than £4. The Chairman proposed the
toast “Success
to the Kibworth Cricket Club.” The Ass. Sec. was Mr. T. Branston, Captain was Mr. F. Underwood,
Treasurer, Mr. J. Garratt.