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KIBWORTH CRICKET CLUB - 1965 Season


1st XI                                                      Extra's:    Secretary's Report to the 1966 AGM                                      
2nd XI                                                                                
Sunday XI

Qualified Averages



Secretary's Report to the 1966 AGM

Sixty years ago the 1st XI played 19, won 6, lost 10 and drew 3, figures which compare very favorably with those for 1965 as you will hear. In
those days all the averages for both teams were published and amongst the prominent all-rounders was one A. Knapp who scored 422 runs and
took 62 wickets. He recently came out of hospital and exchanged letters with our president. 'Tot' related the story of the team which scored 7
runs, were all out and lost the match without a ball being bowled in the other innings. Other famous names included in the averages that year
were four Marriott's, Sir Arthur Hazlerigg, a Dalton, a Henson, a Garner, a Badcock and a C.H. Iliffe. There was, I may add, an adverse balance
of almost £4 in a total turnover of some £56, they had their troubles.

1965 seems to have been a year with no really outstanding event, a bread and butter year, and the bread a little soggy from time to time. We did
play Oadby on August Bank Holiday Monday, 30th August, in that respect 1965 was a little different (editors note: 1965 was the first year that
August Bank holiday moved from the first Monday in the month to the last)
, and different in that it must have been a
fine Bank Holiday Monday and furthermore we beat Oadby by 5 wickets.

The record for 1965

1st XI    Played 14    Won 2    Lost 7    Drew 4    Abandoned 1

22 players appeared for the 1st XI. Dave Warren topped the batting and seamer Deacon topped the bowling. It is also very pleasing to note
D. Gowdridge coming into his own with the bat as well as the ball, third and second respectively.

2nd XI    Played 9    Lost 7    Drew 2    (as far as records show)

During the winter we met the usual old but none the less welcome faces each week in the tea room and we also managed, after a terrific struggle,
to arrange a Dinner dance at the Angel Hotel. There were mixed feelings about the success of this function but at least the lady helpers were
delighted with their broaches. Plans are afoot for the booking of The Lodge Hotel, Kibworth late in October of this year for a similar function.

After much teetering and shall we - shan't we,
shall we - shan't we, we also took the plunge and got ourselves up neck in re-draining the field. If
you have not seen the field recently you ought to come over next Saturday afternoon and have a look. For the first time in my memory the whole
of the square was spiked, a great job well done and a fitting finish to the re-turfing which an energetic band finished off before the winter set in.

It would appear that some people have not been idle. Looking at the field, thinking of the new pavilion it would appear that none of us can afford
to be idle. I hope I shall feel less depressed before the end of the meeting.

A.S. Bolton (Hon Secretary)