Kirkby Road Explained

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Ground Name:	Kirkby Road
Country:	England
Location:	Barwell, Leicestershire
Establishment:	1913
Year1:	1946 - 1947
Club1:	Leicestershire
Year2:	2001
Club2:	Leicestershire Cricket Board
Date:	18 October
Year:	2020
Source:	https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/ground/56766.html Ground profile

Kirkby Road is a cricket ground in Barwell, Leicestershire. Cricket in Barwell dates to 1807,^[1] with cricket being played at Kirkby Road since at least 1913. First-class cricket has been played there three times in 1946 and 1947, with Leicestershire playing Lancashire and Warwickshire in the 1946 County Championship and Worcestershire in the 1947 County Championship.^[2] Over half a century later in 2001, major cricket returned to the ground when it played host to a List A one-day match between the Leicestershire Cricket Board (LCB) and the Northamptonshire Cricket Board in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy,^[3] which was won by the LCB, with their captain Neil Pullen scoring 88.^[4] The ground is still used by the village club and adjoins the football ground used by Barwell F.C.^[5]

First-class records

• Highest team total: 245 all out by Worcestershire v Leicestershire, 1947^[6]
• Lowest team total: 55 all out by Leicestershire v Lancashire, 1946^[7]
• Highest individual innings: 89 by Les Berry for Leicestershire v Warwickshire, 1946^[8]
• Best bowling in an innings: 7–74 by Vic Jackson for Leicestershire v Lancashire, 1946^[9]
• Best bowling in a match: 12–113 by Eric Hollies, for Warwickshire v Leicestershire, 1946^[10]

See also

• List of Leicestershire County Cricket Club grounds
• List of cricket grounds in England and Wales

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barwell Cricket Club : History . www.barwellcc.co.uk . 2020-10-18.
2. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Kirkby Road, Barwell . CricketArchive . 2020-10-18 . subscription.
3. Web site: List A Matches played on Kirkby Road, Barwell . CricketArchive . 2020-10-18 . subscription.
4. Web site: Leicestershire Cricket Board v Northamptonshire Cricket Board, 2002 Cheltenhem & Gloucester Trophy . CricketArchive . 2020-10-18 . subscription.
5. Cricket Grounds of Leicestershire EE Snow ACS 1988 p.20-1
6. Web site: Leicestershire v Worcestershire, 1947 County Championship . CricketArchive . 2020-10-18 . subscription.
7. Web site: Kirkby Road, Barwell - Lowest Team Totals in first-class cricket . CricketArchive . 2020-10-18 . subscription.
8. Web site: Leicestershire v Worcestershire, 1946 County Championship . CricketArchive . 2020-10-18 . subscription.
9. Web site: Kirkby Road, Barwell - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket . CricketArchive . 2020-10-18 . subscription.
10. Web site: Kirkby Road, Barwell - Most Wickets in a Match in first-class cricket . CricketArchive . 2020-10-18 . subscription.