Kenilworth Cricket Club have a long and interesting history – read on to find out more about the club, the ground and KCC’s former overseas players.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1903 | Presumed first game as Kenilworth Bible Class v Fairfield |
| 1911 | First mention of name change to Kenilworth St Johns CC |
| 1914 – 1918 | Cricket Suspended during WWI |
| 1924 | Annual lease obtained from Mr Silk |
| First annual club dinner held at the Kings Arms Hotel | |
| Mr Pratt donates a cup (now presented to most improved player) | |
| 1933 | First sight screen purchased (just the one) |
| 1938 | Benefit match held for Warwickshire player George Paine (Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1935) |
| 1939 | Esther Shakeshaft selected to tour Australia for the England ladies cricket team |
| 1947 | Join Midland Cricket Club Conference |
| Start playing cricket on Sundays | |
| 1948 | Ground extended to current size |
| Six a side competition first held | |
| 1949 | 21 year lease granted by Lord Leigh |
| 1950 | Liquor license granted by Lord Leigh |
| Name changed to Kenilworth Cricket Club | |
| Benefit match held for Warwickshire player Jimmy Ord | |
| Granted use of the town crest by Kenilworth District Council | |
| 1958 | Ground purchased from Lord Leigh for £1000 |
| 1959 | New pavilion built on the current site |
| 1960 | First tour arranged |
| 1964 | The start of 3rd team matches (known at the time as the A Team) |
| 1966 | New entrance and tarmac road completed |
| 1972 | Start of League cricket on a Saturday (West Midlands Association) |
| Six a side competition stops | |
| 1973 | Start of ‘mini cricket’ |
| 1975 | Fire on 17th March destroying the pavilion |
| Botch Brothers formed | |
| 1976 | Rebuild complete and celebrated with club dinner in the function room |
| 1979 | Hosting of ICC Trophy Match – Sri Lanka v Israel, which resulted in KCC v Israel |
| 1982 | Club player Graham Charlesworth wins Alec Hastilow Trophy (Warwickshire Young Player of the Year) |
| 1983 | Club player David Hagan wins Alec Hastilow Trophy |
| 1984 | Artificial strip laid |
| 1986 | First overseas player, Mark Bruin, joins the club from Australia |
| Club hosts world cup qualifying match (ICC Trophy) – Argentina v Denmark | |
| Club play ICC Trophy warm up match v Singapore | |
| 1987 | First ‘bat draw’ raffle |
| 1989 | Overseas player – Bruce Scott from New Zealand |
| 1990 | Midland Combined Counties League formed |
| Club buy first covers | |
| Overseas player – Tim Hogan from Australia | |
| 1991 | Overseas player – Robert ‘Dipper’ Delmenico from Australia |
| 1992 | Overseas player – Chris Dalkin from Australia (who was previously a professional Aussie Rules player) |
| 1993 | Current dressing rooms and Bridge Club built |
| Overseas player – Clint Ferguson from Australia (who scored over 600 runs for Saturday 1st XI) | |
| 1994 | Overseas player – James Henderson from South Africa (who scored almost 2000 runs at an average of 52.5) |
| 1995 | Overseas player – Ryan Maron from South Africa (now runs a cricket school of excellence) |
| 1996 | Overseas player – Adriaan Barnard from South Africa (who scored over 2000 runs) |
| 1997 | Overseas player – Pieter Koortzen from South Africa (who made four centuries in 1300-odd runs and took 74 wickets) |
| 1998 | Join up with the Birmingham League in the Warwickshire feeder league |
| Overseas player – Douglas Marillier from Zimbabwe | |
| 1999 | League cricket played on Sunday for the first time – Warwickshire Sunday League |
| Removal of artificial wicket | |
| Return of Douglas Marillier in second season as overseas player | |
| 2000 | Overseas player – Guy Savory from Zimbabwe (who scored 1400 runs) |
| 2001 | Overseas player – John Vaughan-Davies from Zimbabwe (who scored 1500 runs and took 69 wickets, including 8 – 18 v Solihull) |
| 2002 | Start of website – www.kenilworthcc.co.uk |
| Overseas player – Stephan Marillier from Zimbabwe (who made 1500 runs and took 54 wickets) | |
| 2003 | Bowling machine purchased |
| 2006 | KCC achieve ‘clubmark’ |
| New nets installed | |
| Registered as CASC (Community Amateur Sports Club) | |
| 14th December 2006 – Bar and function room destroyed by fire | |
| 2007 | KCC become a FOCUS club |
| 2008 | Rebuilding of new clubhouse starts |
| 2009 | Official opening of new club house |
| 2011 | Electronic ‘Ray Courts Memorial Scoreboard’ officially opened |