Sports in Kenilworth

Sarah-Jane Perry will face the number one seed Hania El Hammamy in the final of the Manchester Open 2021 tonight.

Kenilworth-based Perry goes into the final as the number two seed, and on the back of her victory at the British National Championships last weekend.

Kenilworth Rugby Club has unveiled a new club badge to bring the design into the digital age.

Created by local company Rapport Design, the new badge has retained the key image of Kenilworth Castle whilst bringing a new, simplified layout.

Kenilworth-born squash ace Sarah-Jane Perry claimed the her third British National Championship title in Manchester on Friday.

Currently ranked world number six, Perry originally claimed the title back in 2015 before retaking it last year.

Rain frustrated Kenilworth Cricket Club's chances of victory over Nether Whitacre as the Town side chased down the final three wickets.

Kenilworth had posted 181 for nine from their 50 overs, with Joe Atkinson 46 and Tom Booker 57 putting on 88 for the first wicket.

A brilliant unbeaten hundred from Harry Johnson combined with some explosive hitting from Tom Mordey to see Kenilworth Wardens to a thrilling come-from-behind win over Wolverhampton.

At 132 for six the home side's pursuit of a rain-adjusted 45-over target of 251 looked a forlorn hope until the seventh wicket pair blasted 98 quickfire runs.

Dan Twigger's 80th minute strike secured a 3-2 victory for a mixed Kenilworth Wardens' Saturday side over their new Sunday team this Saturday.

The Saturday 11 had been in cruise control with a 2-0 lead courtesy of goals by Lewis Barry and Sam Taylor.

Kenilworth Sporting's hopes of a perfect start to their Midlands League Division Two season were thwarted yesterday as they suffered a 5-3 home loss to Inkberrow.

With eight first team regulars not available, and a back four which had never played together it was defensive frailties that cost the hosts in the end.

Kenilworth Sporting's manager Martin Ascroft has said he is "looking forward to the challenge" of the new season, but remains "very cautious" as his side start their first Midland Football League Division Two game this Saturday.

Sporting will host fellow newly promoted side Inkberrow, whom they finished just three points ahead of when the season was abandoned in November.

This weekend 85 Kenilworth Runners took part in 21 different parkruns, ranging from local Warwickshire races to further afield.

Among the highlights, Harry Purewal recorded a new 5km personal best of 18:12 at Stratford parkrun.

Two members of Kenilworth Runners completed a 44-mile ultramarathon last weekend.

Penny Rusbridge and Colin Bailey completed the Brecon to Cardiff course on August 1, tackling over 2000ft in height gain.