Sports in Kenilworth

Two members of Kenilworth Runners have completed their debut ultra-marathons at the South Downs 100k event.

Sam Garforth and Mary Scott completed joined 141 other runners covering the 100km distance between Arundel and Eastbourne over the bank holiday weekend.

Kenilworth Runners braved the elements in the Leicestershire Chase the Sun at Prestwold Hall last week, in a race which organisers may wish to change the name of due to the appalling weather conditions.

Four options were on the table for those four Kenilworth Runners who took on strong wind and horizontal rain - they could opt to run either 5k, 10k, 10 miles or one mile around the flat and fast airfield at Prestwold Hall.

A fine all-round display from Josh Baker steered Kenilworth Wardens to a thrilling three-wicket Birmingham Premier League Division Two success at Wem yesterday.

First the teenager claimed 1-49 from a controlled 17-over spell of left-arm spin as the hosts were dismissed for 209 in the last of their 55-over allocation.

A member of Kenilworth Runners has completed the 145-mile Grand Union Canal ultra-marathon, beating his expected finishing time by nearly three hours.

Colin Bailey joined 89 other runners who covered the huge distance from Gas Street Basin in Birmingham down to Little Venice in London following the Grand Union Canal last weekend.

Kenilworth's first competitive croquet match in 18 months came last weekend as the club started their West Midlands Golf Croquet League season.

Kenilworth hosted Broadwas, last year's champions and hot favourites for this year.

A new Sunday youth side will be started by Kenilworth Wardens Football Club next season as they look to provide a 'vitally important' path for young players into men's football.

Under the management of Paddy Breslin, the Wardens' under 18's will begin next season in the Leamington and District Sunday Football League, giving young players vital experience in men's football.

Kenilworth Sporting's promotion to the Midland Football League Division Two has been officially confirmed today.

Sporting, who re-entered the league for the 2019-20 season, sat top of division three when all competitive fixtures were curtailed in February.

Kenilworth Runners have taken on Larkstoke Hill in the climax of this year's Tempo Winter Series.

This perennial favourite consists of five races from October through to February on the same 10km course which takes in Ilmington village and Larkstoke hill, which is the highest point in Warwickshire.

All three Kenilworth Cricket Club sides tasted victory this Saturday, as the Warwick Road-based club collected a hat trick of wins.

The first XI hosted Standard in the Warwickshire Cricket League Division One, claiming their first win of the season. Whilst the second and third XI's claimed comfortable victories over Fillongley and Alvechurch & Hopwood respectively.

A ferocious opening burst from debutant paceman George Scrimshaw blasted Kenilworth Wardens to a convincing 108-run Birmingham Premier League Division Two home win over Oswestry.

The towering Derbyshire seamer made light of a wet pitch and difficult run-ups to claim 3-17 from a seven-over opening salvo which was almost certainly the quickest ever delivered by a player in a Wardens shirt.