Kirkby Road
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Kirkby Road is a cricket ground in Barwell
, Leicestershire
. It was used by the County team for three first class matches, two in 1946 and one in 1947. Les Berry
scored 89 for the home side against Warwickshire
in July 1946. This is the highest first class score on the ground. The ground is still used by the village club.
Barwell
Barwell is a civil parish and large village in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 8,750 people. The name literally translates as "Stream of the Boar" and is said to originate from a boar that used to drink from the well near a brook in Barwell. It was originally known as Borewell,...
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
. It was used by the County team for three first class matches, two in 1946 and one in 1947. Les Berry
Les Berry
George Leslie "Les" Berry, born at Dorking, Surrey on 28 April 1906 and died at Great Glen, Leicestershire on 5 February 1985, was a cricketer who played for Leicestershire and holds many of the county's first-class batting records....
scored 89 for the home side against Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
in July 1946. This is the highest first class score on the ground. The ground is still used by the village club.