Category: Sport

On Thursday 23 April, the Y8/9 girls football team travelled to Leicester City's world class training ground for the County final .

Illston Abey Cricket Club welcomed former England spin wizard Monty Panesar to the opening Sunday Cricket T20 tournament

Our annual handicapped club tournament took place on Wednesday 6 May. Thirty six members out of a possible 44 took part, a third of which were juniors and a quarter were women and girls. The youngest player was 10 years old and the oldest 77. This showed that age is no barrier to enjoying the ride!

As we move deeper into the 2026 season, there’s certainly been no shortage of effort, and excitement around the club. From tough weekends on the pitch to huge opportunities off it, the season so far has already shown exactly what our club is all about — resilience, community, and ambition.

Kibworth Golf Club welcomed a fantastic turnout on Sunday as young golfers from across the region took part in the first Junior Golf Pathway Tour event of the season. With players, families and organisers all praising the day as a tremendous success.

This past weekend highlighted the strong sense of community at the club, with members coming together not only to enjoy the game but also to learn valuable life-saving skills.

We are ready for Summer Season!

The Illston Abey Cricket Club season kicked off on Saturday 18 April with a match against The Langtons.
We’ll have a Leicestershire League game every Saturday this season, and the entry and parking are free.

Friday 13 March was unlucky for us as this was the beginning of the end of our old home when demolition work began on Fleckney Sports Centre. Fleckney Sports Centre  may now be fully demolished but a brand, shiny, new hall should be available for us in about a year. In the meantime, we are located in the Main Hall in Kibworth Mead School, Smeeton Road, Kibworth and all are welcome to join us for our Wednesday night sessions beginning at 7pm with free coaching for those who want it. We are looking forward to our club tournament on Wednesday 6 May and everyone is eligible to compete as this contest is handicapped.

Saturday 28 March saw the last carpet bowls game of the indoor season when 24 members battled it out for the Rose Bowl. Spectators enjoyed watching the bowling skills demonstrated in some very close games. In a tense final Rob Tidd beat Helen Nourish (photo) and retained the trophy in the Tidd family (last year it was won by his wife, Karen).