Medbourne won the toss and Jake Noble (retired on 25 not out) and Alex Morgan (23) put on a fine opening partnership to take the innings to 51 before the loss of the first wicket, a good run-out by V Thakkar.

Medbourne continued to bat well and kept the pressure on Kibworth with quick scoring by Jack Rose (13), while Charles Page Morris played a responsible innings to end unbeaten on 13 and to take the villagers to 107 for 5.

Kibworth opened their innings well, reaching 53 after 11 overs before the loss of the first wicket, with B Matthews scoring 26 not out before being retired and H Simpson scoring 19 before being run out by Jack Clark.

Ben Lovell bowled accurately, conceding only 12 runs off his four overs. Although Kibworth were up with the run rate at 11 overs they were then slowed down by fine bowling by Alex Frith (1 wicket for 15), Toby Williams (1 for 4) and Page Morris (4 overs for 15 runs). The bowling was supported by good fielding, notably by Fin Clarke and Jack Clark.

Later in the week the Medbourne youngsters proceeded to the county cup final after beating Market Bosworth by six wickets in the semis.

Rose bowled with pace and accuracy for Medbourne (1 for 7) and Josh Haynes (1 for 20) showed excellent control bowling into the wind. Spinners Alex Frith (2 for 11) and Jack Clark (3 for 20) put the team on top, reducing Bosworth to 61 for 8 after 15 overs.

Page-Morris and Harry Lovell ended the Bosworth innings on 67 with a wicket each.

Medbourne, in reply, lost an early wicket but rallied through Dan Clark’s quick 23. They then slipped to 51 for 4 but a partnership between Ben Lovell and Toby Williams saw them home.

Medbourne under-15s entertained Wigston in a high-scoring affair with the visitors coming out winners by nine runs.

Wigston, batting first, reached 122 for 6 (Frith 2 for 14, Rose 2 for 14).

After a slow start to their reply, Medbourne fought back due to Dan Clark (28), Page-Morris (16) and Rose (18 not out) but fell short of the victory target.