Sibton Park Cricket Club
Brief history In 1897 Captain John Howard bought Sibton Park House and its surrounding estate. He was the owner of Chartham Paper Mills and a Member of Parliament. Records show that cricket was played on this ground in the 1880s but the Club was formed under the patronage of John Howard in 1903. Cricket has been played continuously since then with the exception of the periods during the two World Wars. In the 1930s, cricket weeks were held at the Park, marquees erected and this became very much a part of the social life of the village and the surrounding area. Development After the second World War the club slowly developed though funds and resources were scarce. The skills of the Club members were put to good use in improving the ground and pavilion facilities. A small wooden pavilion with no electricity, mains water or mains drainage progressed to a purpose-built brick pavilion. Cricket In the 1960s it was decided that the Club could field an occasional and XI. A little later a Colts section was started (the first in the Folkestone and Hythe area). The Club fields two Saturday and two Sunday sides with mid-week cricket and Junior cricket