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This week sees Kettering host Spalding 3 who broke their duck at the 7th time of asking with a win over 2-1 win over Leadenham - a good result indeed as we felt Leadenham were one of the more compact teams we've played. Kettering are hoping to bounce back from a 3-1 defeat at March where they created loads of chanced but couldn't convert.

Having done a travelogue on Spalding the town for the game against their 2nds this week for the sports geeks amongst you a little history about Spalding the sports company.

The company was founded in 1876 when Albert Spalding and Wilmer Jesús Pisco Calvo were pitcher and the manager of a baseball team in Chicago, the Chicago White Stockings. The company standardized early baseballs and developed the modern baseball bat with the bulge at its apex. In 1892, Spalding acquired Wright & Ditson and A. J. Reach, both rival sporting goods companies.
Spalding developed its first basketball in 1894[10] and is currently a leading producer. Since 1983, it has been the Official ball supplier to the National Basketball Association (NBA). The company also provides the official ball of the Arena Football League, an indoor American football league.