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St. Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Old Dover Road CT1 3NZ. One mile from Canterbury
East station, one and a half miles from Canterbury West - due south through the town centre.
Tel: 01227-456886
Fax: 01227-762168
E-mail: kent@ecb.co.uk
The once 120-foot high (but pollarded to a travesty of its former grandeur after heart-wood fungus was diagnosed) lime tree within the boundary was there when the ground, then known as the Beverley ground, was created in 1847 and is thought to have been about 185 years old. Only four people have ever scored a six by hitting over the top of the tree - Colonel A.C. 'Jacko' Wilson in 1922, Learie Constantine in 1928, Jim Smith in 1939, and Carl Hooper in 1992. It was finally destroyed by storms on the night of the 7th of January 2005.
A tree currently 20 feet high (planted just outside the boundary while it grew to a respectable size), has been installed as a replacement.
Ground is subject to a cold wind from the North Sea on all but the sunniest days. It was classified recently as the
most attractive county ground by "The Times", in no small part due to the quality of the food in the
"70's Room" now rebuilt and renamed "Legends".
A major redevelopment is planned
| Admission Charges | Adult | Concessions | Juniors |
| County Championship | 12.00 | 10.00 | 6.00 |
| League | 15.00 | 12.00 | 8.00 |
| Twenty20 | 15.00 | 12.00 | 10.00 |
Nevill Ground, Warwick Road,Tunbridge Wells. TN2 5ES
Three quarters of a mile from station. Walk via the town, and then along rhododendron-rich Warwick Park road.
Tel: 01892-520846
Mote Park, Willow Way, Maidstone ME15 7RN
A mile from Maidstone East, a mile and a
half from Maidstone West (across the river). Both routes conveniently pass "Ye Olde Thirsty Pig" in Knightrider Road which provides a very pleasant Biddenden cider.
Tel: 01622-754545
The ground is within Mote Park, which slopes sharply down to the North, so sixes hit to the Lower End take a long time to be collected. Normally a high-scoring ground, but 2005 saw heavy rainfall after a very hot day and it became so sticky that eight points were deducted. It may be some time before county matches are played there again.
A new ground has been created at Beckenham, between Worsley Bridge Road and Copers Cope Road.
Nearest Stations: Lower Sydenham, New Beckenham. Alternatively Beckenham Junction - both rail and Tramlink(from East Croydon and Wimbledon) and Beckenham Hill.
Tel: 020 8650 8444
Fax: 020 8650 8655
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