St Lawrence Ground        

Canterbury, England

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Early in 2005 Canterbury lost its most iconic feature - after 200 years the famous lime tree, situated just inside the boundary, was blown down during winter storms. It was the end of an era, but not of a tradition, as Kent had planned ahead and had been growing a replacement. Just ahead of the 2005 season, the new tree was replanted by Chris Cowdrey. The St Lawrence Ground was built around the tree in 1847 and is quintessentially English with space for spectators to watch from their deckchairs or cars. Kent's long history of producing England wicketkeepers is remembered with the Leslie Ames Stand, prior to 1973 it was known as the Iron Stand. In 1999 the ground was England's base for their preparations for the World Cup, and hosted the match between England and Kenya - Canterbury's first ODI. In 2000 it was placed on the rota for the Natwest Series.
Andrew McGlashan

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Travel
Train Mainline station Canterbury East or West Car South of town centre. Parking at the ground, including around the boundary for county matches
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Fixtures

2014
Mon Apr 7 - Wed Apr 9 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches Kent v Loughborough MCCU
Sun Apr 20 - Wed Apr 23 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division Two Kent v Leicestershire
Sun May 4 - Wed May 7 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division Two Kent v Surrey
Mon May 12 (20 ovs)	Second Eleven Twenty20 Group D - Kent 2nd XI v Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers
Mon May 12 (20 ovs)	Second Eleven Twenty20 Group D - Kent 2nd XI v Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers
Fri May 16 (50 ovs)	Kent v Sri Lankans
Fri May 30 (20 ovs)	NatWest t20 Blast South Division - Kent v Gloucestershire
Fri Jun 6 (20 ovs)	NatWest t20 Blast South Division - Kent v Middlesex
Sat Jun 7 - Tue Jun 10 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division Two Kent v Essex
Wed Jun 11 (20 ovs)	NatWest t20 Blast South Division - Kent v Essex
Fri Jun 20 (20 ovs)	NatWest t20 Blast South Division - Kent v Sussex
Sun Jun 22 - Wed Jun 25 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division Two Kent v Derbyshire
Fri Jul 4 (20 ovs)	NatWest t20 Blast South Division - Kent v Hampshire
Fri Jul 18 (20 ovs)	NatWest t20 Blast South Division - Kent v Somerset
Mon Jul 21 - Wed Jul 23 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	Second Eleven Championship South Division - Kent 2nd XI v Hampshire 2nd XI
Thu Jul 24 (50 ovs) 12:00 local | 11:00 GMT 07:00 EDT | 06:00 CDT | 04:00 PDT	Second Eleven Trophy South Division - Kent 2nd XI v Hampshire 2nd XI
Fri Jul 25 (20 ovs)	NatWest t20 Blast South Division - Kent v Surrey
Tue Jul 29 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Group B - Kent v Durham
Wed Aug 6 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Group B - Kent v Glamorgan
Wed Aug 13 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Group B - Kent v Sussex
Fri Aug 15 - Mon Aug 18 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division Two Kent v Hampshire
Wed Aug 20 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Group B - Kent v Middlesex
Mon Aug 25 - Wed Aug 27	Kent v New Zealand A
Sun Aug 31 - Wed Sep 3 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division Two Kent v Glamorgan
Tue Sep 23 - Fri Sep 26 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT | 04:30 CDT | 02:30 PDT	County Championship Division Two Kent v Gloucestershire
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Latest Photos

Jun 30, 2005

A general view of Canterbury during the ODI
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Mar 8, 2005

Robert Neame plants the new lime tree
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Mar 8, 2005

Robert Neame plants the new lime tree
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Jan 11, 2005

The stump of the lime tree at Canterbury
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