| St Lawrence Ground | |||
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| Country | England | ||
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| Location | Canterbury, Kent, England | ||
| Establishment | 1847 | ||
| Seating capacity | 15,00 | ||
| Ends | Pavilion End Nackington Road End | ||
| First ODI | 18 May 1999: England v Kenya | ||
| Last ODI | 30 June 2005: Australia v Bangladesh | ||
| Kent (1847 – present) | |||
| As of | 15 December 2009 | ||
The St Lawrence Ground is a cricket ground in Canterbury, Kent and is the home of Kent County Cricket Club. It is one of the oldest grounds on which first-class cricket is played, having been in use since 1847. It is also notable as one of the two grounds used regularly for first-class cricket that have a tree within the boundary (the other is Pietermaritzburg Oval in South Africa).
External links[]
- Ground page at Cricinfo
- Cricket club reveal new lime tree (BBC, 8 March 2005)
- Cricket club plans tree planting (BBC, 25 January 2005)
- Dead cricket tree to be replaced (BBC, 14 January 2005)
- End of innings for cricket tree (BBC, 10 January 2005)