by afms379 | Dec 21, 2017 | KCHT Blog |
As we break for Christmas and the New Year holiday, the Committee Room at the Spitfire Ground is still acting as temporary storage for a great deal of cricketing memorabilia which has been nestling undisturbed at the top of the Woolley Stand for many years. I am very...
by afms379 | Nov 10, 2017 | KCHT Blog |
If ever you are able to go behind the Woolley Stand and go in the door marked ‘Committee Room’, and then climb two flights of stairs to the very top of the inside of the stand, you will find a large, draughty and rather damp area where a vast collection of books,...
by afms379 | Oct 5, 2017 | KCHT Blog |
We are trying to compile a list of curiosities and oddities of cricket in Kent. It cannot possibly be comprehensive, but it ought to be truthful, with every entry checked for accuracy. Cricket is not, and never has been, a game where things run smoothly all the time....
by afms379 | Sep 12, 2017 | KCHT Blog |
We have recently had a few donations to the club’s archive, each of which has added to our knowledge of some half forgotten moments of Kent’s past. The family of the late David Sayer have donated several items relating to David’s career, which was unique in one way...
by afms379 | Aug 22, 2017 | KCHT Blog |
Concluding the history of the club, based on the original article written by the Hon. Curator of Kent CCC, David Robertson. Now we approach the present. By comparison with the 1960s and 1970s, the more recent years of Kent’s history have been somewhat barren, if...
by afms379 | Jul 31, 2017 | KCHT Blog |
Continuing the history of the club, based on the original article written by the Hon. Curator of Kent CCC, David Robertson. In the 13 seasons between 1967 and 1979 eleven trophies were won. The success in the Gillette Cup in 1967 in front of a full house at Lord’s was...
