by afms379 | Aug 7, 2023 | KCHT Blog |
In 1922, British Pathé News filmed a young woman called Muriel Maxted batting and bowling in Ashford. (You can find this 55 second clip at https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/49379/). They called her “Doctor Grace In Petticoats”. Yet despite her cricketing fame at...
by afms379 | May 29, 2023 | KCHT Blog |
This is the story of a remarkable man, captain of Kent for a season, but a national war hero for all seasons. His name was John Evans, and he was born on 1 May 1889 at Highclere in Hampshire, close to Newbury where one year earlier his father had founded Horris Hill...
by afms379 | May 13, 2023 | KCHT Blog |
Thanks to all who actually read and paid attention to my previous blog about the Terence Macklin print. We have now largely solved the mystery. Of the 499 we were unable to trace, one turned up on eBay, where it was bought by a Kent supporter, and one turned up in a...
by afms379 | Apr 13, 2023 | KCHT Blog |
We need your help. Any information leading to a successful outcome will be appreciated. Recently, while we were sorting through some of the artworks that are stored in the Frank Woolley Stand, we came across a print by a local artist, Terence Macklin, which nobody...
by afms379 | Feb 25, 2023 | KCHT Blog |
The famous Canterbury Lime Tree, which stood on the St Lawrence ground for at least 180 years, was blown down in a winter storm in January 2005. As most cricket lovers know, a hit to the tree counted four, but to hit a six, the batter had to clear the tree altogether....
by afms379 | Jan 12, 2023 | KCHT Blog |
In the 19th century, there were many amateur cricketers – and a few professionals – who lived their lives in a way which today we might consider unusual at best, or even downright strange. Several of these men played for Kent, but one of the most remarkable was...
