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...
by afms379 | Dec 23, 2022 | KCHT Blog |
While sorting through some photographs in the club’s huge collection, we came across a picture inscribed “Bob The Bell Man, also called Bob Ridley.” The photograph showed a man apparently in his fifties, dressed in late Victorian clothing and carrying a large bell. We...
by afms379 | Nov 24, 2022 | KCHT Blog |
December seems to be the quietest month of the year for cricket in England, and Kent is, at first glance, no exception. However, over the years, there have been many significant events taking place in this, the darkest of Northern hemisphere months, and I’m not just...
by afms379 | Sep 19, 2022 | KCHT Blog |
The sad death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II means that after seventy years there is a new monarch on the throne. It also reminds cricket followers that a huge number of top cricketers played their entire careers in the Elizabethan Age. Great players like Ian...
by afms379 | Aug 24, 2022 | KCHT Blog |
This has been an exciting summer for both Kent cricket and BBC Television, especially their Antiques division. I qualify for Kent CCC’s Antiques division, and was very excited that the BBC brought both the Antiques Roadshow and the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip to...
