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St Lawrence Ground

England
Ground information
Location Canterbury, Kent, England
Establishment 1847
Seating capacity 15,000
End names Pavilion End
Nackington Road End
International information
First ODI 18 May 1999: England v Kenya
Last ODI 30 June 2005: Australia v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
Years Team
1847 – present Kent

As of 15 December 2007
Source: CricketArchive

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Capacity at the ground was increased to 15,000 in 2000, and four One Day International matches have been played there, one each in 1999 (part of the 1999 Cricket World Cup), 2000, 2003 and 2005. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The 1999 Cricket World Cup was hosted primarily by England, but Ireland, Wales, Scotland and the Netherlands also hosted some games 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. There are hopes that the English cricket team may play Test matches at the St Lawrence Ground at some point in the future. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations

Cricket grounds in most parts of the world are devoid of any trees or shrubs. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The lime tree at the St Lawrence Ground was an exception: the ground opened as the Beverley ground in 1847, and was built around the tree. Tilia is a Genus of about 30 species of Trees native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, in Asia (where the greatest Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

The presence of a tree within the playing area required special local rules. Shots blocked by the tree were counted as a four. Boundary has two distinct meanings in the Sport of Cricket; (i the edge or boundary of the playing field and (ii a manner of scoring Only four cricketers have cleared the tree to score a six: Arthur 'Jacko' Watson of Sussex in 1925, the West Indies' Learie Constantine (1928), Carl Hooper (1992) and Middlesex's Jim Smith (1939)1. Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Learie Nicholas Constantine Baron Constantine MBE ( 21 September 1901 – 1 July 1971) was a Trinidadian - British Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carl Llewellyn Hooper (born December 15, 1966 in Georgetown, Guyana) was a West Indian Cricket player and captain Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Jim Smith may refer to Jim Smith (animator, Texan animator and co-writer on The Ren and Stimpy Show Jim Smith (cricketer, Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The tree was diagnosed with heartwood fungus in the 1990s, and it was pollarded to encourage new growth, reducing it from over 120 feet to around 90 feet in height. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Pollarding is a Woodland management method of encouraging lateral branches by cutting off a tree stem or minor branches two or three metres above ground level A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Finally, high winds in England on 7 January 2005 caused the 200 year-old tree snap in two, leaving a 7-foot stump. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wood from the dead tree will be made into mementos that will be sold to supporters.

A new lime tree was planted outside of the playing area in 1999 by EW Swanton, in preparation for the ultimate demise of its predecessor. Tilia is a Genus of about 30 species of Trees native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, in Asia (where the greatest Ernest William (Jim Swanton CBE ( 11 February 1907 &ndash 22 January 2000) is chiefly known for being a Cricket writer The club moved it within the playing area on 8 March 2005, although it was still less than 6 feet high. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Ground Development

The Club announced in late 2006 that it would redevelop the ground.

The proposed £9 million face lift includes an hotel, health and fitness centre, and conference facilities.

The pavilion will be developed to make in more user friendly.

Money for the project will be raised by the building of two housing estates on the nets behind the pavillion and on the car park of the local pub, the Bat and Ball.

External links

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