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Umpires are made of wood
By Will 2 years ago, at the start of March, 3 Comments »
It’s official: umpires are made out of wood after all. This genius shot of a dead tree carved into an umpire was found on Flickr:
When I eventually build my own house – one of my lifelong ambitions – I’d find it hard not to resist carving my own umpire. It’s a must-have for any cricket tragic and makes me wonder what else you might chisel out of an old tree…
3 Comments »Kent plants new lime tree
By Will 5 years ago, mid-March, No Comments; be the first!
Pleased to note Kent have replaced its fallen 290-year-old tree, which blew down in January, with a new one. There’ll probably be some photos at Kent’s website soon.
No Comments »Kent’s S.t. Lawrence ground loses its tree
By Will 5 years ago, mid-January, No Comments; be the first!
One of England’s picturesque grounds, and one of its most iconic, has lost its’ famous lime tree, as seen on the right. (below is what it looked like a few days ago before the winds battered the UK). Some info:
- The S.t. Lawrence ground in Canterbury, Kent, is one of only 2 in the world that has (sorry – had) a tree within the boundary (the other being The VRA Ground at Amstelveen, Amsterdam in The Netherlands, Holland).
- Widely regarded as one of the most beautiful cricket grounds in the world
- In 2001, the Ground was voted best cricket ground in the UK by both ‘The Times’ and ‘The Cricketer Magazine’.
- The lime tree was 290 years old
- Info on lime trees here
I was due to go to Canterbury last year for the first time, but never got round to it – wish I had found the time, now. According to a Kent County Cricket Club member, a replacement is in waiting which is great news.
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