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Canterbury Cricket Week Founded — Kent's Annual Festival Begins, August 1842
Kent and MCC elevens
1842-08-01
The first Canterbury Cricket Week was staged at the St Lawrence Ground in August 1842, combining top-class county cricket with theatrical performances by the Old Stagers amateur dramatic society. The event immediately established itself as the social and sporting centrepiece of the Kent cricket year and has been held annually ever since, making it the oldest cricket festival in existence.
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