Floodlit cricket returns to Canterbury

Floodlit cricket returns to Canterbury on Tuesday 30 July when Kent Spitfires play the Warwickshire Bears in Division One of the Norwich Union League. Preparations are already well under way at the St Lawrence Ground, the first outward signs of which will be the testing of the lights on Sunday 28 July and Monday 29 July and the arrival of the Sky television crew ahead of the game.

A bumper crowd is expected, with play commencing at 4.10 p.m. on the day. Gates will open at 2.00 p.m. and, in order to cope with the expected high volume of traffic, the Police are to implement a one-way system along the Old Dover Road. Extra parking has been arranged at the nearby Simon Langton School.

The match is to be televised and there will be an array of events throughout the evening including bands, a free-fall parachute display and many other activities. Warwickshire currently lead the table and can expect a tough challenge from Kent ahead of their Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy Semi Final at Taunton on 1 August.