Canterbury Cricket Week ceremonies. As of 2017, there have been 166 Canterbury Cricket Weeks held. The week continued through the Second World War with cricket being held on the ground each season. The politician and journalist Bill Deedes wrote in 2000: "while the Second World War was on, I consoled myself by thinking that Canterbury Cricket Week, founded in 1842 with its tents and famous lime tree, unchanging in a changing world, was the sort of thing I was in business to preserve." Traditionally Canterbury Cricket Week has included a Ladies day with prizes being awarded for the best hat on the day.
The Lawn (cricket ground) the ground between Northern Knights and North West Warriors in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup. The Lawn (cricket ground) The Lawn is a cricket ground in Waringstown, Northern Ireland. The ground was established in 1851 on land donated by Thomas Waring, with Waringstown Cricket Club being founded in the same year. The ground is thought to be the second oldest in Ulster and is considered the "Home of Ulster Cricket". The Lawn is known for its famous slanting outfield. Major cricket was first played at the ground in 2005, when Bermuda played the United States in a List A match as