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.
A Tree in the Meadow the Billboard charts on 17 September 1948, and lasted 1 week on the chart, at #28. The Joe Loss recording was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-2965.The record first reached the Billboard charts on 10 September 1948, and lasted 1 week on the chart, at #30. A Tree in the Meadow "A Tree in the Meadow" is a popular song. It was written by Billy Reid, and the song was published in 1948. The songwriter, orchestra leader Billy Reid, recorded the first version in the United Kingdom, with Dorothy Squires as vocalist. It was recorded on 9