St Lawrence Ground

Kent plays home fixtures at St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury. The venue has hosted cricket since 1847. Kent County Cricket Club uses the facility continuously as a primary home venue. Teams visit the ground regularly for domestic matches. County Championship fixtures and T20 Blast games form the core of the local schedule.

International cricket arrived at the ground across several decades. The venue staged its first men one day international in May 1999 between England and Kenya. Australia played Bangladesh here in June 2005 during the final men fifty over international hosted at the ground. Women international fixtures span a much wider timeline from the late seventies onward.

England played West Indies in the first women test match held here in June 1979. The last women test match took place in August 2015 against Australia. Women one day internationals started in August 1976 when England met Australia. The latest women fifty over fixture played at the venue occurred in September 2022 between England and India.

Short format international fixtures also appear in the ground history. England faced India in the first women Twenty20 international here in June 2012. The most recent women Twenty20 international took place in May 2026 between England and New Zealand. Domestic white ball competitions bring frequent visitors to Canterbury throughout the English summer months.

Surrey and Middlesex travel to this ground often for county fixtures. Recent domestic results include a nine wicket win for Surrey against the Kent Spitfires. Middlesex defeated the Kent Spitfires by fourteen runs in another fixture. Essex claimed a nine wicket victory over the home side during the same season.

Spectators fill the six thousand capacity stands for major fixtures. The venue accommodates domestic competitions alongside international women matches. Teams such as Gloucestershire and the Notts Outlaws play matches at this Canterbury ground. Kent fixtures draw consistent crowds to the historic venue.