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Hats aplenty were on show at the St Lawrence ground on Thursday during Canterbury Cricket Week’s ladies day.

Music from the Royal Gurkhas’ Rifles Band resonated across the outfield during the lunch break as crowds enjoyed day two of Kent’s display against Hampshire in the county championship.

The oldest cricket festival of its kind in the country, Canterbury Cricket Week was first held back in 1842.

During the tea interval on Wednesday, members of the Supporters Club laid a wreath on the Colin Blythe Memorial to honour the fallen in both world wars.

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Ladies day culminated with the judging of the hat competition at the tea interval.

The traditional marquees around the boundary were out in force again. Lord Mayor Carolyn Parry hosted guests from the city’s major businesses and organisations.

“It’s looking like being a great day and I’m really excited to be involved this year in a rather different capacity than I have been before, as the city’s Lord Mayor,” said Cllr Parry.

Kent County Cricket Club chairman George Kennedy was delighted with the turnout: “Hopefully the rain will stay away and the boys out in the middle are putting on a good show for us, so it’s looking like being a good day for all involved.”