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14 St. Peter's Street Street
Canterbury
01227 464227
Above photo taken by Paul Skelton, 19 May 2012. |
 
Above sign left 2010. Right 19 May 2012 showing the wear in 2 years. |
Above sign, 2020, kindly taken and sent by Roger Pester. |
Photo taken 24 January 2011 from
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Jelltex. |
Above painting by Jonathan Stewardson.
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A one time Flint's Brewery, traced back to 1692 and mentioned in their
licensing list, the site was then called the "Cherry
Tree" but changed name to the "Kentish
Cricketer" by 1838, although it was also referred to as just the
"Cricketer" in reports of the time .
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Kentish Gazette, 20 January 1857.
CANTERBURY POLICE COURT. WEDNESDAY.
Shoplifting.
Margaret Crawley was examined on a charge of having stolen a box of
cigars from the shop of Sam. Hyde, tobacconist, in St.
Peter's-street. Prisoner had only that morning emerged from gaol,
where she had undergone a term of imprisonment, and by way of a
fresh start in life walked into the shop and deliberately took off
the box of cigars. She was followed to the "Cricketers," taken into
custody, and the cigars found upon her; and was now committed for
trial.
Thursday.
Edward Charles Shepherd, connected with the above named woman, was
charged with a similar theft, by taking off a box of 120 cigars from
the same place. Evidence was given of the two having been seen
together, dealing in the cigars, and at the "Red Lion," where they
lodged, the empty box was found. The cigars were partially
identified, and the landlord of the "Cricketers" deposed to the
circumstance of prisoner offering him some for sale. Prisoner
alleged that the cigars had been given to him by another party to
sell. He was committed for trial.
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From the Kentish Chronicle, 26 April, 1862.
CANTERBURY POLICE COURT. Monday.
George Bailey, a blacksmith's labourer, was charged with assaulting Mr.
Fill. landlord of the Cricketer’s public house, on Saturday evening.
Mr. Fill deposed that the prisoner went to his house the worse for
liquor and created a disturbance. Mr. Fill put him out, and while doing
so the defendant struck him a violent blow on the mouth.
P.O. Groombridge deposed to observing a disturbance in the street near
the “Cricketers,” and on going there he saw the landlord bleeding from a
blow on the mouth, which he said had been given him by the prisoner,
whom he gave into custody. On the way to the station the prisoner was
very violent and struck him several times.
The bench fined the prisoner 5s. for the assault on the landlord, and
10s. for that on the policeman; or, in default of payment, to be
imprisoned 10 days for the first offence, and 14 days for the second.
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From the Whitstable Times, 22 October, 1870.
PUBLIC HOUSE OFFENCES.
John Fill, landlord of the “Cricketers,” St, Peter's, was summoned for
selling beer at a prohibited hour on Sunday last.
P.C. Marsh proved the case, and stated that he saw a man coming out of
the house at half-past eleven on Sunday last with a basket which he
found contained a bottle of beer and another bottle containing porter.
Defendant stated that he served the liquor because the man who went for
it came from a house close by when there were some visitors from
Margate.
The Bench, though convinced the beer and porter were for travellers,
held that to entitle defendant to protection on that score, it would be
necessary for the travellers to apply personally for the refreshment.
Fined, 1s.; costs, 10s. 6d.
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From the Whitstable Times, 26 November, 1870.
ALLEGED ASSAULT IN A PUBLIC HOUSE.
Samuel Terrett was summoned for assaulting Timothy Sullivan, on the 14th
inst. The complainant said he was sitting in a room at the “Cricketers’”
public-house, St. Peter's, on the day in question, and the defendant
seized him and knocked him down, and kicked him in the face. He gave the
defendant no provocation. The defendant called a witness, who deposed
that the complainant made a noise in the house, and his son collared him
(witness) by the neck, nearly strangling him, and the complainant kicked
him whilst he was on the ground. The defendant then turned the
complainant out. The son of the landlord of the house was called, and
spoke to the complainant assaulting the defendant, and to Terrett
turning the complainant and his son out of the house. The Bench
dismissed the case, owing to the conflicting evidence.
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The pub was known as the "Kentish
Cricketer" in 1972 when it passed from Whitbread to Shepherd Neame, and
some time after that date the Kentish word was dropped and it again reverted
to the "Cricketers" we see today.
The building was granted a Grade II listing on 7th September 1973.
LICENSEE LIST
FILL John 1851-71+ (age 43 in 1861 )
FILL John (son) 1881+ (age 28 in 1881)
BOURNE George 1881+ (age 41 in 1881)
FILL Elizabeth Mrs 1891+
FILL John 1903+ 
SOLLY Edward 1911-Deb/41 dec'd (age 31 in 1911)
https://pubwiki.co.uk/Cricketers.shtml
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
Greens
Canterbury Directory 1868
Census
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