 Old Trafford Pavilion | |||||
| Ground information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Old Trafford, Greater Manchester England | ||||
| Establishment | 1857 | ||||
| Capacity | Domestic: 19,000 International: 26,000[1] Concerts: 50,000[2] | ||||
| Tenants | Lancashire County Cricket Club England cricket team England women's cricket team | ||||
| End names | |||||
James Anderson End[3]  Brian Statham End | |||||
| International information | |||||
| First Test | 10–12 July 1884: England v  Australia | ||||
| Last Test | 19–23 July 2023: England v  Australia | ||||
| First ODI | 24 August 1972: England v Australia | ||||
| Last ODI | 22 July 2022: England v  South Africa | ||||
| First T20I | 13 June 2008: England v  New Zealand | ||||
| Last T20I | 1 September 2023: England v New Zealand | ||||
| Only women's Test | 19–21 June 1976: England v Australia | ||||
| First WODI | 6 July 1999: England v  India | ||||
| Last WODI | 17 August 2004: England v New Zealand | ||||
| Only WT20I | 10 September 2012: England v  West Indies | ||||
| Team information | |||||
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| As of 1 September 2023 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||
Old Trafford is a cricket ground in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It opened in 1857 as the home of Manchester Cricket Club and has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1864. From 2013 onwards it has been known as Emirates Old Trafford due to a sponsorship deal with the Emirates airline.[4]
Old Trafford is England's second oldest Test venue after The Oval and hosted the first Ashes Test in England in 1884. The venue has hosted the Cricket World Cup five times (1975, 1979, 1983, 1999 and 2019). Old Trafford holds the record for both most World Cup matches hosted (17) and most semi-finals hosted (5).[5][6] In 1956, the first 10-wicket haul in a single innings was achieved by England bowler Jim Laker who achieved bowling figures of 19 wickets for 90 runs—a bowling record which is unmatched in Test and first-class cricket. In 1990, a 17 year old Sachin Tendulkar scored 119 not out against England, which was the first of his 100 international centuries. In the 1993 Ashes Test at Old Trafford, leg-spinner Shane Warne bowled Mike Gatting with the "Ball of the Century". In 2020 the ground was used as one of two biosecure venues, alongside the Ageas Bowl, for the tours involving West Indies and Pakistan which were regulated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8][9]
After Old Trafford lost test status in 2009, extensive redevelopment of the ground to increase capacity and modernise facilities saw the restoration of the pavilion and creation of The Point, a £12 million stand overlooking the pitch.[10][11]
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- ^ "The Pavilion End renamed The James Anderson End at Emirates Old Trafford". Lancashire County Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ Long, Michael (28 February 2013). "Emirates pens Old Trafford naming rights deal". SportsPro. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Old Trafford". Cricinfo. March 2005. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
Old Trafford has hosted Tests since 1884 and remains a special venue with a rich history. It guaranteed itself a place in cricket's eternal hall of fame when the permanently understated Jim Laker destroyed Australia, in 1956, on an old-fashioned 'sticky wicket', with match figures of 19 for 90.
- ^ "Biggest day in Old Trafford's rich history as ground is saved". The Independent. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ Aldred, Tanya (29 September 2010). "Lancashire's ugly Old Trafford ground is for turning". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
So by 2012, this rickety, rather ugly old dear of a ground with its history, homely hanging baskets and friendly staff, should have smartened up and at last be constructed logically.
- ^ "Lancashire's iconic home will host six ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 fixtures, including a semi-final". ICC. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Ashes 2013: Old Trafford ground guide, history and statistics". BBC Sport. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
Since then, the famous venue's square has been rotated through 90 degrees to prevent the sun from setting behind the bowler's arm, while many areas of the ground have been redeveloped, with the old pavilion refurbished and new stands and a large conference centre constructed.
- ^ "Old Trafford gets The Point". Manchester Evening News. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Emirates Old Trafford". Sky Sports. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.