Old Trafford Cricket Ground
Old Trafford Pavilion | |||||||
| Ground information | |||||||
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| Location | Old Trafford, Greater Manchester England | ||||||
| Establishment | 1857 | ||||||
| Capacity | Domestic: 19,000 International: 26,000 Concerts: 50,000 | ||||||
| Tenants | Lancashire County Cricket Club England cricket team England women's cricket team Manchester Originals | ||||||
| Website | emiratesoldtrafford | ||||||
| End names | |||||||
| James Anderson End Brian Statham End | |||||||
| International information | |||||||
| First Test | 10–12 July 1884: England v Australia | ||||||
| Last Test | 21–25 August 2024: England v Sri Lanka | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| First WT20I | 10 September 2012: England v West Indies | ||||||
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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.
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). 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".
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.