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|           caption = Old Trafford Pavilion
|           country = England
|          location = [[Old Trafford (district)|Old Trafford]], [[Greater Manchester]]<br>[[England]]
|     establishment = {{Start date and age|1857|df=yes}}
| seating_capacity= Domestic: 19,000<br>International: 26,000<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/53011520 |title=Old Trafford 'could host 7,000 crowds' |work=BBC Sport |access-date=10 January 2021 |archive-date=13 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113155704/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/53011520 |url-status=live }}</ref><br>Concerts: 50,000<ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester attack: Ariana Grande to play benefit concert on Sunday |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-adoarts-40086336 |access-date=30 May 2017 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=30 May 2017}}{{dead link|date=September 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|              end1 = [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] End<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/cricket/news/2017-news/the-pavilion-end-renamed-the-james-anderson-end-at-emirates-old-trafford/ |title=The Pavilion End renamed The James Anderson End at Emirates Old Trafford |website=Lancashire County Cricket Club |access-date=30 March 2018 |archive-date=7 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807005342/http://www.lccc.co.uk/cricket/news/2017-news/the-pavilion-end-renamed-the-james-anderson-end-at-emirates-old-trafford/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:OldTraffordCricketGroundPitchDimensions.svg|200px]]
|              end2 = [[Brian Statham]] End
|           tenants = [[Lancashire County Cricket Club]]<br/> [[England cricket team]]<br/>[[England women's cricket team]]<br/> [[Manchester Originals]]
|           website = {{URL|https://emiratesoldtrafford.lancashirecricket.co.uk/}}
|     international = true
|     firsttestdate = 10–12 July
|     firsttestyear = 1884
|     firsttesthome = England
|     firsttestaway = Australia
|   firsttestawayvar = colonial
|      lasttestdate = 23-27 July
|      lasttestyear = 2025
|      lasttesthome = England
|      lasttestaway = India
|      firstodidate = 24 August
|      firstodiyear = 1972
|      firstodihome = England
|      firstodiaway = Australia
|       lastodidate = 22 July
|       lastodiyear = 2022
|       lastodihome = England
|       lastodiaway = South Africa
|     firstt20idate = 13 June
|     firstt20iyear = 2008
|     firstt20ihome = England
|     firstt20iaway = New Zealand
|      lastt20idate = 12 September
|      lastt20iyear = 2025
|      lastt20ihome = England
|      lastt20iaway = South Africa

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|     onlywtestdate = 19–21 June
|     onlywtestyear = 1976
|     onlywtesthome = England
|     onlywtestaway = Australia
|      firstwodidate = 6 July
|      firstwodiyear = 1999
|      firstwodihome = England
|      firstwodiaway = India
|       lastwodidate = 17 August
|       lastwodiyear = 2004
|       lastwodihome = England
|       lastwodiaway = New Zealand
|     firstwt20idate = 10 September
|     firstwt20iyear = 2012
|     firstwt20ihome = England
|     firstwt20iaway = West Indies
|      lastwt20idate = 9 July
|      lastwt20iyear = 2025
|      lastwt20ihome = England
|      lastwt20iaway = India
|             year1 = 1857&nbsp;– 1865
|             club1 = [[Manchester Cricket Club]]
|             year2 = 1865&nbsp;– present
|             club2 = [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]]
|             year3 = 2021&nbsp;– present
|             club3 = [[Manchester Originals]]
|              date = 1 September 
|              year = 2023
|            source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/ground/57160.html ESPNcricinfo
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'''Old Trafford''' is a [[Ground (cricket)|cricket ground]] in [[Old Trafford (area)|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)|Emirates]] airline.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emirates pens Old Trafford naming rights deal. |first=Michael |last=Long |url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/emirates_in_ten_year_old_trafford_naming_rights_deal |work=SportsPro |date=28 February 2013 |access-date=11 January 2020 |archive-date=11 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111140629/http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/emirates_in_ten_year_old_trafford_naming_rights_deal |url-status=live }}</ref>

Old Trafford is England's [[List of international men's cricket grounds in England and Wales#Active venues|second oldest]] [[Test cricket|Test]] venue after [[The Oval]] and hosted the first [[Australian cricket team in England in 1884#First Test|Ashes Test]] in England in 1884. The venue has hosted the [[Cricket World Cup]] five times ([[1975 Cricket World Cup#Venues|1975]], [[1979 Cricket World Cup#Semi-finals|1979]], [[1983 Cricket World Cup#Semi-finals|1983]], [[1999 Cricket World Cup#Semi-finals|1999]] and [[2019 Cricket World Cup#Semi-finals|2019]]). Old Trafford holds the record for both [[List of Cricket World Cup records#Grounds|most World Cup matches hosted]] (17) and most semi-finals hosted (5).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Old Trafford |quote=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. |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/ground/57160.html |work=Cricinfo |date=March 2005 |access-date=28 July 2013 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225001325/http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/ground/57160.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Biggest day in Old Trafford's rich history as ground is saved |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/biggest-day-in-old-traffords-rich-history-as-ground-is-saved-2307018.html |newspaper=The Independent |date=5 July 2011 |access-date=28 July 2013 |archive-date=27 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427031420/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/biggest-day-in-old-traffords-rich-history-as-ground-is-saved-2307018.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 cricket|Test]] and [[first-class cricket|first-class]] cricket. In 1990, a 17 year old [[Sachin Tendulkar]] scored 119 not out against England, which was the first of his [[List of International cricket centuries by Sachin Tendulkar|100 international centuries]]. In the [[Australian cricket team in England in 1993|1993 Ashes Test]] at Old Trafford, leg-spinner [[Shane Warne]] bowled [[Mike Gatting]] with the "[[Ball of the Century]]".

After Old Trafford lost [[List of international men's cricket grounds in England and Wales|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Old Trafford gets The Point |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/business-news/old-trafford-gets-the-point-887999 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=28 April 2010 |access-date=26 June 2019 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626221052/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/business-news/old-trafford-gets-the-point-887999 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Emirates Old Trafford |url=http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/article/8730251/emirates-old-trafford |work=Sky Sports |date=1 July 2013 |access-date=30 July 2013 |archive-date=14 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714185421/http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/article/8730251/emirates-old-trafford |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==
===Early history===
The site was first used as a cricket ground in 1857, when the Manchester Cricket Club moved onto the meadows of the [[de Trafford baronets|de Trafford]] estate.<ref name="Old Trafford's History, 1857-1870">{{Cite web |title=The Old Trafford Story, Part 1 |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/msites.php?p=news&id=1236 |publisher=LCCC |access-date=27 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616101001/http://www.lccc.co.uk/msites.php?p=news&id=1236 |archive-date=16 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Despite the construction of a large pavilion (for the amateurs—the professionals used a shed at the opposite end of the ground), Old Trafford's first years were rocky: accessible only along a footpath from [[Old Trafford tram stop|the railway station]], the ground was situated out in the country, and games only attracted small crowds. It was not until the [[Roses Match|Roses match]] of 1875 that significant numbers attended a game. When [[W. G. Grace]] brought [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] in 1878, Old Trafford saw 28,000 spectators over three days, and this provoked improvements to access and facilities.<ref>Mortimer, ''Old Trafford'', ix–x.</ref>

In 1884, Old Trafford became the second English ground, after [[The Oval]], to stage Test cricket: with the first day being lost to rain, [[England cricket team|England]] drew with [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]].<ref>Mortimer, ''Old Trafford'', 2–4.</ref> Expansion of the ground followed over the next decade, with the decision being taken to construct a new pavilion in 1894.<ref name="Old Trafford's History, 1870-1914">{{Cite web |title=The Old Trafford Story, Part 2 |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/msites.php?p=news&id=1237 |publisher=LCCC |access-date=27 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616101627/http://www.lccc.co.uk/msites.php?p=news&id=1237 |archive-date=16 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The ground was purchased outright from the de Traffords in 1898, for £24,372, as crowds increased, with over 50,000 spectators attending the 1899 Test match.<ref name="Old Trafford's History, 1870-1914"/>

In 1902, the Australian [[Victor Trumper]] hit a hundred before lunch on the first day;<ref>Mortimer, ''Old Trafford'', 21–23.</ref> Australia went on to win the Test by 3 runs—the third-closest Test result in history.<ref name="Smallest margin of victories">{{Cite web |title=Smallest margin of victories |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/215342.html |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 August 2009 |archive-date=20 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420043804/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/215342.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=20 great Ashes moments No11: Last-gasp drama at Old Trafford, 1902 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2013/jun/03/20-great-ashes-moments-old-trafford-1902 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=3 June 2013 |access-date=30 July 2013 |archive-date=21 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021015215/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2013/jun/03/20-great-ashes-moments-old-trafford-1902 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Crowds fell through the early 20th century, and the ground was closed during the [[World War I|First World War]]; however, in the conflict's aftermath, crowd numbers reached new heights. Investment followed throughout the inter-war period, and during this time, Lancashire experienced their most successful run to date, gaining four [[County Championship|championship]] titles in five years.<ref name="Old Trafford's History, 1919-1951">{{Cite web |title=The Old Trafford Story, Part 3 |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/msites.php?p=news&id=1238 |publisher=LCCC |access-date=27 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616101710/http://www.lccc.co.uk/msites.php?p=news&id=1238 |archive-date=16 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

During the [[World War II|Second World War]], Old Trafford was used as a transit camp for troops returning from [[Dunkirk evacuation|Dunkirk]], and as a supply depot. In December 1940, the ground was hit by bombs, damaging or destroying several stands. Despite this damage—and the failure of an appeal to raise funds for repairs—cricket resumed promptly after the war, with German PoWs being paid a small wage to prepare the ground. The '[[Victory Tests|Victory Test]]' between England and Australia of August 1945 proved to be extremely popular, with 76,463 seeing it over three days.<ref name="Old Trafford's History, 1919-1951"/>

===Post-Second World War===
Differences of opinion between the club's committee and players led to a bad run of form in the 1950s and early 1960s; this consequently saw gate money drop, and a lack of investment.<ref>Mortimer, ''Old Trafford'', xii–xiv.</ref> After 1964, however, the situation was reversed, and 1969 saw the first Indoor Cricket Centre opened.<ref name="Old Trafford's History, 1956-2008">{{Cite web |title=The Old Trafford Story, Part 4 |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/msites.php?p=news&id=1239 |publisher=LCCC |access-date=27 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616101721/http://www.lccc.co.uk/msites.php?p=news&id=1239 |archive-date=16 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 1956 [[Jim Laker]] became the first person to take all 10 wickets in a Test match [[innings]], achieving figures of 10 for 53 in the fourth Test against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] (the only other bowlers to take all 10 wickets in an innings are [[Anil Kumble]] of [[India national cricket team|India]] in 1999 and [[Ajaz Patel]] of [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] in 2021). Having also taken 9 for 37 in the first innings, Laker ended the match with record figures of 19 for 90, which remains unmatched to this day.<ref name="Best figures in a match">{{Cite web |title=Best figures in a match |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283211.html |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 August 2009 |archive-date=12 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212092620/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283211.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=20 great Ashes moments No5: Jim Laker takes 19 wickets in match, 1956 |last=Ashdown |first=John |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2013/may/13/20-great-ashes-moments-jim-laker |newspaper=The Guardian |date=13 May 2013 |access-date=30 July 2013 |archive-date=30 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230011030/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2013/may/13/20-great-ashes-moments-jim-laker |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 1 May 1963 the first ever one day cricket match took place at Old Trafford, as the [[Friends Provident Trophy|Gillette Cup]] was launched. Lancashire beat Leicestershire in a preliminary knock-out game, as 16th and 17th finishers in the Championship the previous year, to decide who would fill the 16th spot in the One Day competition.<ref>Ross, ''The Gillette Cup'', 18–19.</ref>
Following Lancashire's reign as One Day champions in the 1970s, a programme of renovation and replacement was initiated in 1981.<ref name="Old Trafford's History, 1956-2008"/> This changed the face of the ground to the extent that, now, only the Pavilion "is recognisable to a visitor who last watched or played a game in, say, the early 1980s".<ref name="Mortimer, Old Trafford, xxi">Mortimer, ''Old Trafford'', xxi.</ref>
In 1981 [[Ian Botham]] hit 118, including six sixes (the second greatest number in an Ashes innings), which he has called "one of the three innings I would like to tell my grandchildren about".<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>Mortimer, ''Old Trafford'', 148–150.</ref> England went on to win the Ashes after being lampooned in the national media for such poor performances.

In 1990, [[Sachin Tendulkar]] scored his first Test hundred at the age of 17—becoming the second-youngest centurion—to help India draw.<ref name="Tendulkar's Timeline">{{Cite web |title=Tendulkar's Timeline |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html?index=timeline |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 August 2010 |archive-date=22 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522105537/http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html?index=timeline |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1993, [[Shane Warne]] bowled the "[[Ball of the Century]]" to [[Mike Gatting]] at the ground.<ref>{{Cite web |title=20 great Ashes moments No1: Shane Warne's ball of the century, 1993 |last=Ronay |first=Barney |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2013/apr/29/20-great-ashes-moments-shane-warne |newspaper=The Guardian |date=29 April 2013 |access-date=30 July 2013 |archive-date=10 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110191835/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2013/apr/29/20-great-ashes-moments-shane-warne |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same game, [[Graham Gooch]] was out [[Handled the ball|handling the ball]] for 133—only the sixth out of nine times this has ever happened.<ref name="Unusual dismissals">{{Cite web |title=Unusual dismissals |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/275285.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 August 2009 |archive-date=15 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815062500/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/275285.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1995, [[Dominic Cork]] took a [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]] for England against the West Indies. In 2000, both [[Mike Atherton]] and [[Alec Stewart]] played their hundredth Tests, against the West Indies.<ref>Mortimer, ''Old Trafford'', 191–193</ref> In the Third Test of the [[2005 Ashes series]] the match ended in a nailbiting draw, with 10,000 fans shut out of the ground on the final day as tickets were sold out. England went on to win the series regaining the Ashes for the first time since 1986/87.<ref>{{cite web |title=Crowds flock to third Test climax |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/4152930.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=15 August 2005 |access-date=30 July 2013 |archive-date=31 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831004215/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/4152930.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020 the ground was used as one of two biosecure venues, alongside the [[Ageas Bowl]], for the tours involving [[West Indian cricket team in England in 2020|West Indies]] and [[Pakistani cricket team in England in 2020|Pakistan]] which were regulated due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

==The ground==
The cricket ground is near the [[Old Trafford (football)|Old Trafford]] football stadium (a five-minute walk away down Warwick Road and Sir Matt Busby Way), in the borough of [[Trafford]] in [[Greater Manchester]], approximately two miles south west of Manchester city centre. Its capacity is 22,000 for Test matches, for which temporary stands are erected, and 15,000 for other matches. Since 1884, it has hosted 84 Tests,<ref name="Cricinfo Stats">{{Cite web |title=Cricinfo Statsguru |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/57160.html?class=1;template=results;type=aggregate |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 August 2009 |archive-date=8 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708081839/https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/57160.html?class=1;template=results;type=aggregate |url-status=live }}</ref> the third-highest number in England, behind [[Lord's]] and [[The Oval]].<ref name="Rose Bowl 2011">{{cite news |title=Rose Bowl awarded Test in 2011 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/7342617.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=11 April 2008 |date=11 April 2008 |archive-date=14 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414204738/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7342617.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

==The ends==
The northern End is the [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] End,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/cricket/news/2017-news/the-pavilion-end-renamed-the-james-anderson-end-at-emirates-old-trafford/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807005342/http://www.lccc.co.uk/cricket/news/2017-news/the-pavilion-end-renamed-the-james-anderson-end-at-emirates-old-trafford/ |archive-date=7 August 2017 |title=The Pavilion End renamed the James Anderson End at Emirates Old Trafford}}</ref> formerly the Pavilion End. ("The Point" is the distinctive, red conference centre immediately west of The Pavilion.)

The southern End is the [[Brian Statham]] End, named in honour of the former Lancashire and [[England cricket team|England]] player. The red building at this Statham (south) End is the Media & Players Centre. A section of Warwick Road to the east is also called Brian Statham Way. Immediately abutting the ground to the south-east is the [[Old Trafford tram stop]].

Old Trafford has a reputation for unpredictable weather. Old Trafford is the only ground in England where a Test match has been abandoned without a ball being bowled—and this has happened here twice in 1890 and 1938, though before five-day test matches were introduced.<ref name="Abandoned Matches">{{Cite web |title=Abandoned Matches |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283897.html |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 August 2009 |archive-date=4 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904084044/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283897.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Before Cardiff hosted its first Test match in July 2009, Old Trafford was reputedly the wettest Test ground in the country;<ref>Mortimer, ''Old Trafford'', xvi.</ref> Manchester is situated to the west of the [[Pennines]] and faces prevailing winds and weather fronts from the [[Atlantic| Atlantic Ocean]]. These prevailing conditions have encouraged Lancashire to keep the ground as well-drained as possible, through the acquisition of a [[hover cover]] in 2005,<ref name="New Hover Cover">{{Cite web |title=New Hover Cover for Old Trafford |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/5789710.new-hover-cover-for-old-trafford/ |publisher=Bolton Evening News |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref> and the installation of new drains towards the end of the 2008 season.<ref name="Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester">{{Cite web |title=Old Trafford Re-Development |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/msites.php?p=news&id=2659 |publisher=LCCC |access-date=23 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616100709/http://www.lccc.co.uk/msites.php?p=news&id=2659 |archive-date=16 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the second Test of 1938 in a desperate effort to ensure play after heavy rain the groundstaff moved the turf from the practice pitch to the square—a unique attempt.<ref name="ReferenceA">Mortimer, ''Old Trafford'', centre photos.</ref> In 2010–11 the square was relaid, changing its extremely unusual east–west axis to a more conventional north–south layout. The Brian Statham End (previously the Warwick Road End until 2003<ref>url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/test_match_special/3042084.stm</ref>) to the east, and Stretford End to the west, were replaced by the Pavilion End to the north, and the Brian Statham End to the south.<ref name="The New Old Trafford Unveiled">{{Cite web |title=The New Old Trafford Unveiled |url=http://www.lancscricket.co.uk/msites.php?p=news&id=2380 |publisher=LCCC |access-date=27 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216103349/http://www.lancscricket.co.uk/msites.php?p=news&id=2380 |archive-date=16 December 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===The Pavilion===
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The three-tiered Victorian members' pavilion was built in 1895 for £10,000.<ref name="Old Trafford's History, 1870-1914"/> Hit by a bomb in 1940—which destroyed the members' dining room and groundsman's quarters—most of the pavilion was rebuilt.<ref name="Old Trafford's History, 1919-1951"/> One million pounds was spent on a new roof after it began to leak in 2003.<ref name="Mortimer, Old Trafford, xxi"/>

The Pavilion's position was noteworthy in that, until 2010, it sat parallel to the pitches, rather than behind them, presenting the members with one of the worst viewing angles possible. It contains batting and bowling Honour Boards, unveiled during the 2004 Test match.<ref name="Old Trafford Diary">{{cite news |title=Old Trafford Diary |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/old-trafford-diary-roll-up-roll-up-the-tv-rights-fight-is-about-to-begin-556682.html |work=The Independent |access-date=27 August 2009 |location=London |first=Stephen |last=Brenkley |date=15 August 2004 |archive-date=29 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329044401/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/old-trafford-diary-roll-up-roll-up-the-tv-rights-fight-is-about-to-begin-556682.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The pavilion underwent redevelopment at the start of 2012 and was reopened for the YB40 game against [[Scotland]].

When the bowler is operating from the southern Brian Statham End, television viewers will be looking at the Pavilion with its two clock towers directly behind the keeper.

===The Point===
[[File:The Point, Old Trafford Cricket Ground (Geograph 3447525 by Mark Percy).jpg|thumb|left|''The Point'', which was completed in 2010]]
The Point, Old Trafford's distinctive £12 million conference centre, and at 1,000 seats one of the largest multi-purpose conference facilities in [[North West England]],<ref name="The Point">{{Cite web |title=The Point |url=http://thepointatlccc.co.uk/the-point/ |publisher=LCCC |access-date=17 June 2009 |archive-date=4 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604063838/http://thepointatlccc.co.uk/the-point/ |url-status=live }}</ref> opened in 2010.<ref name="The Point Opens for Business">{{Cite web |title=The Point is Open for Business |url=http://www.thepointatlccc.co.uk/2010/06/?cat=5 |publisher=LCCC |access-date=6 July 2011 |archive-date=21 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821092447/http://www.thepointatlccc.co.uk/2010/06/?cat=5 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is positioned immediately west of the Pavilion, and hence, is northwest of the cricket pitch.

===Media and Players Centre===

[[File:Old Trafford Players and Media Centre.jpg|thumb|right|The Media and Players Centre which opened in September 2012]]

Old Trafford was unusual in that there were two media stands at opposite ends of the ground prior to the new Media Centre which opened in September 2012. Television and radio commentators previously operated in temporary television studios and commentary boxes at the Stretford End which were perched on hospitality boxes. The Media and Players Centre is at the Brian Statham End (southern end). When the bowler is operating from the northern James Anderson End, television viewers will be looking at the Media and Players Centre directly behind the keeper.

===Cricket practice school===
The idea of an indoor school was born in 1951, when nets were strung up in the Members' Dining Room in the pavilion.<ref name="Old Trafford's History, 1919-1951"/> A permanent facility was built in 1969, and replaced in 1997.<ref name="Old Trafford's History, 1956-2008"/> The current building stands to the north-west of the pitch; it contains five 60-metre lanes on various surfaces, several conference rooms, and a large shop.<ref name="Indoor Cricket School Facilities">{{Cite web |title=Indoor Cricket School Facilities |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=2470 |publisher=LCCC |access-date=27 August 2009 |archive-date=8 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708081857/https://foundation.lancashirecricket.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===The hotel===
To the north-east of the ground, immediately adjacent to the Pavilion is a 150-bed Hilton Garden hotel which opened in late 2017. Similar in architecture to The Point on the other side of the Pavilion, half the rooms have a balcony with a full view of the pitch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hilton opens £12m hotel at Old Trafford |url=https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/hilton-opens-12m-hotel-at-old-trafford/ |work=Place North West |date=6 September 2017 |access-date=26 June 2019 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626221057/https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/hilton-opens-12m-hotel-at-old-trafford/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Previously, this was occupied by the Old Trafford Lodge which opened in 1999.<ref name="Old Trafford's History, 1956-2008"/> The hotel had 68 rooms, 36 having unobstructed views of the playing surface.<ref name="Old Trafford Lodge">{{Cite web |title=Old Trafford Lodge |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/otl.php?p=news&id=570 |publisher=LCCC |access-date=26 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318002117/http://www.lccc.co.uk/otl.php?p=news&id=570 |archive-date=18 March 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Lancashire Announce Profitable 2008">{{Cite web |title=Lancashire Announce Profitable 2008 |url=http://www.cricketworld.com/uk_county_cricket/lancashire/article/?aid=20099 |publisher=cricketworld.com |access-date=27 August 2009}}</ref> It was demolished in 2016 and the new hotel opened in late 2017.<ref name="Hilton Garden"/>

==Redevelopment 2003–2023==
[[File:Hilton Garden Inn Emirates Old Trafford-geograph-5741295-by-John-Sutton.jpg|thumb|(L-R) The Point (opened 2010), The Pavilion (opened 2013), Hilton Garden Inn Emirates Old Trafford (opened 2017)]]

Following rejection of plans, in 2003, to sell Old Trafford, and move the club to a new purpose-built stadium in East Manchester,<ref name="Mortimer, Old Trafford, xxi"/> the focus was switched to upgrading the current ground. Lancashire CCC, with a coalition of businesses, are in the process of making the cricket ground the centre of an anticipated {{convert|750000|sqft|adj=mid}} development, in a mixed-use scheme involving business, residential, retail, hotel and leisure facilities.<ref name="Four-way agreement on Old Trafford future">{{Cite web |title=Four-way agreement on Old Trafford future |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/msites.php?p=news&id=1116 |publisher=LCCC |access-date=27 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212144313/http://www.lccc.co.uk/msites.php?p=news&id=1116 |archive-date=12 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The first phase of redevelopment saw the laying of new drains in Autumn 2008. In 2009, the Stretford end of the ground was closed to facilitate destruction of the County Suite, Tyldesley Suite, 'K' and 'L' Stands and the scoreboard;<ref name="Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester"/> The Point, overshadowing new seating to the west of the pavilion, opened in June 2010.<ref name="The Point Opens for Business"/> During the 2010/11 winter the square was turned from its previous east–west axis to a more typical north–south alignment,<ref name="New 'Ends' Named">{{Cite web |title=New 'Ends' Named |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=4036 |publisher=LCCC |access-date=6 July 2011 |archive-date=16 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916155832/http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=4036 |url-status=live }}</ref> which prevents the low evening sun from interfering with matches, and increased the number of available pitches by five, to sixteen. Many of Lancashire's home games for the 2011 season were transferred to out grounds while the new pitches 'bedded in'.

The main planning process began in September 2008,<ref name="Lancashire County Cricket Club News">{{Cite web |title=Lancashire Unveils the New Old Trafford |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=2380 |publisher=LCCC |access-date=23 September 2008 |archive-date=25 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925043412/http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=2380 |url-status=live }}</ref> but faced stiff legal opposition. Since [[Tesco]] pledged £21 million to the redevelopment, the stadium's planning application included a request for a new supermarket nearby. Trafford Council gave this joint proposal permission in March 2010<ref name="Lancashire Gain Planning Permission">{{Cite web |title=Lancashire Gain Planning Permission |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=3459 |publisher=LCCC |access-date=12 March 2010 |archive-date=16 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616063734/http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=3459 |url-status=live }}</ref>—a decision which was initially called in by the Communities Secretary for [[Judicial review|Judicial Review]], before the go-ahead was given in September 2010.<ref name="Old Trafford Redevelopment Gets Go-Ahead">{{Cite web |title=Old Trafford Redevelopment Gets Go-Ahead |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/479212.html |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 July 2011 |archive-date=15 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615151521/http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/479212.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Derwent Holdings, a property development company denied permission to build a supermarket at the nearby White City retail park, then called for a Judicial Review. Although this was turned down by the High Court in March 2011, the case went to the Court of Appeal.<ref name="Biggest Day in Old Trafford's History">{{Cite news |title=Biggest Day in Old Trafford's History |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/biggest-day-in-old-traffords-rich-history-as-ground-is-saved-2307018.html |work=The Independent |access-date=6 July 2011 |location=London |first=Stephen |last=Brenkley |date=5 July 2011 |archive-date=27 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427031420/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/biggest-day-in-old-traffords-rich-history-as-ground-is-saved-2307018.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Latest Legal Challenge to the Club">{{Cite web |title=Latest Legal Challenge to the Club |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/otsite.php?p=news&id=4162 |publisher=LCCC |access-date=6 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809164912/http://www.lccc.co.uk/otsite.php?p=news&id=4162 |archive-date=9 August 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Lancashire took the risky decision to begin work ahead of the matter being resolved, in order to qualify for grants from the [[Northwest Regional Development Agency|North West Development Agency]] before it was wound up.<ref name="Lancashire CCC Starts Work">{{Cite news |title=Lancashire CCC Starts Work |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-13137869 |publisher=BBC |access-date=6 July 2011 |date=20 April 2011 |archive-date=21 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521104139/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-13137869 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the Court of Appeal ruled in Lancashire's favour in July 2011, and denied leave to further appeal.<ref name="Biggest Day in Old Trafford's History" /><ref name="Day of Destiny Ends in Victory">{{Cite web |title=Day of Destiny Ends in Victory |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/otsite.php?p=news&id=4296 |publisher=LCCC |access-date=6 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809164855/http://www.lccc.co.uk/otsite.php?p=news&id=4296 |archive-date=9 August 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Work therefore began on this main phase in summer 2011, beginning with the installation of permanent floodlights and a new video screen.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/cricket/s/1422537_lancashire-under-the-spotlight |title=Lancashire under the spotlight |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=2 June 2011 |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-date=16 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816004950/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/cricket/s/1422537_lancashire-under-the-spotlight |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Let There Be Lights">{{Cite web |title=Let There Be Lights |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/otsite.php?p=news&id=4201 |publisher=LCCC |access-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809164902/https://www.lccc.co.uk/otsite.php?p=news&id=4201 |archive-date=9 August 2011}}</ref> A new 'Players and Media' facility, mimicking to some degree the design of The Point, has been built on the site of the demolished Washbrook-Statham stand, with a two-tiered cantilever stand being erected on either side. The Pavilion has been renovated to have its sloped roof replaced with two modern glass storeys, finished in April 2013.

The media facilities and corporate boxes on the western side of the ground have been demolished, leaving an empty space, which will be used for temporary seating or a stage when required.<ref name="Lancashire County Cricket Club News" /><ref name="Trafford Borough Council Planning Applications">{{Cite web |title=Trafford Council Planning Application Documents |url=http://planningdocs.trafford.gov.uk/pamsearch/planning_application_search_pam.jsp?APPLICATION_NUMBER=74393/FULL/2009&SearchType=Planning%20Application/%22 |publisher=Trafford Council |access-date=12 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824141901/http://planningdocs.trafford.gov.uk/pamsearch/planning_application_search_pam.jsp?APPLICATION_NUMBER=74393%2FFULL%2F2009&SearchType=Planning%20Application%2F%22 |archive-date=24 August 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Old Trafford Lodge opened in 1999; however, it has been since demolished and replaced by the Hilton Garden Inn Emirates Old Trafford. It is a [[Hilton Garden Inn]] 150-bedroom hotel for [[Hilton Worldwide]]. It completed its first phase in July 2017. In 2023, an extension was built to the hotel replacing the demolished Red Rose Suite. It was completed in time for the [[2023 Ashes series]].<ref name="Hilton Garden">{{Cite web |title=Hilton Garden Inn at Emirates Old Trafford |date=2 September 2015 |url=http://www.e-architect.co.uk/manchester/hilton-garden-inn-at-emirates-old-trafford |publisher=e-architect |access-date=2 February 2016 |archive-date=2 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902215809/http://www.e-architect.co.uk/manchester/hilton-garden-inn-at-emirates-old-trafford |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Uses==

===Cricket===
{{See also|List of international cricket centuries at Old Trafford}}

The ground is used heavily throughout the summer as the base of [[Lancashire County Cricket Club]], with other home games being played at [[Stanley Park, Blackpool|Stanley Park]], [[Blackpool]], [[Birkdale, Southport|Birkdale]] in [[Southport]] and at [[Aigburth]] in [[Liverpool]]. Until 2008, Old Trafford commonly hosted a Test match each year; none were hosted in 2009, 2011 or 2012 due to sub-standard facilities,<ref name="Cardiff to stage first Ashes Test">{{cite news |title=Cardiff to stage first Ashes Test |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7342217.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=27 August 2009 |date=11 April 2008 |archive-date=11 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311022804/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7342217.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="OT gets Bangladesh Test">{{cite news |title=Old Trafford gets Bangladesh Test |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8250292.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=31 October 2009 |date=11 September 2009 |archive-date=8 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708081838/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8250292.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> although following redevelopment, Old Trafford hosted an Ashes Test in 2013, and further Tests in 2014 and 2016.<ref name="2012-2016 Internationals">{{cite news |title=Ashes Return to Old Trafford |url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/about-ecb/media-releases/eng,316007,EN.html |publisher=ECB Sport |access-date=22 September 2011 |date=22 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924181051/http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/about-ecb/media-releases/eng,316007,EN.html |archive-date=24 September 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[One Day International]]s and/or [[Twenty20 International|International Twenty20s]] continue to be hosted every year.<ref name="2012-2016 Internationals"/>

In ODIs, the highest team score posted here is 397/6 by England against [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] on 18 June 2019. The leading run scorers here are [[Eoin Morgan]] (456 runs), [[Jonny Bairstow]] (453 runs) and [[Graham Gooch]] (405 runs). The leading wicket takers are [[Bob Willis]] and [[Adil Rashid]] (15 wickets each) and [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] (14 wickets).

===Musical venue===
The ground is occasionally used as a venue for large-scale concerts, with a maximum capacity of 50,000. Although the old stage location, in front of the Indoor Cricket School, has been built on buildings on the western side of the ground, which were cleared in 2013 to allow space for a larger stage. The concert capacity increased to 65,000 after redevelopment.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Event !! Headline Act(s) !! Supporting Act(s)
|-
| July 2002 || Move Festival || [[David Bowie]], [[New Order (band)|New Order]], [[Paul Weller]], [[Green Day]]<ref name=ef>{{cite web |url=https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/move/2002/ |title=Move 2002 |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=[[eFestivals]] |access-date=23 June 2018 |archive-date=23 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623170231/https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/move/2002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> || [[Suede (band)|Suede]], [[The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]], [[No Doubt]], [[Ian Brown]], [[Joe Strummer]] and [[the Mescaleros]], [[Shed Seven]], [[Haven (band)|Haven]], [[Doves (band)|Doves]], [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]], [[Alfie (band)|Alfie]]<ref name=ef />
|-
| September 2002 || [[Heathen Chemistry Tour]] || [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] || [[Richard Ashcroft]]
|-
| May 2003 || [[The Rising Tour]] || [[Bruce Springsteen]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| July 2003 || Move Festival || [[R.E.M.]] || [[John Squire]], [[Badly Drawn Boy]], [[Idlewild (band)|Idlewild]]
|-
| July 2004 || Move Festival || [[Madness (band)|Madness]], [[the Cure]], [[Morrissey]] || [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]], [[the Stranglers]], [[Jimmy Cliff]], [[Goldfrapp]], [[Tim Booth]], [[New York Dolls]]
|-
| June 2006 || {{N/A}} || [[Richard Ashcroft]] || [[Razorlight]], [[the Feeling]]
|-
| June 2006 || [[Foo Fighters live performances#In Your Honor Tour (2005-2006)|In Your Honor Tour]] || [[Foo Fighters]] || [[the Strokes]], [[Angels & Airwaves]], [[the Subways]], [[Eagles of Death Metal]]
|-
| July 2007 || 'Mini-festival'<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/26053 |work=[[NME]] |title=Arctic Monkeys confirm festival plans |date=26 January 2007 |access-date=5 February 2007 |archive-date=2 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002160633/http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/26053 |url-status=live }}</ref> || [[Arctic Monkeys]] || [[Supergrass]], [[the Coral]], the Parrots, [[Amy Winehouse]]
|-
| June 2008 || [[Radiohead live performances#In Rainbows era and in Rainbows tour (2005–2009)|In Rainbows Tour]] || [[Radiohead]] || [[Bat for Lashes|Bat For Lashes]], [[MGMT]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/radiohead/9799 |title=NME Reviews – Radiohead {{!}} NME.COM |last=NME.COM |website=NME.COM |date=11 July 2008 |language=en-GB |access-date=7 May 2016 |archive-date=12 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512221441/http://www.nme.com/reviews/radiohead/9799 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| August 2008 || [[Accelerate (R.E.M. album)|Accelerate Tour]] || [[R.E.M.]] || [[Guillemots (band)|Guillemots]], [[Editors (band)|Editors]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.remtimeline.com/2008.html |title=R.E.M. Timeline |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Remtimeline.com |access-date=3 July 2017 |archive-date=21 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621172840/http://www.remtimeline.com/2008.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| June 2009 || [[Take That Presents: The Circus Live|Take That Present: The Circus Live]] || [[Take That]]<ref>{{cite news |title=County Cricket: The 'Take That' influence and how the 'Hundred' could change game |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/44170761 |date=18 July 2018 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |first=Andrew |last=Aloia |access-date=27 August 2018 |archive-date=27 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827143937/https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/44170761 |url-status=live }}</ref> || [[the Script]], [[Lady Gaga]]
|-
| September 2009 || [[Viva la Vida Tour]] || [[Coldplay]] || [[Jay-Z]], [[White Lies (band)|White Lies]]
|-
| June 2010 || [[21st Century Breakdown World Tour]] || [[Green Day]] || [[Joan Jett#Joan Jett and the Blackhearts|Joan Jett & the Blackhearts]], [[Frank Turner]]
|-
| September 2010 || [[The Resistance Tour]] || [[Muse (band)|Muse]] || Editors, [[Band of Skulls]], [[Pulled Apart by Horses]]
|-
| June 2011 || [[Bon Jovi Live]] || [[Bon Jovi]] || [[Vintage Trouble]], Xander and the Peace Pirates
|-
| June 2011 || [[Come Around Sundown World Tour]] || [[Kings of Leon]] || [[White Lies (band)|White Lies]], [[Mona (band)|Mona]]
|-
| May 2015 || [[Sonic Highways World Tour]] || [[Foo Fighters]] || [[Teenage Fanclub]], God Damn
|-
| June 2016 || [[Anti World Tour]] || [[Rihanna]] || [[Big Sean]]
|-
| July 2016 || [[The Formation World Tour]] || [[Beyoncé]] || DJ Magnum
|-
| May 2017 || {{N/A}} || [[The Courteeners]] || [[The Charlatans (English band)|The Charlatans]], [[Blossoms (band)|Blossoms]], [[Cabbage (band)|Cabbage]]
|-
| June 2017 || [[One Love Manchester]] || [[Ariana Grande]], [[Justin Bieber]], [[Coldplay]], [[Katy Perry]], [[Miley Cyrus]], [[Pharrell Williams]], [[Take That]], [[Niall Horan]], [[Little Mix]], [[Liam Gallagher]], [[Robbie Williams]], [[the Black Eyed Peas]] ||
|-
| July 2017 || A Moon Shaped Pool Tour || [[Radiohead]] || Oliver Coates, [[Junun (band)|Junun]]
|-
| August 2018 || Rize presents Liam Gallagher || [[Liam Gallagher]] || [[Richard Ashcroft]], [[Bugzy Malone]], [[Twisted Wheel (band)|Twisted Wheel]]
|-
| September 2021 || Courteeners || [[The Courteeners]] || [[Johnny Marr]], [[Blossoms (band)|Blossoms]]
|-
| June 2022 || [[Imploding the Mirage Tour]]|| [[The Killers]] || [[Blossoms (band)|Blossoms]]
|-
|June 2022
|[[Love On Tour]]
|[[Harry Styles]]
|[[Mitski]]
|-
| June 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 GLOBAL STADIUM TOUR UPCOMING DATES |url=https://redhotchilipeppers.com/ |publisher=redhotchilipeppers.com |access-date=19 October 2021 |archive-date=14 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014200829/https://redhotchilipeppers.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> || [[Red Hot Chili Peppers 2022 Global Stadium Tour|2022 Global Stadium Tour]] || [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] || [[A$AP Rocky]], [[Thundercat (musician)|Thundercat]]
|-
|June 2023
|[[The Car Tour]]
|[[Arctic Monkeys]]
|[[The Hives]], [[The Mysterines]]
|-
|rowspan=2|June 2024
|rowspan=2|[[Everything or Nothing at All Tour]]
|rowspan=2|[[Foo Fighters]]
|[[Wet Leg]]<br>Loose Articles
|-
|[[Courtney Barnett]]<br>Chroma
|-
|June 2024
|[[The Saviors Tour]]
|[[Green Day]]
|[[Nothing But Thieves]] & [[Maid of Ace]]
|-
|}

===Other===
The Hilton Garden Inn hotel, The Point, and other corporate facilities are open all year round, as are the ground's car parks, situated to the north and west of the ground.<ref name="Old Trafford parking">{{Cite web |title=Old Trafford parking |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/download/Old_Trafford_Map09.pdf |publisher=LCCC |access-date=27 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616103325/http://www.lccc.co.uk/download/Old_Trafford_Map09.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Transport==
The ground is served by the adjacent [[Old Trafford tram stop]] on the [[Manchester Metrolink]]'s [[Altrincham Line]].

== Test cricket records ==
[[File:Joe_root.jpg|thumb|365x365px|Joe Root holds the record for most career runs at Old Trafford.]]<!--Statistics show top 5 records unless there is a tie. Maximum shown is 10.-->

=== Batting ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Most career runs<ref>{{Cite web |title=Batting records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=runs;template=results;type=batting |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
!Runs
!Player
!Period
|-
|'''1,128''' (20 innings)
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Root]]
|2013–2025
|-
|'''818''' (13 innings)
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Denis Compton]]
|1939–1955
|-
|'''729''' (18 innings)
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Atherton]]
|1990–2001
|-
|'''720''' (13 innings)
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Ben Stokes]]
|2016–2025
|-
|'''704''' (14 innings)
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Alec Stewart]]
|1992–2002
|}
[[File:Bob_Simpson_1957.jpg|thumb|Bob Simpson scored 311 against England in 1964, the record score at the ground.]]
[[File:Mitchell_Starc_fielding_2021_(cropped).jpg|thumb|Mitchell Starc averages 170 with the bat, the highest of any player with 3+ matches at the ground.]]
[[File:Alec_Bedser_1951.jpg|thumb|Alec Bedser has taken the most wickets at the ground, with 51.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+Most career runs (non-England)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Batting records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=runs;team=140;team=2;team=25;team=29;team=3;team=4;team=40;team=5;team=6;team=7;team=8;team=9;template=results;type=batting |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
!Runs
!Player
!Period
|-
|'''503''' (5 innings)
|{{Flagicon|WIN}} [[Gordon Greenidge]]
|1976–1988
|-
|'''459''' (6 innings)
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]
|2013–2023
|-
|'''416''' (7 innings)
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Allan Border]]
|1981–1993
|-
|'''397''' (5 innings)
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Waugh]]
|1989–1997
|-
|'''379''' (6 innings)
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Bill Lawry]]
|1961–1968
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Highest individual scores<ref>{{Cite web |title=Batting records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=batted_score;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
!Runs
!Player
!Date
|-
|'''311''' v. England
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Bob Simpson (cricketer)|Bob Simpson]]
| rowspan="2" |23 Jul 1964
|-
|'''256''' v. Australia
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Ken Barrington]]
|-
|'''254''' v. Pakistan
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Root]]
|22 Jul 2016
|-
|'''223''' v. England
|{{Flagicon|WIN}} [[Gordon Greenidge]]
|26 Jul 1984
|-
|'''211''' v. England
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]
|4 Sep 2019
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Most centuries<ref>{{Cite web |title=Batting records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=hundreds;template=results;type=batting |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
!Centuries
!Player
!Period
|-
|'''3''' (5 innings)
|{{Flagicon|WIN}} [[Gordon Greenidge]]
|1976–1988
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''3''' (13 innings)
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Denis Compton]]
|1939–1955
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Alastair Cook|Alistair Cook]]
|2006–2017
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Ben Stokes]]
|2016–2025
|-
|'''3''' (14 innings)
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Alec Stewart]]
|1992–2002
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Highest batting average (3+ matches)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Batting records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=batting_average;qualmin2=3;qualval2=matches;template=results;type=batting |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
!Average
!Player
!Period
|-
|'''170.00''' (5 innings, 4 [[Not out|NO]])
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Mitchell Starc]]
|2013–2023
|-
|'''142.00''' (4 innings, 3 NO)
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Hedley Verity]]
|1931–1936
|-
|'''119.00''' (3 innings, 1 NO)
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Douglas Jardine]]
|1928–1933
|-
|'''100.60''' (5 innings, 0 NO)
|{{Flagicon|WIN}} [[Gordon Greenidge]]
|1976–1988
|-
|'''99.25''' (5 innings, 1 NO)
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Waugh]]
|1989–1997
|}

=== Bowling ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Most career wickets<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bowling records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=wickets;template=results;type=bowling |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
!Wickets
!Player
!Period
|-
|'''51''' (14 innings)
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Alec Bedser]]
|1946–1955
|-
|'''46''' (21 innings)
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Broad]]
|2008–2023
|-
|'''38''' (22 innings)
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]]
|2004–2023
|-
|'''38''' (16 innings)
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Woakes]]
|2014–2025
|-
|'''27''' (9 innings)
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Jim Laker]]
|1950–1956
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Most career wickets (non-England)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bowling records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=wickets;team=140;team=2;team=25;team=29;team=3;team=4;team=40;team=5;team=6;team=7;team=8;team=9;template=results;type=bowling |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
!Wickets
!Player
!Period
|-
|'''23''' (5 innings)
|{{Flagicon|WIN}} [[Lance Gibbs]]
|1963–1969
|-
|'''21''' (6 innings)
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Shane Warne]]
|1993–2005
|-
|'''21''' (8 innings)
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Hugh Trumble]]
|1893–1902
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''14''' (4 innings)
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Terry Alderman]]
|1981–1989
|-
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Dennis Lillee]]
|1972–1981
|-
|{{Flagicon|WIN}} [[Malcolm Marshall]]
|1980–1988
|-
|'''14''' (5 innings)
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham McKenzie]]
|1961–1968
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Best innings figures<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bowling records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=wickets;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
!Figures
!Player
!Date
|-
|'''10/53''' v. Australia
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Jim Laker]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Jim Laker#"Laker's Match"|26 Jul 1956]]
|-
|'''9/37''' v. Australia
|-
|'''8/31''' v. England
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Frank Laver]]
|26 Jul 1909
|-
|'''8/31''' v. India
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Fred Trueman]]
|17 Jul 1952
|-
|'''8/104''' v. England
|{{Flagicon|WIN}} [[Alf Valentine]]
|8 Jun 1950
|-
|'''8/141''' v. England
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig McDermott]]
|1 Aug 1985
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Best match figures<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bowling records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=wickets;template=results;type=bowling;view=match |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
!Figures
!Player
!Date
|-
|'''19/90''' v. Australia
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Jim Laker]]
|[[Jim Laker#"Laker's Match"|26 Jul 1956]]
|-
|'''13/244''' v. Australia
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Tom Richardson (cricketer)|Tom Richardson]]
|16 Jul 1896
|-
|'''12/112''' v. South Africa
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Alec Bedser]]
|5 Jul 1951
|-
|'''12/171''' v. South Africa
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Tich Freeman]]
|27 Jul 1929
|-
|'''11/68''' v. Australia
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Peel]]
|30 Aug 1888
|-
|'''11/76''' v. Australia
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Bill Lockwood (cricketer)|Bill Lockwood]]
|24 Jul 1902
|-
|'''11/76''' v. Pakistan
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Harmison]]
|27 Jul 2006
|-
|'''11/93''' v. India
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Alec Bedser]]
|20 Jul 1946
|-
|'''11/157''' v. England
|{{Flagicon|WIN}} [[Lance Gibbs]]
|6 Jun 1963
|-
|'''11/204''' v. England
|{{Flagicon|WIN}} [[Alf Valentine]]
|8 Jun 1950
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Lowest strike rate (4+ innings)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bowling records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=bowling_strike_rate;qualmin2=4;qualval2=innings_bowled;template=results;type=bowling |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
!Strike rate
!Player
!Period
|-
|'''28.9''' (17 wickets)
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Wilfred Rhodes]]
|1902–1912
|-
|'''29.0''' (12 wickets)
|{{Flagicon|WIN}} [[Andy Roberts (cricketer)|Andy Roberts]]
|1976–1980
|-
|'''29.6''' (3 wickets)
|{{Flagicon|WIN}} [[Frank Worrell]]
|1950–1963
|-
|'''32.0''' (14 wickets)
|{{Flagicon|WIN}} [[Malcolm Marshall]]
|1980–1988
|-
|'''32.2''' (12 wickets)
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Johnny Wardle]]
|1953–1954
|}

=== Team records ===
[[File:England captain Joe Root 2019.jpg|thumb|Joe Root topscored with 150, as England totalled 669 in 2025.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+Highest innings scores<ref>{{Cite web |title=Team records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=team_score;template=results;tournament_type=2;tournament_type=3;type=team;view=innings |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
!Score
!Team
!Date
|-
|'''669'''
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[England cricket team|England]] v. India
|23 Jul 2025
|-
|'''656/8d'''
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] v. England
|23 Jul 1964
|-
|'''627/9d'''
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[England cricket team|England]] v. Australia
|6 Jul 1934
|-
|'''611'''
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[England cricket team|England]] v. Australia
|23 Jul 1964
|-
|'''592'''
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[England cricket team|England]] v. Australia
|19 Jul 2023
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Lowest completed innings<ref>{{Cite web |title=Team records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=team_score;orderbyad=reverse;template=results;type=team;view=innings |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Team records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=team_score;orderbyad=reverse;qualmin1=8;qualval1=team_wickets;template=results;type=team;view=innings |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
!Score
!Team
!Date
|-
|'''58'''
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[India national cricket team|India]] v. England
|17 Jul 1952
|-
|'''70'''
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] v. England
|30 Aug 1888
|-
|'''71'''
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[England cricket team|England]] v. West Indies
|8 Jul 1976
|-
|'''81'''
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] v. England
|30 Aug 1888
|-
|'''82'''
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[India national cricket team|India]] v. England
|17 Jul 1952
|}

=== Partnership records ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Highest partnerships<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnership records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=fow_score;template=results;type=fow;view=innings |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
!Runs
!Wicket
!Players
!Match
!Date
|-
|'''267'''
|3rd
|[[Graham Thorpe]] (138) & [[Michael Vaughan]] (120)
|{{cr|ENG}} v. {{cr|PAK}}
|31 May 2001
|-
|'''260'''
|4th
|[[Ben Stokes]] (176) & [[Dom Sibley]] (120)
|{{cr|England}} v. {{cr|West Indies}}
|16 Jul 2020
|-
|'''246'''
| rowspan="2" |3rd
|[[Ken Barrington]] (256) & [[Ted Dexter]] (174)
|{{cr|England}} v. {{cr|Australia}}
|23 Jul 1964
|-
|'''245'''
|[[Frank Woolley]] (154) & [[Bob Wyatt]] (113)
|{{cr|England}} v. {{cr|South Africa|1928}}
|27 Jul 1929
|-
|'''238'''
|2nd
|[[Gary Kirsten]] (210) & [[Jacques Kallis]] (132)
|{{cr|SAF}} v. {{cr|England}}
|2 Jul 1998
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Highest partnerships by wicket<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnership records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=fow_score;partnership_wicketmax1=1;partnership_wicketval1=partnership_wicket;template=results;type=fow;view=innings |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnership records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=fow_score;partnership_wicketmax2=2;partnership_wicketmin2=2;partnership_wicketval2=partnership_wicket;template=results;type=fow;view=innings |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnership records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=fow_score;partnership_wicketmax2=3;partnership_wicketmin2=3;partnership_wicketval2=partnership_wicket;template=results;type=fow;view=innings |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnership records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=fow_score;partnership_wicketmax2=4;partnership_wicketmin2=4;partnership_wicketval2=partnership_wicket;template=results;type=fow;view=innings |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnership records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=fow_score;partnership_wicketmax2=5;partnership_wicketmin2=5;partnership_wicketval2=partnership_wicket;template=results;type=fow;view=innings |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnership records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=fow_score;partnership_wicketmax2=6;partnership_wicketmin2=6;partnership_wicketval2=partnership_wicket;template=results;type=fow;view=innings |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnership records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=fow_score;partnership_wicketmax2=7;partnership_wicketmin2=7;partnership_wicketval2=partnership_wicket;template=results;type=fow;view=innings |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnership records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=fow_score;partnership_wicketmax2=8;partnership_wicketmin2=8;partnership_wicketval2=partnership_wicket;template=results;type=fow;view=innings |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnership records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=fow_score;partnership_wicketmax2=9;partnership_wicketmin2=9;partnership_wicketval2=partnership_wicket;template=results;type=fow;view=innings |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnership records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=75;orderby=fow_score;partnership_wicketmin2=10;partnership_wicketval2=partnership_wicket;template=results;type=fow;view=innings |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
!Runs
!Wicket
!Players
!Match
!Date
|-
|'''225'''
|1st
|[[Michael Atherton]] (131) & [[Graham Gooch]] (116)
|{{cr|ENG}} v. {{cr|IND}}
|9 Aug 1990
|-
|'''238'''
|2nd
|[[Gary Kirsten]] (210) & [[Jacques Kallis]] (132)
|{{cr|SAF}} v. {{cr|England}}
|2 Jul 1998
|-
|'''267'''
|3rd
|[[Graham Thorpe]] (138) & [[Michael Vaughan]] (120)
|{{cr|ENG}} v. {{cr|PAK}}
|31 May 2001
|-
|'''260'''
|4th
|[[Ben Stokes]] (176) & [[Dom Sibley]] (120)
|{{cr|England}} v. {{cr|West Indies}}
|16 Jul 2020
|-
|'''219'''
|5th
|[[Bob Simpson (cricketer)|Bob Simpson]] (311) & [[Brian Booth]] (98)
|{{cr|AUS}} v. {{cr|England}}
|23 Jul 1964
|-
|'''180*'''
|6th
|[[Ian Healy]] (102*) & [[Steve Waugh]] (78*)
|{{cr|AUS}} v. {{cr|England}}
|3 Jun 1993
|-
|'''160*'''
|7th
|[[Sachin Tendulkar]] (119*) & [[Manoj Prabhakar]] (67*)
|{{cr|IND}} v. {{cr|ENG}}
|9 Aug 1990
|-
|'''168'''
|8th
|[[Ray Illingworth]] (107) & [[Peter Lever]] (88*)
|{{cr|ENG}} v. {{cr|IND}}
|5 Aug 1971
|-
|'''104'''
|9th
|[[Rod Marsh]] (91) & [[John Gleeson (cricketer)|John Gleeson]] (30)
|{{cr|AUS}} v. {{cr|England}}
|8 Jun 1972
|-
|'''98'''
|10th
|[[Alan Davidson (cricketer, born 1929)|Alan Davidson]] (77*) & [[Graham McKenzie]] (32)
|{{cr|AUS}} v. {{cr|England}}
|27 Jul 1961
|}
Last updated 24 October 2025.

==See also==
*[[Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005]]
*[[List of cricket grounds in England and Wales]]
*[[List of Test cricket grounds]]
*[[List of international cricket centuries at Old Trafford]]
*[[List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Old Trafford]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
{{Refbegin}}
*{{Cite book |last=Mortimer |first=David |title=Old Trafford: Test Match Cricket Since 1884 |publisher=Sutton Publishing |location=Gloucestershire |year=2005 |isbn=0-7509-3667-3}}
*{{Cite book |last=Ross |first=Gordon |title=The Gillette Cup 1963 to 1980 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |year=1981 |isbn=0-362-00538-9}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Old Trafford Cricket Ground}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030620140657/http://www.cricket.org/link_to_database/GROUNDS/ENG/MANCHESTER/OLD_TRAFFORD_00075/ Old Trafford Cricket Ground on Cricinfo]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080517022957/http://www.ecb.co.uk/fans/grounds/grounds-old-trafford,204,BP.html Old Trafford Cricket Ground on ECB]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060613230133/http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php Lancashire County Cricket Club]

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