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The Old Trafford Cricket Ground,[1] usually known as simply Old Trafford, is a cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, an area of Stretford in Greater Manchester, England that has been the home of Manchester Cricket Club since 1856 and of the Lancashire County Cricket Club since it was founded in 1864. International Test matches have been played there since 1884. Most of Greater Manchester lies within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire.
[edit] The groundThe cricket ground is near the Old Trafford football stadium in the borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, to the south west of central Manchester. Its capacity is 22,000 for Test matches, for which temporary stands are erected, and 15,000 for other matches. In 1884, Old Trafford became the second Test venue used in England, before Lord's and after The Oval;[2] it has hosted the 72 Tests, the third highest number in England, behind Lord's and The Oval.[2] 30,000 fans were locked out on the 5th day of the 3rd Test of the 2005 Ashes series due to a sell-out crowd.[3] The two ends of the ground were known as the Warwick Road End (to the east) and the Stretford End (to the west). The section of Warwick Road leading to the Metrolink Station was renamed Brian Statham Way (in honour of the former Lancashire and England player) and this end of the ground is now known as the Brian Statham End. The club has a skilful marketing department where former player Warren Hegg works. [edit] Notable moments at Old Trafford
[edit] Future plansThe cricket ground will form the centre of an anticipated 750,000 sq ft development which will have at its heart a new 25,000 - 30,000 seater stadium on its historic site, with new stands, conferencing and banqueting facilities and hotel, and education, training and other sports opportunities for the local community. Various options for development are now being considered. The development partners are considering a mixed-use scheme of significant quality with business space, residential, retail, hotel, leisure and other supporting development with a potential end value of £190m. More than 2,000 new jobs could be created by the development. Preliminary work began on 23rd August 2008 to lay new drains - a measure designed to ensure that more games reach their conclusion.[4] The ground has been closed for the rest of the season, with Lancashire CCC's remaining home games transferred to its outfields at Blackpool and Liverpool. It is planned that the stadium will be available again by the beginning of the 2009 cricket season, although the first part of the building development - consisting of the replacement (with a 1000-seater Conference Centre) of the County Suite, Tyldesley Suite, and front of the Ladies Stand, from the Pavilion round to the media centre - will necessitate the closure of the majority of the Stretford Lane End throughout the 2009 season. This first phase, costing £12 million, and including a new main scoreboard and permanent floodlights, has a planned completion date of April 2010.[5] Further plans were released on 22nd September 2008, giving more details of the proposed radical revamp.[6] Subject to planning permission being granted, Old Trafford would gain two new covered stands/buildings immediately abutting the pavilion, a new two-floored building replacing the roof and upper stand of the pavilion, and a larger media/conference centre. These would complement a realignment of the pitch to a north-south axis, rather than the east-west span which has caused light-related problems in the evenings. Planning permission is expected to be sought imminently, with building work to be completed by late 2012; such work would probably force the closure of the stadium for the entirety of the 2010 season.[7] [edit] Musical venueThe ground is occasionally used as a venue for large-scale concerts, with hometown band Oasis playing there in 2002. Richard Ashcroft performing a homecoming gig, supported by Razorlight, at the ground on 2006-06-17. The day after on 2006-06-18, Foo Fighters played with support from The Strokes, Angels & Airwaves, The Subways and Eagles of Death Metal. On the 28-29 July 2007, Arctic Monkeys hosted and headlined a "mini-festival" on the ground, supported by Supergrass, The Coral, The Parrots and Amy Winehouse.[8] It was also the venue for the Move Festival which took place between 2002 and 2004, artists who appeared over the three years included Green Day, David Bowie, R.E.M., New Order and Morrissey. The ground also hosted Radiohead on 2008-06-29 as part of their world tour. R.E.M. are scheduled to play the venue again on 2008-08-24 as part of their 'Accelerate' tour. [edit] References
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Old Trafford in May 2008, the last Test Match before redevelopment.
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