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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 Trafford, 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. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1989x1306, 342 KB) Main entrance of Lancashire County Criclet Club - July 2006 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1989x1306, 342 KB) Main entrance of Lancashire County Criclet Club - July 2006 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Test cricket grounds (stadiums) by nation: Categories: Cricket grounds | Lists | Test cricket ... Trafford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England and has a population of 2. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Cricket may not have reached Lancashire until the 18th century. ... Lancashire County Cricket Club is an English first-class cricket club based at Old Trafford cricket ground, Manchester. ... A Test match in progress. ...

The ground

The 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 but during the 2005 Ashes series, 20,000 fans were locked out on the 5th day.^[2] Old Trafford (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Sir. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England and has a population of 2. ... The Ashes urn This page is about the mens Ashes cricket contest. ...

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. A Metrolink tram in Manchester city centre. ... (John) Brian Statham (born June 17, 1930, Manchester; died June 10, 2000, Stockport, Cheshire) was one of the finest bowlers in the history of cricket. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ...

When Sophia Gardens, Cardiff comes on stream as a test match venue in 2009 it will supplant Old Trafford as the wettest test cricket venue in England and Wales.^[3] An venue within Cardiff, home to the Glamorgan County Cricket Club and proposed future home of the Cardiff Devils. ... Cardiff (English:  Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... This article is about the country. ...

Notable moments at Old Trafford

• 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 (the only other bowler to take all 10 wickets is Anil Kumble of India in 1999). Having also taken 9 for 37 in the first innings, Laker ended the match with record figures of 19 for 90, which remain unmatched to this day.

• 1971 - the Gillette Cup semi-final between Lancashire and Gloucestershire was played in near-darkness. With the time approaching a 8.45pm and 25 runs still needed from the five remaining overs, David Hughes walked out to bat. Hughes, somehow seeing well enough, hit 24 off a single over and set up a notable Lancashire victory.

• 1984 - Sir Vivian Richards scored his notable 189 not out for the West Indies in the 1st one-day international for the Texaco Trophy against England. Richards added 106 runs for the last wicket - an unbroken stand to which Michael Holding contributed 12 runs. Richards hammered 21 fours and 5 sixes. When Holding joined Sir Viv at the crease, the West Indies were already in a safe position at 166 for 9, of which Sir Viv had made 98!

• 1993 - Shane Warne's "Ball of the Century" to Mike Gatting.

• 2005 - The third Test of the Ashes series ended in a thrilling draw, with thousands of fans shut out of the ground on the final day as tickets were sold out.

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Future plans

The cricket ground will form the center of an anticipated 750,000 sq ft development which will have at its heart a new 25,000-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.

Musical venue

The ground is occasionally used as a venue for large-scale concerts, with Richard Ashcroft performing a homecoming gig, supported by Razorlight, at the ground on 2006-06-17. On the 28-29 July 2007, Arctic Monkeys will host and headline a "mini-festival" on the ground, supported by We Are Scientists, Milburn, The Long Blondes, The Little Flames.^[4] Richard Paul Ashcroft born 11 September 1971, in Billinge Maternity Hospital in Higher End, Lancashire (now part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester). ... Razorlight are an Anglo-Swedish pop band formed during the summer of 2002 around 22-year-old singer-songwriter Johnny Borrell. ... -1... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... Arctic Monkeys are an English four-piece indie rock/post-punk revival band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ... We Are Scientists is an American indie rock band formed in 2000 featuring Keith Murray (guitar and lead vocals), Chris Cain (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Michael Tapper (drums and backing vocals). ... Milburn may mean one of these places: Milburn, New Zealand Milburn, Oklahoma, U.S. Milburn, Cumbria, England, UK Milburn is also the name of: Milburn Stone, U.S. actor Alan Milburn, U.K. politician Milburn is also the name of: The Sheffield based, British guitar band, signed by Mercury Records. ... The Long Blondes are a 5-piece English indie rock band from Sheffield. ... the little flames are a five peice alternative rock band from the evergrowing liverpool music scene. ...

References

1. ^ Lancashire County Cricket Club contact details
2. ^ "Ashes to Ashes", BBC.co.uk, 21 April 2006
3. ^ "Welsh undeterred by damp dress rehearsal", Charles Randall, The Daily Telegraph, 31 August 2006
4. ^ "Arctic Monkeys confirm festival plans", NME, 2007-01-26. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.

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See also

• Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005
• List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
• List of Test cricket grounds

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External links

• Old Trafford Cricket Ground on Cricinfo
• Old Trafford Cricket Ground on ECB
• Old Trafford Cricket Ground on Wikimapia
• Lancashire County Cricket Club

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