Are you looking for the Old Trafford Cricket Ground Records? Then you are at the perfect place. The venue opened back in 1857 and has been a home of Lancashire cricket since then. In 2013, the name of the venue was changed to Emirates Old Trafford after a deal with Emirates airlines.
As per the Old Trafford Cricket Ground Records, the first Test at the venue took place way back in July 1884 between England and Australia. It was a three-day affair and the match ended in a draw. After opting to bat first, the hosts were bowled out for a paltry score of 95 in 63 overs. Harry Boyle was the standout bowler for the Aussies after he picked up six wickets. Frederick Spofforth accounted for four scalps.
Australia took a lead of 87 runs at the end of the first innings. Ted Peate and George Ulyett picked up three wickets apiece. England scored 180 for nine in their second innings before the curtains came down on the match.
Going by the Old Trafford Cricket Ground Records, England and Australia locked horns in the first game at the venue way back in August 1972. After opting to bat first, the Aussies scored 222 for the loss of eight wickets in 55 overs. Skipper Ian Chappell and Ross Edwards scored 53 and 57 runs respectively. Bob Woolmer picked up three wickets for England.
Later, England chased down the target in 49.1 overs and won the match by six wickets. Dennis Amiss became the Player of the Match after he scored 103 runs off 134 balls with the help of nine fours. Keith Fletcher also scored 60 runs off 76 balls with eight fours. Graeme Watson picked up two wickets for Australia.
As per the Old Trafford Cricket Ground Records, New Zealand and England played the first T20I at the venue back in June 2008. England, then captained by Paul Collingwood, won the match by nine wickets with 15 balls remaining.
After being put in to bat first, New Zealand scored 123 for the loss of nine wickets. Brendon McCullum, Ross Taylor, and Daniel Flynn scored in their 20s, but failed to make their starts count. Stuart Broad, James Anderson and Graeme Swann picked up two wickets apiece.
England chased down the target in 17.3 overs after opener Ian Bell stayed not out on 60 off 46 with nine fours and a six. Kevin Pietersen and Bell put on 79 runs for the second wicket to take England home.
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Old Trafford Cricket Ground last match in Test, ODI and T20I
As per the Old Trafford Test records, England and South Africa last played a Test at the venue back in August 2022. The hosts won the match by an innings and 85 runs. After electing to bat first, the Proteas were bowled out for 151 in 53.2 overs. James Anderson and Stuart Broad picked up three wickets apiece.
Thereafter, England took a massive lead of 274 runs in their first innings on the back of hundreds from skipper Ben Stokes and Foakes. The duo was also involved in a partnership of 173 runs for the sixth wicket. South Africa hardly managed to put up a fight and were bowled out for 179 in 85.1 overs. Ollie Robinson picked up four wickets.
As per the Old Trafford Cricket Ground Records, England beat South Africa by 118 runs in Manchester in the last ODI at the venue. After being put in to bat first in a rain-curtailed 29-over match, England scored 201. Dwaine Pretorius picked up four wickets for South Africa.
The Proteas, led by Keshav Maharaj, could never get going in their run-chase and were bowled out for 83 in 20.4 overs. Even as Adil Rashid picked up three wickets, Reece Topley and Moeen Ali accounted for two scalps apiece.
England and Pakistan last faced in a T20I in Manchester in 2021 as per the Old Trafford Cricket Ground Records. The hosts won the game by three wickets with Jason Roy getting the Player of the Match award. After opting to bat first, Pakistan scored 154 for the loss of six wickets. Mohammad Rizwan scored 76 runs off 57 balls with five fours and three sixes.
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Adil Rashid picked up four wickets and was the pick of the bowlers for England. The home team chased down the target with two balls to spare. Roy opened the batting and scored 64 runs off 36 balls with the help of 12 fours and a six. Mohammad Hafeez picked up three wickets for Pakistan, but his valiant efforts could not pay dividends.
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Old Trafford Cricket Ground Records
Highest team score at Old Trafford Cricket Ground
As per the Old Trafford Test records, back in 1964, Australia recorded the highest score of 656 for eight (declared) against England. Skipper Bob Simpson was outstanding after he scored 311 runs off 743 balls with 23 fours and a six. Bill Lawry also hit a hundred and was involved in a partnership of 201 with Simpson.
Brian Booth was unlucky to miss out on a century after John Price dismissed him for 98. The match ended in a draw after England scored 611 in their first innings.
As per the Old Trafford Cricket Ground Records, England recorded the highest team score in ODIs at the venue. Back in the 2019 World Cup match against Afghanistan, England scored 397 for the loss of six wickets. Eoin Morgan scored 148 runs off 71 balls with four fours and 17 sixes. England won the match by 150 runs.
England hold the record of the highest T20I team score in Manchester as per the Old Trafford Cricket Ground Records. The hosts scored 199 for the loss of five wickets and beat Pakistan by five wickets after being asked to chase down 196.
| Format | Score | Team | Opponent | Year |
| Test | 656/8 declared | Australia | England | 1964 |
| ODI | 397/6 | England | Afghanistan | 2019 |
| T20I | 199/5 | England | Pakistan | 2020 |
Lowest team score at Old Trafford Cricket Ground
As per the Old Trafford Test records, India hold the record for the lowest team score. Back in July 1952, India were bowled out for 58 in 21.4 overs. They went on to lose the match by an innings and 207 runs.
Canada hold the record of the lowest ODI score in Manchester. Back in the 1979 World Cup, Canada were bowled out for 45 in 40.3 overs and lost the match by eight wickets in 277 balls left. Back in 2008, New Zealand recorded the lowest score of 123 for nine at the Old Trafford against England.
| Format | Score | Team | Opponent | Year |
| Test | 58 | India | England | 1952 |
| ODI | 45 | Canada | England | 1979 |
| T20I | 123/9 | New Zealand | England | 2008 |
Highest run chase at Old Trafford Cricket Ground
As per the Old Trafford Test records, back in May 2008, England recorded the highest run-chase in Tests at the venue. After being asked to chase down 294, the hosts got home in 88 overs. Andrew Strauss scored 106 runs off 186 balls with 12 fours. Monty Panesar became the Player of the Match for picking up seven wickets, including a six-wicket haul in the second innings.
Back in September 2020, Australia recorded the highest run-chase in an ODI at the venue as per the Old Trafford Cricket Ground Records. Glenn Maxwell became the Player of the Match after he scored 108 runs off 90 balls, helping the Aussies chase down 303 with two balls remaining.
As per the Old Trafford Cricket Ground Records, England hold the record for the highest run-chase in T20Is at the venue. England chased down a target of 196 with five balls remaining.
| Format | Score | Team | Opponent | Year |
| Test | 294/4 | England | New Zealand | 2008 |
| ODI | 305/7 | Australia | England | 2013 |
| T20I | 199/5 | England | Pakistan | 2020 |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground all-time leading run-scorers
Denis Compton is the leading run-scorer at the venue as per the Old Trafford Cricket Ground Records. He scored 818 runs from eight matches at an average of 81.80 with three centuries and four fifties to his name.
Former English skipper Eoin Morgan is the leading run-scorer in ODIs as per the Old Trafford Cricket Ground Records. In 13 ODIs, he scored 456 runs at an average of 45.60 with a century and three half-centuries to his name. Morgan is also the top run-getter with 185 runs from nine games.
| Format | Batter | Runs | High score |
| Test | Denis Compton | 818 | 158 |
| ODI | Eoin Morgan | 456 | 148 |
| T20I | Eoin Morgan | 185 | 66 |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground all-time leading wicket-takers
Alec Bedser is the leading Test wicket-taker in Manchester with 51 scalps from seven matches with five five-wicket hauls and two 10-fers. Adil Rashid is the top wicket-taker at the venue with 15 wickets from nine matches at an economy rate of 5.69. The leg-spinner is also the leading wicket-taker at the venue, having taken nine wickets from seven matches at an economy rate of 8.43.
| Format | Bowler | Wickets | Best figures |
| Test | Alec Bedser | 51 | 7/52 |
| ODI | Adil Rashid | 15 | 3/29 |
| T20I | Adil Rashid | 9 | 4/35 |
