Topic: Old Trafford

Old Trafford rebuild gets green light

Plans for the £32 million redevelopment of Old Trafford cricket ground were given the go-ahead by England' Court of Appeal on Monday, paving the way for the Manchester venue to be in contention to stage an Ashes Test in 2013.A property company ...

Old Trafford gets square deal as plan approved

Old Trafford's bid to make sure it is a Test venue come the 2013 Ashes in England was given a huge boost on Thursday after plans for a 32 million pounds redevelopment of Lancashire's headquarters ground received government approval.Jim Cumbes, Lancashire's chief ...

Counties at risk over Test costs says Lancs chief

Lancashire's chief executive warned that counties faced bankruptcy unless the cost of staging Tests in England was reduced as the Old Trafford club announced annual losses of 546,000 pounds (799,000 dollars).Jim Cumbes believes the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) must help ...
Lancashire's chief executive warned that counties faced bankruptcy unless the cost of staging Tests in England was reduced as the Old Trafford club announced annual losses of 546,000 pounds (799,000 dollars).Jim Cumbes believes the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) must help ...
Ryan Sidebottom has been named as a replacement for the injured Tim Bresnan in England's squad for the second Test against Bangladesh at Old Trafford.Pace bowler Sidebottom, a key member of England's World Twenty20-winning campaign in the Caribbean last month, has not ...

ECB told to tighten up after Old Trafford fiasco

The England and Wales Cricket Board have been told to take a closer look at potential international venues before deciding where to play matches following an investigation into the Twenty20 fiasco against Australia at Old Trafford earlier this month.The decision to abandon ...

ECB to look closer at venues after pitch fiasco

The England and Wales Cricket Board have been told to take a closer look at potential international venues before deciding where to play matches following an investigation into the Twenty20 fiasco against Australia at Old Trafford earlier this month.The decision to abandon ...

Collingwood backs abandonment

brave" decision by the umpires to call off England's second Twenty20 international against Australia without a ball being bowled.. A heavy thunderstorm fell over Manchester in mid-afternoon which had left the Old Trafford playing surface sodden.. That did not go down well ...

Laxman signs for Lancashire

Lancashire have announced the signing of Indian Test batsman VVS Laxman as their 2009 overseas player.. The Test star had a four-week stint at Old Trafford in 2007 and providing the Board of Control for Cricket in India approve the move, will ...

Lancashire planning 'new' Old Trafford

Lancashire County Cricket Club announced plans Monday for a major redevelopment of their Old Trafford home which they hope will see it once again become a regular Ashes venue.Old Trafford has staged Test matches since 1884 and witnessed some extraordinary contests, including ...
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