Facts Opened 1857 Capacity 19000 Ends Stretford End, Brian Statham End Location Manchester, England Time Zone UTC +01:00 Home to Lancashire Known as Emirates Old Trafford Venue description: Trafford, home of Lancashire County Cricket Club, will be the busiest venue at ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, as it will play host to six games, including a semi-final. It also will be the venue for the most-watched fixture in international cricket when India take on Pakistan. The ground itself is no stranger to World Cup cricket having been used in the 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999 editions of the tournament. England have played two Cricket World Cup semi-finals at Old Trafford, beating New Zealand by nine runs in 1979, but losing to India by six wickets in 1983. The ground itself is the second oldest Test venue in England, hosting Tests since 1884, and recently renamed their Pavilion End the ‘James Anderson End’ after England’s leading Test wicket-taker. Fixtures - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Sun Jun 16 (50 ovs) 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 15:00 IST India v Pakistan ----------------------------------------- Tue Jun 18 (50 ovs) 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 15:00 IST Afghanistan v England ----------------------------------------- Sat Jun 22 (50 ovs) 13:30 local | 12:30 GMT | 18:00 IST New Zealand v West Indies ----------------------------------------- Thu Jun 27 (50 ovs) 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 15:00 IST India v West Indies ----------------------------------------- Sat Jul 6 (50 ovs) 13:30 local | 12:30 GMT | 18:00 IST Australia v South Africa ----------------------------------------- Tue Jul 9 (50 ovs) 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 15:00 IST 1st Semi-final - TBC v TBC (Reserve day) ----------------------------------------- Go to article to read more...
