Manchester · England · 2003–2025
Old Trafford, Manchester: Pitch Conditions, Records and Match Stats
At a glance
Matches
146
All formats
Par score
195
1st-innings average
Chase success
47%
Defending edge
Bat-first win
49%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Old Trafford, and what captains should plan for.
Across 142 matches, teams batting first have averaged 196 while chasing sides average 177. The chase success rate sits at 45%, which means batting first has historically been the stronger position. Captains have reflected this: only 36% of toss winners have chosen to field.
The average powerplay produces 40 runs at a cost of 1.32 wickets, which is a measured start by most T20 and List A standards. The real scoring comes in the middle overs, where batters average 118 runs per innings. Death-overs returns of 30 suggest the surface does offer late movement to bowlers.
Lancashire have played 74 matches here and won 52 of them, a win rate of 73%. No other team across any format comes close to that dominance on this ground. Visiting sides, including Derbyshire and Worcestershire, have found the combination of home advantage and local conditions particularly difficult to overcome.
All five of the ground's highest individual innings have come in Test matches, with JE Root's 325 against Pakistan in 2016 sitting at the top. The pitch has historically offered enough for bowlers to keep games alive across five days while still rewarding patient, high-class batting.
Old Trafford, Manchester hosts five formats across our dataset: Vitality Blast (74 matches), ODIs (24), The Hundred (19), Test cricket (16), and T20 Internationals (9). It is the north of England's primary venue for international cricket and the home of Lancashire Lightning in domestic white-ball competition.
By the numbers
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Old Trafford. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
195
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
176
Chasing average
Chase success
47%
All formats
Highest total
669
On record
Lowest total
53
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Old Trafford. Phase bands show Powerplay (overs 1–6), Middle (7–15) and Death (16–20) — the death-overs acceleration is where the ground's character shows up most sharply.
Powerplay
45RPO · OVERS 1–6
Middle
111RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
38RPO · OVERS 16–20
Who plays here
Match counts and win records for the teams with the deepest history at this ground.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | 74 | 52 | 19 | 0 | 70% |
| England Cricket | 47 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 62% |
| Manchester Originals | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 37% |
| Australia Cricket | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 40% |
| Derbyshire | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18% |
| Durham | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36% |
| Pakistan Cricket | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 30% |
| Worcestershire | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 20% |
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