Old Trafford Pitch Report and Manchester Cricket Records
Covers 61 international matches at this ground from Jun 2003 to Jul 2026.
How does the Old Trafford pitch report read across 61 internationals in Manchester, from Jun 2003 to Jul 2026? As a ground where one-day scores are climbing, T20I chasers do well and Test pitches hold together better than most into the 4th innings.
Sixteen of those games were men’s Tests and 24 were ODIs, while the 20-over game accounts for 14 men’s and 7 women’s internationals. England feature in 48 of the men’s fixtures, with 30 wins. Their 304/2 in Sep 2025, made against South Africa, built on an unbeaten 141 from 60 balls by Phil Salt (PD Salt, England), is the standout total.
Old Trafford Cricket Ground Pitch: Scores, Chases and Tests
ODI first innings average 237 overall, but the last 10 average 262, so totals have risen. Second innings average 214. The 24 ODIs split perfectly, a dozen won by each method, with 305 the highest chase and 201 the lowest total defended.
In men’s T20Is the side batting second has won 7 to 4. Sides batting first average 171 in the pitch table, which drops rain-hit games, or 179 in the latest 10, while replies average only 135, yet no team has defended anything smaller than 190, and 199 is the best chase. Read together, a par score is not safe here. The 7 women’s T20Is went 4 to 3 the chasing way, with 161 the top chase.
Tests are the surprise. Across the four innings the averages are 353, 332, 211 and 217, so the 4th innings has averaged slightly more than the 3rd, and 294 has been chased. Only 3 of 16 Tests were drawn. Toss winners preferred batting, 36 times to 25, yet won just 24 of 55 decided matches.
Old Trafford capacity and location
Capacity as published on the ground's Wikipedia page (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Trafford_Cricket_Ground). Figures change with redevelopment and temporary stands.
Ground
City
Country
Capacity
Old Trafford
Manchester
England
26,000
Old Trafford Records by Format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
16
–
–
–
27 Jul 2006
23 Jul 2025
ODIs
24
12
12
237
17 Jun 2003
22 Jul 2022
T20Is
14
4
7
179
13 Jun 2008
4 Jul 2026
T20Is (women)
7
3
4
151
10 Sep 2012
26 Jun 2026
Old Trafford Pitch Report: Average Scores and Chasing
Matches with a result decided by DLS are left out of this table. The last column shows the most recent ten first innings where there are enough matches.
Format
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
ODIs
22
237
214
305
201
262
T20Is
13
171
135
199
190
179
T20Is (women)
7
151
133
161
150
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Old Trafford Test Pitch: Average Score by Innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
16
353
332
211
217
294
Old Trafford Tests records
Tests in this record book: 16, from Jul 2006 to Jul 2025.
Most Test Runs at Old Trafford
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
JE Root England
12
20
1,128
254
70.50
56.77
2
7
BA Stokes England
9
13
720
176
60.00
60.10
3
3
AN Cook England
8
13
685
127
57.08
50.82
3
3
IR Bell England
6
9
484
128
80.67
55.70
2
3
SPD Smith Australia
3
6
459
211
76.50
64.11
1
2
JM Bairstow England
6
8
379
99*
54.14
69.03
0
3
KP Pietersen England
5
8
368
113
46.00
58.04
1
2
JC Buttler England
5
8
365
75
45.62
49.39
0
3
Z Crawley England
4
5
322
189
64.40
78.16
1
1
OJ Pope England
6
9
285
91
35.62
59.38
0
3
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
SCJ Broad England
11
21
46
6/25
20.91
3.07
2
CR Woakes England
8
16
38
5/50
19.50
2.91
2
JM Anderson England
10
20
37
4/38
22.30
2.79
0
MS Panesar England
3
6
25
6/37
16.72
2.94
3
SJ Harmison England
2
4
17
6/19
13.18
2.98
2
MM Ali England
4
7
17
5/69
23.82
3.68
1
BA Stokes England
7
12
17
5/72
24.00
3.12
1
GP Swann England
2
4
12
5/76
28.58
3.93
2
JC Archer England
4
8
12
3/45
39.58
3.26
0
JR Hazlewood Australia
2
3
11
5/126
19.45
3.08
1
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
JE Root England
254
406
27
0
Pakistan
22 Jul 2016
SPD Smith Australia
211
319
24
2
England
4 Sep 2019
Z Crawley England
189
182
21
3
Australia
19 Jul 2023
MJ Clarke Australia
187
314
23
0
England
1 Aug 2013
BA Stokes England
176
356
17
2
West Indies
16 Jul 2020
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
DJG Sammy West Indies
7/66
21.3
England
7 Jun 2007
SJ Harmison England
6/19
13
Pakistan
27 Jul 2006
SCJ Broad England
6/25
13.4
India
7 Aug 2014
SCJ Broad England
6/31
14
West Indies
24 Jul 2020
MS Panesar England
6/37
17
New Zealand
23 May 2008
Old Trafford Highest Test Totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
669
157.1
India
Old Trafford, Manchester
23 Jul 2025
England
592
107.4
Australia
Old Trafford, Manchester
19 Jul 2023
England
589/8
152.2
Pakistan
Old Trafford, Manchester
22 Jul 2016
Australia
527/7
146
England
Old Trafford, Manchester
1 Aug 2013
Australia
497/8
126
England
Old Trafford, Manchester
4 Sep 2019
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Pakistan
119
38.4
England
Old Trafford, Manchester
27 Jul 2006
Bangladesh
123
34.1
England
Old Trafford, Manchester
4 Jun 2010
West Indies
129
37.1
England
Old Trafford, Manchester
24 Jul 2020
South Africa
151
53.2
England
Old Trafford, Manchester
25 Aug 2022
India
152
46.4
England
Old Trafford, Manchester
7 Aug 2014
Old Trafford ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 24, from Jun 2003 to Jul 2022.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
JM Bairstow England
9
9
363
112
45.38
86.43
2
1
EJG Morgan England
11
11
308
62
34.22
89.53
0
3
AJ Finch Australia
8
8
294
73
42.00
89.36
0
3
AT Carey Australia
5
5
281
106
56.20
102.55
1
1
JC Buttler England
7
7
276
110*
46.00
84.92
1
2
GJ Maxwell Australia
5
5
215
108
43.00
113.76
1
1
KS Williamson New Zealand
2
2
215
148
107.50
86.35
1
1
GJ Bailey Australia
4
4
194
82
97.00
99.49
0
1
DA Warner Australia
5
5
190
122
38.00
92.23
1
0
SW Billings England
3
3
183
118
61.00
93.37
1
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
JM Anderson England
7
7
14
3/22
17.36
4.30
0
AU Rashid England
8
8
12
3/29
29.75
5.55
0
A Zampa Australia
3
3
10
4/55
14.20
4.73
0
MM Ali England
7
7
10
4/46
22.20
4.69
0
MA Starc Australia
6
6
9
3/74
37.89
5.88
0
HH Pandya India
4
4
8
4/24
18.88
5.03
0
CR Woakes England
5
5
8
3/32
25.00
4.76
0
JC Archer England
3
3
7
3/34
21.57
5.21
0
D Pretorius South Africa
2
2
6
4/36
10.50
5.25
0
TA Boult New Zealand
2
2
6
4/30
12.00
3.60
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
KS Williamson New Zealand
148
154
15
1
West Indies
22 Jun 2019
RG Sharma India
140
113
14
3
Pakistan
16 Jun 2019
RR Pant India
125*
113
16
2
England
17 Jul 2022
DA Warner Australia
122
117
15
2
South Africa
6 Jul 2019
SW Billings England
118
110
14
2
Australia
11 Sep 2020
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
A Symonds Australia
5/18
7.2
Bangladesh
25 Jun 2005
CJ Jordan England
5/29
8
Sri Lanka
28 May 2014
S Randiv Sri Lanka
5/42
10
England
9 Jul 2011
Mohammed Shami India
4/16
6.2
West Indies
27 Jun 2019
HH Pandya India
4/24
7
England
17 Jul 2022
Old Trafford Highest Score in ODIs
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
336/5
50
Pakistan
Old Trafford, Manchester
16 Jun 2019
South Africa
325/6
50
Australia
Old Trafford, Manchester
6 Jul 2019
Sri Lanka
318/7
50
England
Old Trafford, Manchester
28 Jun 2006
Australia
315/7
50
England
Old Trafford, Manchester
8 Sep 2013
Australia
315
49.5
South Africa
Old Trafford, Manchester
6 Jul 2019
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Sri Lanka
67
24
England
Old Trafford, Manchester
28 May 2014
South Africa
83
20.4
England
Old Trafford, Manchester
22 Jul 2022
England
138
33
Australia
Old Trafford, Manchester
13 Sep 2015
Bangladesh
139
35.2
Australia
Old Trafford, Manchester
25 Jun 2005
West Indies
143
34.2
India
Old Trafford, Manchester
27 Jun 2019
Old Trafford T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 14, from Jun 2008 to Jul 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
JC Buttler England
6
6
202
83
40.40
162.90
0
2
EJG Morgan England
8
8
185
66
23.12
160.87
0
1
T Banton England
4
4
176
71
44.00
145.45
0
1
Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan
3
3
156
86*
78.00
173.33
0
2
HC Brook England
3
3
147
67
73.50
204.17
0
1
PD Salt England
2
2
141
141*
141.00
231.15
1
0
JJ Roy England
4
4
138
64
34.50
155.06
0
1
JM Bairstow England
7
7
138
86*
23.00
135.29
0
1
DJ Malan England
5
5
115
54*
28.75
110.58
0
1
Babar Azam Pakistan
4
4
103
56
34.33
119.77
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
AU Rashid England
9
9
12
4/35
23.42
8.78
0
SM Curran England
3
3
6
3/33
10.33
6.89
0
SCJ Broad England
4
4
6
2/17
19.00
8.14
0
Shadab Khan Pakistan
4
4
6
3/34
22.83
9.13
0
Imad Wasim Pakistan
5
5
6
2/17
23.00
7.26
0
Kuldeep Yadav India
1
1
5
5/24
4.80
6.00
1
JW Dernbach England
2
2
5
4/22
6.80
6.00
0
Wahab Riaz Pakistan
2
2
5
3/18
8.80
5.50
0
AAP Atkinson England
1
1
4
4/20
5.00
7.06
0
WG Jacks England
3
3
4
2/2
7.25
5.80
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
PD Salt England
141*
60
15
8
South Africa
12 Sep 2025
KL Rahul India
101*
54
10
5
England
3 Jul 2018
Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan
86*
52
4
6
England
1 Sep 2020
JM Bairstow England
86*
60
8
4
New Zealand
1 Sep 2023
JC Buttler England
83
30
8
7
South Africa
12 Sep 2025
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
Kuldeep Yadav India
5/24
4
England
3 Jul 2018
AAP Atkinson England
4/20
2.5
New Zealand
1 Sep 2023
JW Dernbach England
4/22
3.4
India
31 Aug 2011
AU Rashid England
4/35
4
Pakistan
20 Jul 2021
Wahab Riaz Pakistan
3/18
4
England
7 Sep 2016
Highest T20I Totals at Old Trafford
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
304/2
20
South Africa
Old Trafford, Manchester
12 Sep 2025
England
199/5
19.1
Pakistan
Old Trafford, Manchester
30 Aug 2020
England
198/4
20
New Zealand
Old Trafford, Manchester
1 Sep 2023
Pakistan
195/4
20
England
Old Trafford, Manchester
30 Aug 2020
England
191/7
20
New Zealand
Old Trafford, Manchester
23 Jun 2015
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
103
13.5
England
Old Trafford, Manchester
1 Sep 2023
New Zealand
135
16.2
England
Old Trafford, Manchester
23 Jun 2015
South Africa
158
16.1
England
Old Trafford, Manchester
12 Sep 2025
India
165
19.4
England
Old Trafford, Manchester
31 Aug 2011
Old Trafford T20Is (women) records
T20Is in this record book: 7, from Sep 2012 to Jun 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
Shafali Verma India
3
3
115
53
38.33
169.12
0
1
SJ Bryce Scotland
2
2
96
49
96.00
141.18
0
0
M Kapp South Africa
2
2
93
81*
93.00
182.35
0
1
KE Bryce Scotland
2
2
83
60
41.50
133.87
0
1
L Wolvaardt South Africa
2
2
64
44
32.00
106.67
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
N Shree Charani India
3
3
7
3/24
10.71
6.25
0
RP Yadav India
2
2
5
3/28
8.60
5.38
0
K Fraser Scotland
2
2
5
3/19
8.80
5.50
0
KL Gordon Scotland
2
2
4
3/16
10.00
5.00
0
KE Bryce Scotland
2
2
4
2/19
11.75
6.56
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
M Kapp South Africa
81*
45
7
4
India
21 Jun 2026
KE Bryce Scotland
60
39
6
1
Ireland
13 Jun 2026
Shafali Verma India
53
34
8
1
Bangladesh
25 Jun 2026
SJ Taylor England
53
37
7
0
West Indies
10 Sep 2012
P Litchfield Australia
50
24
9
1
South Africa
13 Jun 2026
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
G Wareham Australia
3/13
2.4
South Africa
13 Jun 2026
KL Gordon Scotland
3/16
4
Ireland
13 Jun 2026
K Fraser Scotland
3/19
4
Ireland
13 Jun 2026
N Shree Charani India
3/24
4
South Africa
21 Jun 2026
A Canning Ireland
3/27
4
Scotland
13 Jun 2026
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
172/8
20
South Africa
Old Trafford, Manchester
13 Jun 2026
Scotland
161/5
20
Ireland
Old Trafford, Manchester
13 Jun 2026
South Africa
161/4
19.1
India
Old Trafford, Manchester
21 Jun 2026
India
158/7
20
South Africa
Old Trafford, Manchester
21 Jun 2026
Sri Lanka
154/7
19.5
Scotland
Old Trafford, Manchester
26 Jun 2026
Team results at Old Trafford (men, all formats)
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
England
48
30
12
3
3
Australia
15
6
6
2
1
India
10
4
5
1
0
Pakistan
10
3
6
0
1
South Africa
7
2
4
0
1
New Zealand
6
2
4
0
0
West Indies
6
0
6
0
0
Sri Lanka
4
1
3
0
0
Bangladesh
2
0
2
0
0
Latest Matches at Old Trafford
Match
Date
Venue
Result
India v England
4 Jul 2026
Old Trafford, Manchester
England won by 4 wickets
Scotland v Sri Lanka
26 Jun 2026
Old Trafford, Manchester
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
Bangladesh v India
25 Jun 2026
Old Trafford, Manchester
India won by 5 wickets
India v South Africa
21 Jun 2026
Old Trafford, Manchester
South Africa won by 6 wickets
Australia v South Africa
13 Jun 2026
Old Trafford, Manchester
Australia won by 65 runs
Scotland v Ireland
13 Jun 2026
Old Trafford, Manchester
Scotland won by 40 runs
England v South Africa
12 Sep 2025
Old Trafford, Manchester
England won by 146 runs
India v England
23 Jul 2025
Old Trafford, Manchester
Drawn
England v India
9 Jul 2025
Old Trafford, Manchester
India won by 6 wickets
Sri Lanka v England
21 Aug 2024
Old Trafford, Manchester
England won by 5 wickets
Top Players and Old Trafford Records by Format
Joe Root (JE Root, England) owns the Test batting records: 1,128 runs at 70.50, plus the ground’s best score, 254 against Pakistan in Jul 2016. Ben Stokes (BA Stokes, England) follows with 720 and 3 hundreds, and Steve Smith (SPD Smith, Australia) made 211 in Sep 2019, the top innings by a visiting batter. Stuart Broad (SCJ Broad, England) has taken 46 Test wickets, more than anyone, yet the finest single analysis is Darren Sammy’s 7/66 for the West Indies in Jun 2007.
The ODI marks date mostly from Jun 2019, when Kane Williamson hit 148 for New Zealand against the West Indies and India piled up 336/5 against Pakistan. England dismissed Sri Lanka for 67 in May 2014, the ODI low. In T20Is, India’s Kuldeep Yadav claimed 5/24 in Jul 2018, the best return in that format. England have won 30 and lost 12 here, while the West Indies have lost all 6 of their men’s games.
Is the Old Trafford pitch good for batting or bowling?
Old Trafford mostly suits batting. ODI first innings average 237 and have risen to 262 over the last 10, men’s T20I sides batting first average 179, and Test first innings average 353. Even 4th-innings Test scores average 217, with 294 chased.
What is the highest score at Old Trafford?
England’s 669 against India in the Test that began on 23 Jul 2025 is the top team total. Joe Root’s 254 against Pakistan in Jul 2016 is the best individual score; Phil Salt’s 141* heads the T20Is and Kane Williamson’s 148 the ODIs.
Does Old Trafford reward batting first or chasing?
In ODIs it is level, 12 wins each. Chasing has done better in T20Is: 7 to 4 for men and 4 to 3 for women.
What does a first innings average at Old Trafford?
353 in Tests and 237 in ODIs; men’s T20I sides average 179 and women’s 151.
When was the last match at Old Trafford?
On 4 Jul 2026. India were the opponents in that T20I, and England got home with 4 wickets to spare.
What is the seating capacity of Old Trafford?
Old Trafford holds about 26,000 spectators, going by its published capacity. Capacity can change after redevelopment or when temporary stands are added for big events.