Emirates Old Trafford Manchester Test records: Old Trafford cricket ground Test record and highest innings total

Emirates Old Trafford Manchester Test records: Old Trafford will be hosting a Test match after more than two years.

The first day of the second Test of South Africa’s tour of England 2022 will be played in Manchester tomorrow. Considering the nature of the English summer this year, expecting a riveting Test wouldn’t be asking for too much.

Set to host an international match after just over a month, Old Trafford will be hosting a Test match after more than two years. England, who’ve played 81 out of the 82 Manchester Tests, have won 31 and lost 15 matches over the years.

South Africa, on the other hand, have won one and lost five out of their 10 Tests at this venue. Having played only three Tests here since their solitary victory in 1955, the Proteas would be wanting to end a long-drought this week.

Emirates Old Trafford Manchester Test records

Highest run-scorers in Manchester Tests are Denis Compton (818), Joe Root (781), Michael Atherton (729), Alec Stewart (704) and Len Hutton (701). A list of best batters at this venue among active cricketers is given below:

Batter	Matches	Runs	Highest	Average	100	50
Joe Root (ENG)	8	781	254	65.08	1	5
Ben Stokes (ENG)	6	425	176	47.22	1	2
Steven Smith (AUS)	2	401	211	100.25	1	2
Jos Buttler (ENG)	5	365	75	45.62	0	3
Rory Burns (ENG)	4	257	90	36.71	0	3

Highest Test wicket-takers at Old Trafford are Alec Bedser (51), Stuart Broad (40), James Anderson (31), Jim Laker (27) and Monty Panesar (25). A list of best bowlers here among active cricketers is provided below:

Bowler	Matches	Wickets	Average	SR	5	10
Stuart Broad (ENG)	9	40	19.65	39.5	2	1
James Anderson (ENG)	9	31	24.29	47.4	0	0
Chris Woakes (ENG)	5	23	18.47	36.9	1	0
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2	9	47.88	74	0	0
Jofra Archer (ENG)	3	8	40.5	72.5	0	0

Only two active South African cricketers who have played a Manchester Test in the past are captain Dean Elgar (0 and 5) and fast bowler Kagiso Rabada (4/91 and 2/50). Hence, the Proteas don’t have any major objections in the above mentioned lists.

Highest innings total in Manchester Tests

Score	Overs	Team	Opposition	Year
656/8d	255.5	Australia	England	1964
627/9d	201	England	Australia	1934
611	193.1	England	Australia	1964
589/9d	152.2	England	Pakistan	2016
571/8	142	England	India	1936

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Out of all these Test matches played here, only 12 have been won by teams chasing down a target in the fourth innings. Highest successful Test run-chase at Old Trafford has been registered by the hosts by scoring 294/4 in 88 overs to beat New Zealand by 6 wickets 14 years ago.