Trent Bridge To Rename Pavilion End As The Stuart Broad End | Cricket News

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club has introduced that it’s going to rename the Pavilion End at Trent Bridge after Stuart Broad who retired from worldwide cricket this 12 months. The honour will commemorate Englsnd’s bowler on the worldwide stage, with the seamer having claimed 604 Test scalps – the fifth most within the format’s historical past, behind solely Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne, James Anderson and Anil Kumble.

Those wickets embody the only Test hat-trick to have been taken at Trent Bridge, in opposition to India in 2011, and one of the best bowling evaluation within the venue’s close to 200-year historical past – 8/15 in opposition to Australia in 2015. Both landmarks had been achieved at what’s to turn out to be The Stuart Broad End.

“When I first visited Trent Bridge, as a kid with dreams of pulling on the Nottinghamshire and England jerseys, I could never have imagined I’d be fortunate enough to enjoy so many memorable moments in the game,” stated Broad.

“It’s a bit surreal to think that part of the ground where I fell in love with cricket will now bear my name,” he added.

“Playing for Notts has meant so much to me, and I’ve been so grateful that, wherever my career has taken me, I’ve always been able to come home to Trent Bridge,” he added.

“As someone who is Nottingham born and bred, this is an incredibly proud moment for myself and my family,” he added.

Broad took 190 wickets in 43 appearances for England and Nottinghamshire at his dwelling floor. Across his profession, he claimed 1,268 senior scalps.

A four-time Ashes winner, he was additionally a member of England’s 2010 World T20-winning facet and received the 2010 County Championship, 2022 Division Two title and two one-day finals with Notts.

“Stuart’s achievements at the highest level are quite remarkable – it’s highly unlikely we’ll ever see another English bowler match his record over the past 15 years, let alone one from within our county’s borders,” stated Nottinghamshire Chairman Andy Hunt.

“Throughout that time, Stuart has been the perfect ambassador for Nottinghamshire – not just through his deeds with the ball, but also through his unstinting commitment to the cause for his county and his continued championing of Trent Bridge on the world stage,” he added.

“It feels only fitting that the end of his home ground where he recorded some of his greatest achievements will now serve as a permanent honour to his cricketing career,” he concluded.

(This story has been edited by Mahaz News employees …)