<P> The two ends of the ground are the James Anderson End to the north and the Brian Statham End to the south, renamed in honour of the former Lancashire and England player . A section of Warwick Road to the east is also called Brian Statham Way . Immediately abutting the ground to the south - east is the Old Trafford tram stop . </P> <P> Old Trafford has a reputation for unpredictable weather . Old Trafford is the only ground in England where a Test match has been abandoned without a ball being bowled--and this has happened here twice in 1890 and 1938, though before 5 day test matches were introduced . Before Cardiff hosted its first Test match in July 2009, Old Trafford was reputedly the wettest Test ground in the country; Manchester is situated to the west of the Pennines and faces prevailing winds and weather fronts from the Atlantic . </P> <P> These prevailing conditions have encouraged Lancashire to keep the ground as well - drained as possible, most recently through the acquisition of a Hover Cover in 2007, and the installation of new drains towards the end of the 2008 season . </P> <P> In the second Test of 1938 in a desperate effort to ensure play after heavy rain the groundstaff moved the turf from the practice pitch to the square--a unique attempt.In 2010--11 the wickets were relaid, changing their extremely unusual East - West axis to a more conventional North - South layout . The Brian Statham End to the East, and Stretford End to the West, were replaced by the Pavilion End to the North, and the Brian Statham End to the South . </P>

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