Stuart Broad delighted as Trent Bridge officially renames pavilion end in his honor ahead of 2nd ENG vs WI Test

Trent Bridge will honor former England bowler Stuart Broad during the second Test between England and the West Indies, which is set to begin on Thursday, July 18. Trent Bridge will rename the pavilion end after Stuart Broad in tribute to the legendary bowler for his illustrious international cricket career for England.

Stuart Broad is one of the greatest players from Nottingham to play for England. The former right-arm pacer took 604 wickets in 167 Tests at an average of 27.68. Broad took 178 wickets in 121 ODIs and 65 wickets in 56 T20Is. Broad retired from international cricket following the Ashes series against Australia last year.

The 38-year-old will attend the renaming of the Pavilion End at Trent Bridge with his father, Chris Broad, and some former teammates. The ceremony will occur before the start of the second Test between England and the West Indies. According to the official website, fans are advised to be seated by 10:40 am local time.

"Ticket-holders for day one of the Trent Bridge Test are advised to take their seats by 10.40am as we officially rename the Pavilion End of our venue in honour of Stuart Broad," a statement read.

A Huge Honour At One Of My Favourite Places - Stuart Broad

Stuart Broad took to the microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter) to express his gratitude, calling it a "huge honor" to have an end named after him at one of his favorite places.

"A huge honour at one of my favourite places in the world," Stuart wrote.

A huge honour at one of my favourite places in the world 🙌 https://t.co/JpAh0tsMcI

— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) July 17, 2024

It Was Quite Surreal - Chris Broad

The Pavilion End was renamed Stuart Broad End in September 2023, shortly after Broad's retirement. The upcoming Test will be the first at Trent Bridge since then. Chris Broad expressed his delight and pride in a statement, recalling his emotional reaction when he first saw the name on the scoreboard.

"I'm delighted that the Nottinghamshire Committee decided that Stuart should be remembered in this way. To have an end named after him is a complete delight. It was quite surreal, the first time I visited Trent Bridge this year, to hear the announcement that the bowler was bowling from the Stuart Broad End," Chris Broad said in a statement released by trentbridge.co.uk

"I took a picture of the scoreboard and sent it to Stuart, and he was a little bit emotional seeing his name up there. I'm so proud and privileged to see him being given that honour," he added.

Stuart Broad has cherished memories at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, including his historic 8/15 performance against arch-rivals Australia in the 2015 Ashes series. At the venue, the right-arm fast bowler took 46 Test wickets in 11 matches, with an average of 25.07 and an economy rate of 2.90.

The veteran fast bowler last played at the venue during the home series against New Zealand in 2022. Broad took five wickets across the two innings as the England cricket team secured a five-wicket victory.

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