Lancashire County Cricket Club paid tribute to former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer and West Indies captain Clive Lloyd by naming stands after them at Old Trafford Stadium. The honour was bestowed on the opening day of the fourth Test between India and England.Engineer’s impressive career at Lancashire spanned from 1968 to 1976, during which he played 175 matches. His statistics include 5,942 runs, 429 catches, and 35 stumpings.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!His presence at Lancashire proved pivotal as the club secured the Gillette Cup four times between 1970 and 1975, ending a 15-year trophy drought.
The crowd look on from the newly named stand in honour of Former Lancashire player Farokh Engineer (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
While Engineer has strong connections to Indian cricket and Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, he surprisingly lacks a stand named after him there.Lloyd joined Lancashire in the early 1970s as an overseas player. The two-time World Cup-winning captain’s twenty-year association with the club helped reshape Lancashire’s cricket fortunes.
The stand naming ceremony recognises both players’ significant contributions to Lancashire county cricket. Engineer, now 87, has made Manchester his permanent residence since retiring from the sport.
