Welcome to Emirates Old Trafford! Lancashire cricket club sell ground naming rights to Dubai-based airline The partnership will support our intention to be regarded as one of the top county cricket clubs in the country and undisputed as a category A Test match venue. The deal brings considerable relief to the club after a fraught battle to rebuild Old Trafford. A legal wrangle with a rival developer threatened the existence of the club for a time as well as delaying the project. The team have played the majority of their County Championship home fixtures at outgrounds over the past two seasons but work is expected to be completed by May, well in time for the third Test of this summer's Ashes series in August. Emirates also sponsors the ground to be used for the fourth Test at Chester-le-Street - the Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground. The airline is also involved in the international game and currently sponsor elite umpires and other match officials. Emirates executive vice chairman Sir Maurice Flanagan said: "We're hugely looking forward to supporting Lancashire cricket and its fans both here and abroad, in what is a further significant investment by Emirates to the region."