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A potential move to change the name of the Lord's stand named after Sir Pelham Warner because of his family's historical links to slavery has been slammed by critics.
Marylebone Cricket Club chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown said this week that the naming of the Warner stand was something the institution 'ought to keep under review'.
Sir Pelham, known as the 'Grand Old Man of English cricket', was the grandson of Colonel Edward Warner, the owner of two lucrative tobacco and sugar plantations - one in Trinidad and one in Dominica.
They were worked by African slaves, and the Warner family claimed compensation following the end of slavery.
But Sir Pelham - rose to become president of the MCC - was born in 1873, more than 65 years after the slave trade was abolished in the British Empire in 1807.
An MCC source told MailOnline there would have to be a 'full consultation' for the move to go ahead and added that members would be unlikely to vote for the name change.
They added: 'It panders to all these things that have come out of the Black Lives Matter protests and wokeism. Everything seems to be challenged in respect of this.'
Historian James Heartfield, an expert on the history of the British Empire and slavery, said the move would be 'ridiculous'.
A potential move to change the name of the Lord's stand named after Sir Pelham Warner because of his family's historical links to slavery has been slammed by critics
Sir Pelham rose to become president of the MCC following a successful playing career, captaining 10 Test matches and bringing back The Ashes in 1903-04.
Speaking of the potential name change, Mr Carnegie-Brown told the Telegraph: 'It's something I'd like to take away and for us to keep under review as a club.
'Seeing Stuart Broad have a stand named after him at Trent Bridge shows the merit of connecting younger audiences to some of the current greats.'
He added that links to the slave trade are a 'live' challenge which organisations need to be 'thoughtful' about.
The Warner Stand has stood at Lords since 1958. The building underwent a £25million revamp in 2017 and was re-opened by Prince Philip.
Sir Pelham, known as the 'Grand Old Man of English cricket', was the grandson of Colonel Edward Warner, the owner of two lucrative tobacco and sugar plantations - one in Trinidad and one in Dominica
Marylebone Cricket Club chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown said this week that the naming of the Warner
