Clive Rice, Harold Larwood, and Stuart Broad have been confirmed as the first three names of an eventual six who will sit at the heart of Trent Bridge’s Legends’ Wall.

The wall, which will be located outside the main entrance to the Radcliffe Road Stand, will be built around iconic figures from Trent Bridge history, with the final six having been decided by a public vote.

Broad, Rice and Larwood were the fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-placed names in that vote, respectively, and have accordingly been unveiled first, with the top three names to be revealed in the coming days.

Former captain Rice was a relative unknown when he arrived at Trent Bridge ahead of the 1975 season, but established himself as a key man, topping the Championship batting and bowling tables a year later.

In July 1978, the South African became captain, heralding a glittering decade that included Championship titles in 1981 and 1987, with the latter season also seeing Notts lift the NatWest Trophy.

Rice, who was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1981, retired after that double win, having hit more than 23,000 runs and taken close to 700 wickets in all formats for Notts.

Larwood is most known for his involvement on England’s infamous 1932-33 Ashes tour, known as the Bodyline series, but his wider exploits mark him out as one of the finest fast bowlers ever.

By the time of that 1932-33 tour, Larwood had provided ample proof that he was an exceptional bowler, topping the nation’s bowling averages in four of his seven seasons of Championship cricket to that point.

Also named a Wisden cricketer of the year, in 1927, Larwood claimed almost 1,500 wickets in his career, and as a more-than-useful batter, also hit three centuries.

Fellow bowler Broad needs little introduction either, having represented Nottinghamshire for 16 years, and during which time he established himself as England’s second-highest Test wicket-taker of all time.

His most famous moment at Trent Bridge came in an England shirt too; bowling from the Pavilion end of the ground that now bears his name, he claimed 8/15 in a 2015 Ashes Test to skittle Australia for 60.

Broad totalled 849 wickets for his country across all formats, with that number soaring comfortably into four figures once his scalps for Nottinghamshire, with whom he also won four trophies, are included.

Rice received 468 votes for inclusion on the wall, while Kirkby in Ashfield-born Larwood collected 702, and Broad garnered 805.