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| Location | St. Michael's Lane,Headingley,Leeds | ||||
| Country | England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°49′3.58″N1°34′55.12″W / 53.8176611°N 1.5819778°W /53.8176611; -1.5819778 | ||||
| Establishment | 1890 | ||||
| Capacity | 18,350[1] | ||||
| Owner | Yorkshire County Cricket Club | ||||
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Kirkstall Lane End Football Stand End | |||||
| International information | |||||
| First Test | 29 June – 1 July 1899: England v Australia | ||||
| Last Test | 20–24 June 2025: England v India | ||||
| First ODI | 5 September 1973: England v West Indies | ||||
| Last ODI | 2 September 2025: England v South Africa | ||||
| Only T20I | 18 July 2021: England v Pakistan | ||||
| First women's Test | 12–16 June 1954: England v New Zealand | ||||
| Last women's Test | 6–10 July 2001: England v Australia | ||||
| Only WODI | 7 July 2018: England v New Zealand | ||||
| Only WT20I | 19 May 2024: England v Pakistan | ||||
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| As of 21 September 2024 Source:ESPNcricinfo | |||||
Headingley Cricket Ground is acricket ground in theHeadingley Stadium complex inHeadingley,Leeds, England. It adjoins theHeadingley Rugby Stadium through a shared main stand, although the main entrance to the cricket ground is at the opposite Kirkstall Lane end. It has hostedTest cricket since 1899 and has a capacity of 18,350.
A sports ground at Headingley was developed by a group of benefactors led byLord Hawke who was instrumental in the establishment of Yorkshire County Cricket Club; initially the ground was intended to be used for six sports; cricket, rugby, football, tennis, bowls and cycling. The first recorded first class cricket match took place at Headingley in September 1890. Prior to 1890 Yorkshire played matches around the county with the initial headquarters being atBramall Lane inSheffield. Yorkshire continued to use Bramall Lane as a secondary ground until 1973. In 1903 Yorkshire moved their base to Headingley. The mainstand shared between cricket and rugby was destroyed by fire in 1932; this was promptly replaced by a structure which stood until being demolished in 2018. In 2005 the ground was acquired by Yorkshire County Cricket Club from Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletic Company, the company established by Lord Hawke when the ground was first established. The first redevelopment of the ground undertaken under ownership of Yorkshire County Cricket Club was the development of the Carnegie Pavilion which was completed in 2010.[2]
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In 1902, Yorkshire beat the touring Australians by five wickets, after dismissing them for 23 in their second innings withGeorge Herbert Hirst andStanley Jackson taking five wickets each.
Donald Bradman's innings of 334 in the1930 Ashes Test included 309 runs on the first day, and he followed it in the Australians' next test at Headingley in 1934 with an innings of 304.
SpinnerHedley Verity took 10 wickets for 10 runs in 1932 forYorkshire v.Nottinghamshire, still the best bowling analysis ever in first-class cricket. Verity had also taken all ten against Warwickshire at Headingley in 1931.
In theFourth Test of the1948 Ashes series, Australia scored 404 for three on the last day to beat England.Arthur Morris scored 182 and Bradman scored 173 not out.
In the Third Testagainst New Zealand in 1965John Edrich hit 53 fours and 5 sixes in his 310 not out. CaptainM. J. K. Smith declared before Edrich had a chance to passGary Sobers' Test record 365 not out, and England won by an innings and 187 runs.[3]
In the third test match of the1975 Ashes series (a four-Test series), early on Tuesday 19 August head groundsmanGeorge Cawthray discovered that campaigners calling for the release from prison ofGeorge Davis had dug holes in the pitch and poured oil over one end of the wicket. This led to the match being abandoned and declared a draw, denying England the chance to win back the Ashes.[4]
In the1977 Ashes test,Geoff Boycott scored hishundredth first-class hundred. Four days later, by winning the same game, England won the series and regained theAshes.
In the third Test of the1981 Ashes England were forced to follow on. HoweverIan Botham scored 149not out, and thenBob Willis took eight wickets for 43, to give England an eventual 18-run victory. Two members of the Australian team had taken the 500–1 odds. This was only the second time in the entire history of Test cricket that a side had followed-on and won; something which would not occur again until 2001.[5]
In the Test of 1991,Graham Gooch scored a match-winning 154 not out, carrying his bat throughout England's second innings of 252, against theWest Indies includingMalcolm Marshall,Curtly Ambrose andCourtney Walsh.
In a game they had to win to stay in the1999 ICC Cricket World Cup, the eventual cup-winners Australia chased downSouth Africa's 271 for seven after being 48 for three.Steve Waugh, who had been dropped byHerschelle Gibbs as he attempted to throw the ball up in celebration, scored 120 not out.[6]
In 2000, England dismissed the West Indies for 61 to win in two days, withAndy Caddick taking four wickets in an over. England won again seven years later in 2007, asRyan Sidebottom took eight wickets for 86 in two innings as England subjected the Windies to their worst Test defeat ever, an innings and 283 runs.
In August 2001, England successfully chased 315 to beat Australia, withMark Butcher scoring an unbeaten 173 as England won by six wickets.[7] However, in August 2009 in the 4th test ofThe Ashes series, Australia beat England in2+1⁄2 days by an innings and 80 runs. Australia took twenty wickets with an attack without a spin bowler. England's middle order batsmen (Ravi Bopara,Ian Bell andPaul Collingwood) scored 16 runs between them in two innings. However, these were rogue results, with the 2009 series being won by England and the 2001 series won by Australia.
Sachin Tendulkar,Sourav Ganguly,Rahul Dravid slammed centuries whenIndia playedEngland at Headingley from 22 to 26 August 2002. A venue whereEngland used to bank on for home comforts showcased Team India's convincing win as the then visitors thrashedthe Three Lions to clinch the 3rd Test of the four-match series.[8]
WhileTendulkar top-scored for India with his majestic 193 off 330 balls,Ganguly played an entertaining knock of 128 off 167 balls.Ganguly andTendulkar added 249 runs for the 4th wicket to help India register its highest total againstEngland in 2002. In reply,Nasser Hussain's team folded for 273 in their 1st innings and India opted to impose a follow-on.[8]
SkipperHussain then lifted England with his 110 off 194 in the 2nd innings. However, Hussain's century went in vain as England only mustered 309 in their 2nd innings. India recorded one of the biggest wins over England by winning the 3rd Test by an innings and 46 runs.[9]
On 17 August 2017,Yorkshire Vikings posted the highest ever T20 score in English domestic cricket of 260–4, withAdam Lyth scoring the highest individual score (161) in English T20 domestic cricket.
Twelve days later,Shai Hope scored two centuries in the test match between England and the West Indies, making him the first batsman infirst-class cricket at Headingley to score a century in both innings of a match.
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It hosted four matches at the2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.[10]
On 25 August 2019,England chased down their highest ever fourth innings target in the third Test of the2019 Ashes series against Australia. England scored 362–9 to win, withBen Stokes scoring 135*, while being latterly partnered byJack Leach who scored 1*.
In the third test of the2023 Ashes, England had a 3-wicket win against Australia.[11]
The ground presently has a spectator capacity of 18,350 making it the fifth largest cricket ground in the United Kingdom by capacity. There is a large media centre to the north of the ground. Corporate facilities are situated in the Emerald Stand, the Carnegie Pavilion and the East Stand. The East Stand also contains banqueting facilities and the Headingley Lodge Hotel. The ground has floodlights enabling late play.
Yorkshire County Cricket Club are expanding the ground according to a six phase masterplan with points as follows
| Runs | Player | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 963 (6 innings) | Don Bradman | 1930–1948 |
| 897 (16 innings) | Geoffrey Boycott | 1964–1981 |
| 849 (17 innings) | John Edrich | 1964–1975 |
| 776 (22 innings) | Graham Gooch | 1978–1994 |
| 763 (19 innings) | Joe Root | 2013–2025 |
| Runs | Player | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 963 (6 innings) | Don Bradman | 1930–1948 |
| 493 (6 innings) | Ricky Ponting | 1997–2010 |
| 427 (8 innings) | Neil Harvey | 1948–1961 |
| 374 (7 innings) | Allan Border | 1981–1993 |
| Garfield Sobers | 1957–1969 |
| Runs | Player | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 334 v. England | Don Bradman | 11 Jul 1930 |
| 310* v. New Zealand | John Edrich | 8 Jul 1965 |
| 304 v. England | Don Bradman | 20 Jul 1934 |
| 246* v. India | Geoffrey Boycott | 8 Jun 1967 |
| 236 v. England |  Eric Rowan | 26 Jul 1951 |
| Centuries | Player | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 4 (6 innings) | Don Bradman | 1930–1948 |
| 4 (16 innings) | Geoffrey Boycott | 1964–1981 |
| 3 (7 innings) | Kevin Pietersen | 2006–2012 |
| 3 (11 innings) | Len Hutton | 1947–1953 |
| Peter May | 1951–1961 |
| Average | Player | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 338.00 (3 innings, 2NO) | Steve Waugh | 1989–1997 |
| 192.60 (6 innings, 1 NO) | Don Bradman | 1930–1948 |
| 108.66 (5 innings, 2 NO) | Saleem Malik | 1987–1996 |
| 101.80 (7 innings, 2 NO) | Cyril Washbrook | 1947–1956 |
| 85.14 (7 innings, 0 NO) | Kevin Pietersen | 2006–2012 |
| Wickets | Player | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 54 (23 innings) | Stuart Broad | 2008–2023 |
| 44 (18 innings) | Fred Trueman | 1952–1964 |
| 43 (20 innings) | James Anderson | 2003–2021 |
| 40 (14 innings) | Bob Willis | 1976–1984 |
| 33 (14 innings) | Ian Botham | 1977–1987 |
| Wickets | Player | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 23 (7 innings) | Curtly Ambrose | 1988–2000 |
| 23 (8 innings) | Malcolm Marshall | 1980–1991 |
| 21 (6 innings) | Imran Khan | 1974–1987 |
| 20 (6 innings) | Clarrie Grimmett | 1926–1934 |
| 19 (4 innings) | Terry Alderman | 1981–1989 |
| 19 (7 innings) | Garfield Sobers | 1957–1969 |
| Figures | Player | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 8/43 v. Australia | Bob Willis | 16 Jul 1981 |
| 8/59 v. South Africa | Colin Blythe | 29 Jul 1907 |
| 8/107 v. Pakistan | Neil Foster | 2 Jul 1987 |
| 7/37 v. England | Jason Gillespie | 24 Jul 1997 |
| 7/40 v. South Africa | Colin Blythe | 29 Jul 1907 |
| 7/40 v. England | Imran Khan | 2 Jul 1987 |
| 7/51 v. New Zealand | Tony Lock | 3 Jul 1958 |
| 7/53 v. England | Malcolm Marshall | 12 Jul 1984 |
| 7/58 v. England | Charles Macartney | 1 Jul 1909 |
| 7/70 v. England | Frank Worrell | 25 Jul 1957 |
Note: best innings figures limited to 10; there have actually been ten 7-wicket match hauls at Headingley.
| Figures | Player | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 15/99 v. South Africa | Colin Blythe | 29 Jul 1907 |
| 11/65 v. New Zealand | Tony Lock | 3 Jul 1958 |
| 11/85 v. England | Charles Macartney | 1 Jul 1909 |
| 11/132 v. Australia | Fred Trueman | 6 Jul 1961 |
| 11/113 v. Australia | Jim Laker | 12 Jul 1956 |
| Strike rate | Player | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 22.2 (19 wickets) | Colin Blythe | 1905–1907 |
| 27.3 (15 wickets) |  Aubrey Faulkner | 1907–1912 |
| 29.9 (13 wickets) | Liam Plunkett | 2007–2014 |
| 30.8 (12 wickets) | Mark Wood | 2015–2023 |
| 31.5 (4 wickets) | Kevin Pietersen | 2006–2012 |
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| Score | Team | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 653/4d | Australia v. England | 22 Jul 1993 |
| 628/8d | India v. England | 22 Aug 2002 |
| 601/7d | Australia v. England | 8 Jun 1989 |
| 584 | Australia v. England | 20 Jul 1934 |
| 570/7d | England v. West Indies | 25 May 2007 |
| Score | Team | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | West Indies v. England | 17 Aug 2000 |
| 67 | New Zealand v. England | 3 Jul 1958 |
| England v. Australia | 22 Aug 2019 | |
| 75 |  South Africa v. England | 29 Jul 1907 |
| 76 | England v. South Africa |
| Runs | Wicket | Players | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 388 | 4th | Don Bradman (304) &Bill Ponsford (181) | Australia v. England | 20 Jul 1934 |
| 369 | 2nd | John Edrich (310*) &Ken Barrington (163) | England v. New Zealand | 8 Jul 1965 |
| 363 | 3rd | Mohammad Yousuf (192) &Younis Khan (173) | Pakistan v. England | 4 Aug 2006 |
| 332* | 5th | Allan Border (200*) &Steve Waugh (157*) | Australia v. England | 22 Jul 1993 |
| 301 | 2nd | Arthur Morris (182) &Don Bradman (173*) | Australia v. England | 22 Jul 1948 |
| Runs | Wicket | Players | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | 1st | Gordon Greenidge (115) &Roy Fredericks (109) | West Indies v. England | 22 Jul 1976 |
| 369 | 2nd | John Edrich (310*) &Ken Barrington (163) | England v. New Zealand | 8 Jul 1965 |
| 363 | 3rd | Mohammad Yousuf (192) &Younis Khan (173) | Pakistan v. England | 4 Aug 2006 |
| 388 | 4th | Don Bradman (304) &Bill Ponsford (181) | Australia v. England | 20 Jul 1934 |
| 332* | 5th | Allan Border (200*) &Steve Waugh (157*) | Australia v. England | 22 Jul 1993 |
| 160 | 6th | Kevin Pietersen (226) &Matt Prior (75) | England v. West Indies | 25 May 2007 |
| 241 | 7th | Jonny Bairstow (162) &Jamie Overton (97) | England v. New Zealand | 23 Jun 2022 |
| 150 | 8th | Gary Kirsten (130) &Monde Zondeki (59) | South Africa v. England | 21 Aug 2003 |
| 108 | 9th | George Macaulay (76) &George Geary (35*) | England v. Australia | 10 Jul 1926 |
| 103 | 10th | Tuppy Owen-Smith (129) &Sandy Bell (26*) | South Africa v. England | 13 Jul 1929 |
Last updated 25 October 2025.
In ODIs, the highest team score achieved at Headingley is 351–9 byEngland againstPakistan on 19 May 2019. The leading run scorers at the ground areEoin Morgan (477 runs),Joe Root (421 runs) andMarcus Trescothick (408 runs). The leading wicket takers areAdil Rashid (15 wickets),Chris Old (12 wickets) andIan Botham (11 wickets).
Headingley Cricket Ground's first concert occurred on Friday 18 September 2015 whenska bandMadness performed in front of an audience of 7,500.[37][38]
The ground was named theHeadingley Carnegie Stadium from 2006 to 2013 under a sponsorship deal withLeeds Metropolitan University. Upon the expiry of this deal the grounds name had no sponsor and was named simply Headingley Stadium until 2017 when a deal was done with the Emerald Group Search and Selection making it the Emerald Headingley Stadium. In 2021, Emerald Group pulled out of their sponsorship with immediate effect in the aftermath of the club'sracism scandal.[39]
The ground is served byHeadingley andBurley Park railway stations as well as theFirst Leeds routes 19, 19A, 56 and 91 which stop right outside the front entrance of the stadium on Kirkstall Lane.
Along with this there are other buses which stop a short 5 min walk away on Otley Rd Headingley those areFirst Leeds services 1,6,8,27 and 28 andYorkshire Buses service 29.
On certain match dates the R66 Shuttle Bus will run from Leeds City Centre to the stadium bus stop on Kirkstall Lane operated byFirst Leeds.
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