Headingley

Leeds, England

Headingley Cricket Ground, St. Michael's Lane, Leeds, West Yorkhire. LS6 3BR (Phone: 0113-278-7394)

Also or formerly known as Headingley Grounds
Established 1890
Capacity 17000
Floodlights Yes, Installed in 2015
End names Kirkstall Lane End, Football Stand End
Home team Yorkshire
Current local time 04:38, Thu Jun 22, 2023 (UTC +0100)
Note Headingley is a suburb of Leeds

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Records and statistics

First Test	England v Australia - Jun 29-Jul 1, 1899	Scorecard
Last Test	England v New Zealand - Jun 23-27, 2022	Scorecard
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First ODI	England v West Indies - Sep 5, 1973	Scorecard
Last ODI	England v South Africa - Jul 24, 2022	Scorecard
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Only T20I	England v Pakistan - Jul 18, 2021	Scorecard
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Profile

Tucked away in the sleepy backstreets of suburban Leeds, Headingley staged possibly the most dramatic comeback in Test cricket when, in 1981, England beat Australia by 18 runs. England had followed on 227 runs behind and were 135 for 7 in their second innings before the combined heroics of Ian Botham, with the bat, and Willis, with the ball, beat odds of 500/1.

Since the initial first-class match was held there in 1899, against Kent, Headingley spectators have witnessed some great feats, including two Test triple-centuries by Don Bradman in 1930 and 1934. During the first innings Bradman scored 309 of his eventual 334 in a single day, the only instance of 300 in a day in a Test. The Surrey left-hander John Edrich also made a Test triple hundred here, against New Zealand in 1965. And, fittingly, Geoff Boycott brought up his hundreth hundred against Australia in 1977.

Test cricket had first come to Headingley nearly 100 years earlier, in 1889, one year after the ground was established. The home of Yorkshire County Cricket, the Headingley ground wasn't actually owned by the club until they finally bought it in 2005 for £12 million.

The ground is named after a suburb of the city of Leeds, and it is linked to a rugby league ground, home of the Leeds Rhinos. Unusually, there is no pavilion at Headingley; players have to make do with a modern dressing-room in the stands. The wicket is variable, and - particularly when there is cloud cover, too - aids seam bowling.

Notes

Train Nearest station: Leeds (2 miles away) - then take buses 74, 75, 76 or 77.
Car No parking in the immediate vicinity. Park and ride available from Beckett Campus, Leeds Metropolitan University.
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Fixtures

2023
Thu Jun 22 (20 ovs) 18:30 local \| 17:30 GMT 01:30 HKT	Vitality Blast North Group - Yorkshire v Birmingham Bears
Sun Jun 25 - Wed Jun 28 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 18:00 HKT	County Championship Division Two Yorkshire v Gloucestershire
Thu Jul 6 - Mon Jul 10 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 18:00 HKT	ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test - England v Australia
Sat Jul 15 (50 ovs) 10:30 local \| 09:30 GMT 17:30 HKT	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Northern Diamonds v Central Sparks
Wed Jul 19 - Sat Jul 22 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 18:00 HKT	County Championship Division Two Yorkshire v Sussex
Thu Aug 3 (20 ovs) 15:00 local \| 14:00 GMT 22:00 HKT	The Hundred Women's Competition Birmingham Phoenix (Women) v Northern Superchargers (Women)
Thu Aug 3 (20 ovs) 18:30 local \| 17:30 GMT 01:30 HKT	The Hundred Men's Competition Birmingham Phoenix (Men) v Northern Superchargers (Men)
Fri Aug 11 (20 ovs) 15:00 local \| 14:00 GMT 22:00 HKT	The Hundred Women's Competition Northern Superchargers (Women) v Oval Invincibles (Women)
Fri Aug 11 (20 ovs) 18:30 local \| 17:30 GMT 01:30 HKT	The Hundred Men's Competition Northern Superchargers (Men) v Oval Invincibles (Men)
Sun Aug 13 (20 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 18:00 HKT	The Hundred Women's Competition Manchester Originals (Women) v Northern Superchargers (Women)
Sun Aug 13 (20 ovs) 14:30 local \| 13:30 GMT 21:30 HKT	The Hundred Men's Competition Manchester Originals (Men) v Northern Superchargers (Men)
Tue Aug 22 (20 ovs) 15:00 local \| 14:00 GMT 22:00 HKT	The Hundred Women's Competition Northern Superchargers (Women) v Welsh Fire (Women)
Tue Aug 22 (20 ovs) 18:30 local \| 17:30 GMT 01:30 HKT	The Hundred Men's Competition Northern Superchargers (Men) v Welsh Fire (Men)
Wed Sep 20 (50 ovs) 12:30 local \| 11:30 GMT 19:30 HKT	1st ODI - England v Ireland
Tue Sep 26 - Fri Sep 29 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 18:00 HKT	County Championship Division Two Yorkshire v Worcestershire
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