Headingley Cricket Ground
Ground information | |||||
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Location | St. Michael's Lane, Headingley, Leeds | ||||
Coordinates | 53°49′3.58″N 1°34′55.12″W / 53.8176611°N 1.5819778°W | ||||
Establishment | 1890 | ||||
Capacity | 18,350[1] | ||||
Owner | Yorkshire County Cricket Club | ||||
End names | |||||
Kirkstall Lane End Football Stand End | |||||
International information | |||||
First Test | 29 June – 1 July 1899: England v Australia | ||||
Last Test | 6-9 July 2023: England v Australia | ||||
First ODI | 5 September 1973: England v West Indies | ||||
Last ODI | 24 July 2022: England v South Africa | ||||
First 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 | ||||
Team information | |||||
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As of 16 July 2023 Source: ESPNcricinfo |
Headingley Cricket Ground is a
History
A sports ground at Headingley was developed by a group of benefactors led by
Notable sporting moments
In 1902, Yorkshire beat the touring Australians by five wickets, after dismissing them for 23 in their second innings with
Spinner Hedley Verity took 10 wickets for 10 runs in 1932 for Yorkshire 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 the Fourth Test of the 1948 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 Test
In the third test match of the
In the
In the third Test of the
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 the West Indies including Malcolm Marshall, Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh.
In a game they had to win to stay in the
In 2000, England dismissed the West Indies for 61 to win in two days, with Andrew Caddick taking four wickets in an over. England won again seven years later in 2007, as Ryan 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, with Mark Butcher scoring an unbeaten 173 as England won by six wickets.[7] However, in August 2009 in the 4th test of The Ashes series, Australia beat England in 2+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 and Paul 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 when India played England at Headingley from 22 to 26 August 2002. A venue where England used to bank on for home comforts showcased Team India's convincing win as the then visitors thrashed the Three Lions to clinch the 3rd Test of the four-match series.[8]
While
Skipper Hussain 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, with Adam 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 in first-class cricket at Headingley to score a century in both innings of a match.
It hosted four matches at the
On 25 August 2019,
In the third test of the
Present facilities
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.
Recent and future developments
Yorkshire County Cricket Club are expanding the ground according to a six phase masterplan with points as follows
- Phase one - the erection of four floodlights (completed 2015)
- Phase two - the rebuild of the rugby ground end in conjunction with the redevelopment of the North Stand on the rugby side (completed 2019)
- Phase three - the addition of 915 seats in the north east corner (not yet undertaken)
- Phase four - the development of a five level new pavilion, members long room and dressing facilities to sit over the existing north west corner adjacent to the Carnegie Pavilion (not yet undertaken)
- Phase five - A translucent cantilever roof to be erected over the White Rose Stand (not yet undertaken)
- Phase six - landscaping on the White Rose Stand and North East concourses (not yet undertaken)[12]
Records at the ground
(As of August 2021[update])
In Tests, the highest team score achieved at Headingley is 653-4 declared by Australia against England in 1993. The leading run scorers at the ground are
In ODIs, the highest team score achieved at Headingley is 351-9 by
Other events
Headingley Cricket Ground's first concert occurred on Friday 18 September 2015 when ska band Madness performed in front of an audience of 7,500.[14][15]
Sponsorship
The ground was named the Headingley Carnegie Stadium from 2006 to 2013 under a sponsorship deal with
Access
The ground is served by
Along with this there are other buses which stop a short 5 min walk away on Otley Rd Headingley those are First Leeds services 1,6,8,27 and 28 and Yorkshire 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 by First Leeds
See also
- List of international cricket centuries at Headingley
- List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Headingley
References
- ^ "The many shapes of England's cricket stadiums". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "HEADINGLEY'S HISTORY". The Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.com. 13 July 1965. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ "1975: Davis campaigners stop Test match". BBC. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ "In Depth | The Ashes". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 15 July 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ "9th Super Six Match: Australia v South Africa at Leeds". 13 June 1999. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "4th Test: England v Australia at Leeds". 16–20 August 2001. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "India's Your of England 2002". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 schedule announced". ICC. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "3rd Test 2023 Ashes". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "HEADINGLEY MASTERPLAN". The Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Headingley, Leeds Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "British pop icons Madness to perform at Headingley". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Madness prove to be a big hit – at Headingley". Yorkshire Evening Post. 19 September 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Emerald removes brand association with Yorkshire County Cricket Club". Emerald Publishing. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.