Headingley        

Leeds, England

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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.

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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

2026
Wed Jun 17 (20 ovs) 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT | 04:30 CDT | 02:30 PDT	ICC Women's T20 World Cup 9th Match, Group 1 - Australia Women v TBC
Wed Jun 17 (20 ovs) 14:30 local | 13:30 GMT 09:30 EDT | 08:30 CDT | 06:30 PDT	ICC Women's T20 World Cup 10th Match, Group 1 - India Women v TBC
Thu Jun 18 (20 ovs)           18:30 local | 17:30 GMT 13:30 EDT | 12:30 CDT | 10:30 PDT	ICC Women's T20 World Cup 12th Match, Group 2 - West Indies Women v TBC
Sat Jun 20 (20 ovs)           18:30 local | 17:30 GMT 13:30 EDT | 12:30 CDT | 10:30 PDT	ICC Women's T20 World Cup 16th Match, Group 2 - England Women v TBC
Tue Jun 23 (20 ovs)           18:30 local | 17:30 GMT 13:30 EDT | 12:30 CDT | 10:30 PDT	ICC Women's T20 World Cup 21st Match, Group 1 - Australia Women v Pakistan Women
Wed Aug 19 - Sun Aug 23 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	ICC World Test Championship 1st Test - England v Pakistan
Thu Sep 24 (50 ovs)           12:30 local | 11:30 GMT 07:30 EDT | 06:30 CDT | 04:30 PDT	2nd ODI - England v Sri Lanka
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May 22, 2024

A bleak scene at Headingley ahead of the first T20I against Pakistan
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Aug 3, 2023

A heavy deluge meant the weather had the final say
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Jul 9, 2023

The teams warm up before play
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Jul 6, 2023

Headingley was baked in sunshine on the second morning
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