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Headingley Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in the Headingley Stadium complex in Headingley, Leeds, England. It adjoins the Headingley Rugby Stadium through a shared main stand, although the main entrance to the cricket ground is at the opposite Kirkstall Lane end.
Headingley Stadium is a stadium complex in Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.Linked by a two-sided stand housing common facilities, it comprises the two following separate grounds: Headingley Cricket Ground (home of Yorkshire CCC) and Headingley Rugby Stadium (home of Leeds Rhinos RLFC).
Headingley - East Stand. Headingley Cricket Ground is a cricket venue that exists as part of the Headingley Stadium complex in Leeds, England. It was established in 1890 and currently has a capacity of 17,000. [1] The ground has hosted 78 Test matches, the first of these was played in 1899 between England and Australia. [2]
LEEDS, England (Reuters) -England shot out India for a paltry 78 and cruised to 120 for no loss in their robust reply to take early control of the third test at Headingley on Wednesday.
Headingley Rugby Stadium (known as AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium due to sponsorship) is a rugby league stadium in Headingley, Leeds and shares the same site as Headingley Cricket Ground. It is the home ground of the Leeds Rhinos. Headingley is the 5th largest rugby league stadium in England.
Headingley is also known in sporting circles; its stadium is known as Headingley – earlier spelt Headingly. [5] The stadium is home to the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, the Northern Superchargers franchise cricket team, the Leeds Rhinos rugby league and Yorkshire Carnegie rugby union clubs.
The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match at Headingley was Hugh Trumble in 1899; he finished with bowling figures of five wickets for 60 runs (5/60) in England's first innings. The best figures in Test cricket at Headingley are the 8/43, taken by England's Bob Willis against Australia in July 1981.
Yorkshire have played home matches at 21 grounds, but today play the majority of their home fixtures at Headingley, which also holds Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket matches. The club's original home ground at Bramall Lane also held one Test match in 1902.