| Headingley Stadium | |||
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| Location | Headingley, Leeds, England | ||
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| Coordinates | 53°49′01″N 1°34′56″W | ||
| Home club | |||
| County club | Yorkshire C.C.C. | ||
| Establishment | 1891 | ||
| Operator | |||
| Surface | Grass | ||
| Capacity | Rugby stadium (21,062) Cricket stadium (17,500) | ||
| Owner | |||
| Tenants | Rugby Stadium Leeds Rhinos (1890–present) Yorkshire Carnegie (1991–present) Bramley (1997-1999) Cricket Stadium Yorkshire C.C.C. (1891–present) | ||
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| Only Test | |||
| First Test | 1899 | ||
| Last Test | 2019 | ||
| First ODI | |||
| Last ODI | |||
| First T20I | |||
| Last T20I | |||
| As of | |||
Headingley Stadium in Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Leeds Rhinos rugby league and Yorkshire Carnegie rugby union clubs.
There are two separate grounds, Headingley Cricket Ground and Headingley Rugby Stadium, with a two-sided stand housing common facilities. Initially owned by the Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletic Company, the ground is now managed jointly by Yorkshire C.C.C. and Leeds Rugby.
From 2006 until 2017, the stadium was officially known as the Headingley Carnegie Stadium as a result of sponsorship from Leeds Metropolitan University, whose sports faculty is known as the Carnegie School of Sport Exercise and Physical Education. Since 1 November 2017, the stadium is known as the Emerald Headingley Stadium due to the purchase of the naming rights by Emerald Group Publishing.
Cricket ground[]
The cricket ground sits to the Northern side of the complex. It opened in 1891 and has been used for Test matches since 1899. It is the main home ground of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Yorkshire Vikings Twenty20 cricket team. The ground last held The Ashes in 2009. Since 2015 the cricket ground has been floodlit. The ground has a seated capacity of 17,500, executive facilities and a new media centre opened in 2010. All but the stand at the football ground end have been rebuilt since 2000, it is proposed to replace this stand in conjunction with redeveloping its other side facing the rugby ground.
External links[]
- New Stand being constructed
- Official site of The Yorkshire County Cricket Club
- stadium improvements info @ bbc
- A rotating 360 degree view of the cricket ground from the BBC
- A rotating 360 degree view of the rugby ground from the BBC
- Stadium renamed
- stadium info @ napit
- pictures of rugby ground at a leeds tykes match
- pictures of rugby ground
| Test cricket grounds in England and Wales |
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| Current Test grounds: |
| Edgbaston • Headingley • Lord's • Old Trafford • The Oval • Riverside • Sophia Gardens • Trent Bridge • Rose Bowl |
| Former Test grounds: |
| Bramall Lane |