Headingley Stadium

Headingley Stadium in Headingley, Leeds is a sporting complex which is home to Yorkshire County Cricket Club as well as two rugby teams, Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie. Headingley Stadium was built in 1889 in a joint venture by both Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Leeds Rugby Union Football Club.

The sports ground originally incorporated tennis courts, a bowling green and cycling and athletics tracks. Now cricket and rugby is played in two separate grounds with a two-sided stand housing common facilities.

Headingley Carnegie Cricket Ground

Headingley Carnegie Cricket Ground (usually shortened to Headingley) has a capacity of over 14,000 spectators and adjoins the rugby stadium through a shared main stand.

Headingley Carnegie Cricket Ground has seen test cricket since 1899 and Headingley spectators have been lucky enough to witness some of the greatest moments in cricket such as the memorable innings where Geoff Boycott hit his hundredth hundred against Australia in 1977.

Headingley was also the stage where the most dramatic comeback in test cricket took place in 1981 as England beat Australia by 18 runs, coming from 227 runs behind when they were 135-7 in their second innings, Botham and Willis working miracles with the with the bat and ball respectively.

Headingley Rugby Stadium

The rugby stadium has staged more than 40 international rugby league matches and countless domestic finals. Both the Leeds Rhinos and Leeds Tykes have the stadium as their home ground.