Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Headingley is an inner suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie (formerly known as Leeds Tykes). Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Leeds Carnegie is an English Rugby union club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire that currently plays in the National Division One after being relegated
There are two separate grounds, with a two-sided stand housing common facilities. Initially, the whole complex was owned by the Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletic Company, which is the parent company of both rugby clubs. Yorkshire County Cricket Club purchased the cricket ground on 31 December 2005 and, as announced on 11 October 2006, the whole ground is managed as one jointly between Yorkshire C.C.C. and Leeds Rugby. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket [1]
Since 11 January 2006, the stadium has officially been 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. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Leeds Metropolitan University is a University with two campuses in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. [2]
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Headingley Rugby Stadium
Headingley's rugby stadium is located at .
| Headingley Carnegie | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Headingley, Leeds, UK |
| Opened | 1890 |
| Closed | Open |
| Owner | Leeds Rhinos |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tenants | |
| Capacity | |
Leeds St. Headingley is an inner suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds Leeds Carnegie is an English Rugby union club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire that currently plays in the National Division One after being relegated Johns, who were later to become Leeds Rugby League Football Club then Leeds Rhinos, moved to Headingley in 1889 and built Headingley stadium. Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds Since then the stadium has staged more than 40 international matches and countless domestic finals. The ground now has a capacity of 22,250. It is the second largest stadium in Leeds after Elland Road. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Elland Road is an all-seater football Stadium situated in the Beeston area of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire,
Headingly hosted the first ever Rugby League Challenge Cup final in 1897. The Challenge Cup (as of 2008 known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knockout cup competition for Rugby league clubs across Europe
In the 1930s, major developments took place on two sides of the rugby ground. The South Stand was completed in 1931, with some of the work being carried out by club players, whilst the old wooden North Stand was burned down during a match against Halifax on 25th March 1931. By the end of 1932, a new North Stand had been completed.
The record attendance at Headingley was 40,175 for the rugby league match between Leeds and Bradford on 21 May 1947. The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Undersoil heating was installed in 1963, and floodlights in 1966. New changing rooms were added in 1991.
In July 1998, Leeds RUFC became part of the world's first dual-code rugby partnership, Leeds Rugby Limited. Leeds Carnegie is an English Rugby union club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire that currently plays in the National Division One after being relegated
2006 saw the construction of the Carnegie Stand. Built to replace the old eastern terrace, it was opened on 1 September 2006 for the Super League match between Leeds Rhinos and Warrington Wolves. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds Warrington is a professional Rugby league club in the town of Warrington, Cheshire in England.
Headingley Carnegie Cricket Ground
| Headingley Carnegie | ||||
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 England | ||||
| Ground information | ||||
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| Location | Headingley, Leeds | |||
| Establishment | 1890 | |||
| Seating capacity | 20,000 | |||
| Owner | Yorkshire County Cricket Club | |||
| End names | Kirkstall Lane End Football Stand End | |||
| International information | ||||
| First Test | 29 June 1899: England v Australia | |||
| Last Test | 25 May 2007: England v West Indies | |||
| First ODI | 5 September 1973: England v West Indies | |||
| Last ODI | 2 September 2007: England v India | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1891 – present | Yorkshire | |||
As of 16 December 2007 | ||||
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Headingley Carnegie cricket ground is located at .
Notable sporting moments
In 1902, Yorkshire beat the touring Australians by five wickets, after dismissing them for 23 in their second innings with George Herbert Hirst and Stanley Jackson taking five wickets each. George Herbert Hirst (born in Kirkheaton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire on 7 September 1871 - 10 May 1954) often Sir Francis Stanley Jackson (born 21 November 1870 in Leeds, died 9 March 1947 in London) known as the Honourable
Donald Bradman's innings of 334 in the 1930 Ashes Test included 309 runs on the first day, and he followed it in the Australians' next test at Headingley in 1934 with an innings of 304. Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001 often referred to as The Don, was an Australian Cricketer widely The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia.
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. Hedley Verity ( born 18 May 1905 in Headingley, Leeds, died in Caserta, Italy 31 July 1943, of wounds Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Verity had also taken all ten against Warwickshire at Headingley in 1931.
In 1948, Australia scored 404 for three on the last day to beat England. Arthur Morris scored 182 and Bradman scored 173 not out. Arthur Robert Morris (born 19 January 1922 is a former Australian Cricketer who played 46 Test matches between 1946 and 1955
In the 1977 Ashes test, Geoff Boycott scored his hundredth first-class hundred. Geoffrey Boycott OBE (born 21 October 1940 is a former Cricketer for Yorkshire and England.
In 1981, Headingley provided the stage for perhaps the most dramatic comeback in Test cricket, when England beat Australia by 18 runs. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. The bookies quoted odds of 500-1 against an England victory after they followed on 227 runs behind and then collapsed to 135 for seven in their second innings. Follow-on is a term used in the Sport of Cricket to describe a situation where the team that bats second is forced to take its second batting innings immediately after Ian Botham scored 149 not out, and then Bob Willis took eight for 43 with the ball, and England won. Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is a former England Test Cricketer and Test team captain and current In Cricket, not out is a term used on scorecards to signify that a Batsman has not been dismissed when the Innings is finished Robert ("Bob" George Dylan Willis (born in Sunderland 30 May 1949) is a former Cricketer who played for Surrey, Two members of the Australian team had taken the 500-1 odds. [1]
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, Curtley Ambrose and Courtney Walsh. Graham Alan Gooch, OBE (born July 23 1953) is a former Cricketer who captained Essex and England. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Malcolm Denzil Marshall ( April 18, 1958 - November 4, 1999) was a West Indian Cricketer Primarily a Fast bowler Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose (born September 21, 1963) nicknamed the 'Little Bird' following on from Joel Garner who was nicknamed "Big Bird" Courtney Andrew Walsh (born October 30, 1962 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former international Cricketer ( fast bowler
In a game they had to win to stay in the 1999 Cricket World Cup, the eventual cup-winners Australia chased down South Africa's 271 for seven after being 48 for three. Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1999 Cricket World Cup was hosted primarily by England, but Ireland, Wales, Scotland and the Netherlands also hosted some games The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa Steve Waugh, who had been dropped by Herschelle Gibbs as he attempted to throw the ball up in celebration, scored 120 not out. Stephen Rodger Waugh, AO (born 2 June 1965 in Canterbury New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and fraternal twin of Mark Waugh Herschelle Herman Gibbs (born 23 February 1974 in Cape Town) is a South African Cricketer more specifically a Batsman. [3]
In 2000, England dismissed the West Indies for 61 to win by an innings, with Andrew Caddick taking four wickets in an over. Andrew' ("Andy" Richard Caddick' (born 21 November 1968 is a domestic and former international fast-medium bowler. This would be repeated 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. Ryan Jay Sidebottom (born 15 January 1978 in Huddersfield) is an English cricketer who plays international cricket for England and domestic cricket
In August 2001, England successfully chased 315 to beat the all-conquering Australians, with Mark Butcher scoring an unbeaten 173 as England won by six wickets. Mark Alan Butcher (born Croydon, London, 23 August 1972) is an English Cricketer a former international player who continues [4]
In September 2007, the national finals of the daily telegraph under 15 twenty20 cup were held at Headingley. The four teams, Clifton College, Felsted school, Loughborough GS and Sedbergh School fought bravely but Sedbergh came out on top after a classic day's cricket. Clifton College is a Coeducational public school in Clifton Bristol, England. For the record label see Felsted Records UK Felsted (sometimes spelt 'Felstead' is a village of Essex in England, located Loughborough (pronounced locally as either /lɘfbɘɹɘ/ "LUFF-burra" /lɘf Sedbergh School is a co-educational boarding school in Sedbergh, Cumbria for boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 18 inclusive
Owning the ground
In December 2005 Yorkshire County Cricket Club obtained a loan of £9 million from Leeds City Council towards the cost of purchasing the cricket ground for £12 million. This article discusses the metropolitan district of the City of Leeds. [5] Shortly afterwards, 98. 37% of members who participated in a vote backed the deal. [6] On 11 January 2006, the club announced plans to rebuild the stand next to the rugby ground with 3,000 extra seats, taking capacity to 20,000. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [7] The club also announced plans to redevelop the Winter Shed (North) stand on 25 August 2006 providing a £12. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 5 million pavilion complex. [8]
See also
References
- ^ "Joint management agreed for Headingley Stadium", YorkshireCCC. This is a list of cricket grounds in England and Wales, including both Test and County cricket grounds org, 2006-10-11. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Retrieved on 2006-10-16. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western
- ^ Leeds Metropolitan University - Latest News - Headingley Carnegie Stadium - 11/01/06
- ^ 9th Super Six Match: Australia v South Africa at Leeds, 13 Jun 1999
- ^ 4th Test: England v Australia at Leeds, 16-20 Aug 2001
- ^ BBC SPORT | Cricket | Counties | Yorkshire | Members approve Headingley buyout
- ^ BBC SPORT | Cricket | Counties | Yorkshire | Members approve Headingley buyout
- ^ BBC SPORT | Cricket | Counties | Yorkshire | New stand and name for Headingley
- ^ Come in to the new Headingley Carnegie Stadium! : News : The Yorkshire County Cricket Club
External links
- 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
- picture of leeds tykes at headingley
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