Headingley in Leeds, the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, has hosted 83 Test matches since its first, England against Australia in June 1899, which was drawn. It has also hosted 53 ODIs (four of them abandoned) and two T20Is (one abandoned). The ground opened in 1890; it was first laid out for six sports (cricket, rugby, football, tennis, bowls and cycling) and still shares a main stand with the rugby stadium next door. It holds 18,350.
The latest Test there was England’s win by an innings and 103 runs over Pakistan on 19-21 August 2026. England have now won their last seven Tests at Headingley, a run that began in 2018; the last side to beat them there was West Indies, by five wickets in 2017.
Headingley Test records at a glance
| Record | Holder | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Highest total | Australia 653/4d | v England, 1993 |
| Lowest total | West Indies 61 | v England, 2000 |
| Highest individual score | Don Bradman 334 | Australia v England, 1930 |
| Most runs | Don Bradman 963 | 4 Tests, average 192.60 |
| Most wickets | Stuart Broad 54 | 12 Tests, average 26.62 |
| Best bowling (innings) | Bob Willis 8/43 | England v Australia, 1981 |
| Best bowling (match) | Colin Blythe 15/99 | England v South Africa, 1907 |
| Highest partnership | Bill Ponsford and Don Bradman 388 | 4th wicket, Australia v England, 1934 |
Results at Headingley
Of the 83 Tests, England have won 39 and 18 have been drawn. Australia have won nine, West Indies seven, South Africa three, New Zealand, India and Pakistan two each, and Sri Lanka one.
Highest and lowest totals
Australia’s 653 for 4 declared in 1993 is still the highest Test total at Headingley. Allan Border made 200 not out and Steve Waugh 157 not out in an unbroken stand of 332 for the fifth wicket, after David Boon’s 107. England were bowled out for 200 and 305, and Australia won by an innings and 148 runs to go 3-0 up in the series. India’s 628 for 8 declared in 2002 is the next best.
The lowest is West Indies’ 61 in 2000. Having made 172 in their first innings, they were bowled out in 26.2 overs in the second, and England won by an innings and 39 runs to lead the five-match series 2-1.
The biggest successful chase is also a famous one: Australia’s 404 for 3 in 1948, when Arthur Morris (182) and Bradman (173 not out) added 301 for the second wicket. England’s 373 for 5 against India in 2025 is the second-highest.
Most Test runs at Headingley
Don Bradman still leads with 963 runs in only four Tests, at an average of 192.60, with four hundreds: 334 in 1930, 304 in 1934, 103 in 1938 and 173 not out in 1948. Joe Root, the Yorkshireman, is fourth and the only current player in the top five.
| Batter | Span | Tests | Runs | Average | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bradman | 1930-1948 | 4 | 963 | 192.60 | 4 |
| Geoffrey Boycott | 1964-1981 | 10 | 897 | 59.80 | 4 |
| John Edrich | 1964-1975 | 9 | 849 | 53.06 | 1 |
| Joe Root | 2013-2026 | 12 | 829 | 46.05 | 2 |
| Graham Gooch | 1978-1994 | 12 | 776 | 36.95 | 2 |
Most Test wickets at Headingley
Stuart Broad finished with 54 wickets in 12 Tests at Headingley, at 26.62, before he retired in 2023. Fred Trueman, another Yorkshireman, took his 44 at the best average of the top five.
| Bowler | Span | Tests | Wickets | Average | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 2008-2023 | 12 | 54 | 26.62 | 6/91 |
| Fred Trueman | 1952-1964 | 9 | 44 | 18.06 | 6/30 |
| James Anderson | 2003-2021 | 11 | 43 | 26.20 | 5/16 |
| Bob Willis | 1976-1984 | 8 | 40 | 19.27 | 8/43 |
| Ian Botham | 1977-1987 | 10 | 33 | 23.42 | 6/95 |
Highest individual scores
Bradman’s 334 in 1930 is the highest Test score at Headingley. He made 309 of them on the first day, which is still the most runs by a batter in a single day of Test cricket. Australia made 566, and the match was drawn. John Edrich’s 310 not out against New Zealand in 1965 is second, and Bradman’s 304 in 1934 third, so Headingley has seen three Test triple hundreds.
Best bowling
Bob Willis’s 8 for 43 in 1981 is the best in an innings at Headingley. Australia, set 130 after England had followed on and Ian Botham had made 149 not out, were bowled out for 111, and England won by 18 runs. It was only the second time a team following on had won a Test. Colin Blythe’s 8 for 59 against South Africa in 1907 is second.
Blythe also holds the best match figures: 15 for 99 in that 1907 Test (8 for 59 and 7 for 40), when England defended 76 and 162 against South Africa’s 110 and 75 to win by 53 runs.
Highest partnerships
Bill Ponsford (181) and Bradman (304) added 388 for the fourth wicket in 1934, the highest Test stand at the ground. Ken Barrington and John Edrich’s 369 for the second wicket against New Zealand in 1965 is next, and Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf’s 363 for Pakistan in 2006 third.
Headingley’s recent classics
In 2019 Ben Stokes made 135 not out as England, bowled out for 67 in their first innings, chased 359 to beat Australia by one wicket. In 2025 England chased 371 against India for a five-wicket win, built on Ben Duckett’s 149, even though India had made five hundreds in the match, two of them by Rishabh Pant (134 and 118). In 2026 England bowled Pakistan out for 171 and 135 to win inside three days.