England news

Headingley secures 2023 Ashes Test, Ageas Bowl misses out

Feb 14, 2018: Yorkshire's ground will also be one of the host venues for the new eight-team T20 competition, along with Hampshire's Ageas Bowl, which missed out on an Ashes Test

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New Headingley stand gets green light

Apr 20, 2017: Headingley's future as an international venue has been secured after Leeds City Council formally approved an emergency deal to ensure a major £35m refit could go ahead

County news

Headingley future assured after council reaches funding agreement

Mar 28, 2017: Headingley's future as a Test venue appears to have been assured, following a funding agreement between Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Leeds City Council over the redevelopment of the ground's rugby stand

Is winter coming to Yorkshire?

Mar 24, 2017: The proudest of English cricket's counties is looking at dark days ahead, as its creaking home ground and financial difficulties paint a worrying picture

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'Only weeks left' to stave off Headingley crisis

Mar 20, 2017: Mark Arthur has warned that Yorkshire could lose their ability to host major matches if they are unable to finance a partial redevelopment of their Headingley home "within weeks"

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Yorkshire urge go-ahead on Headingley stand

Dec 21, 2016: Yorkshire and their rugby league counterparts, Leeds Rhinos, have appealed to Leeds City Council to give the go-ahead to their Headingley development next month

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Fogarty award continues Yorkshire's domination

Nov 28, 2015: Yorkshire's domination of the County Championship continued at the Groundsman of the Year Awards in Derby, as Andy Fogarty's pitches at Headingley earned him the main prize for four-day cricket.

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Rugby stand concern at Headingley

Feb 20, 2015: Yorkshire will be able to play host to day/night matches this season with the installation of floodlights but a lower-than capacity crowd may be there to watch after safety concerns were raised about the rugby stand at Headingley

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Yorkshire bank on Headingley development

Jun 5, 2014: Yorkshire have unveiled an ambitious development plan to ensure that Headingley remains a viable international venue

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Debt-ridden Yorkshire pray for England miracle

Feb 28, 2014: Yorkshire's financial predicament has grown ever deeper as they have announced further heavy losses to take their debts towards £24m and appealed for the public to unfold its arms and start to support Test cricket

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'I put my money where my mouth was'

Aug 5, 2012: Yorkshire chief executive Colin Graves reveals plans for floodlights at Headingley and discusses his role in reviving the club's fortunes

England v South Africa, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley

England should not talk of misfortune

Aug 2, 2012: England might be forgiven for considering themselves unfortunate after the first day of the Headingley Test. But great teams do not trust to luck, they shape their own fortunes.

County news

Graves takes hands-on role at Yorkshire

May 4, 2012: Colin Graves, whose uncompromising approach to leadership was made abundantly clear this week when he told Ajmal Shahzad that his Yorkshire career was over, is strengthening his day-to-day involvement with Yorkshire.

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Yorkshire will not bid for Ashes Test

Feb 11, 2011: Headingley will not host an Ashes Test in 2013 or 2015 after Yorkshire chairman and chief executive, Colin Graves, said it would represent too great a financial risk

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Yorkshire honour Trueman with enclosure

Dec 8, 2009: Yorkshire are to honour Fred Trueman by naming the members' enclosure in the new Carnegie Pavilion after the England great.

England v Austalia, 4th Test, Headingley

England defeat proves costly for Leeds

Aug 10, 2009: England's dismal defeat to Australia at Headingley could cost the local economy in Leeds up to £2 million

England v West Indies, 1st ODI, Headingley

Regan defends saturated Headingley

May 21, 2009: Stewart Regan, the Yorkshire chief executive, was forced to defend the club's new drainage system after the first one-day international between England and West Indies at Headingley was abandoned shortly after 3pm

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Yorkshire given pavilion planning permission

Sep 5, 2008: Yorkshire have been granted planning permission for a new pavilion at Headingley in the latest part of the ground's redevelopment

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New drainage system for Headingley

May 24, 2008: The ECB have granted Yorkshire £600,000 to install a state-of-the-art drainage system at Headingley

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Yorkshire submit plans for new pavilion

Apr 27, 2008: Yorkshire have submitted plans for their new pavilion at Headingley as part of their multi-million pound investment in redeveloping the ground