EnglandTest and ODI ground1899 to 2025
Headingley
Leeds, England
Headingley records at a glance
At Headingley, the highest Test team total is 653/4 by Australia in 1993; the highest individual score is 334 by Donald Bradman in 1930; the highest successful chase is 404/3 by Australia in 1948.
At Headingley, the highest ODI team total is 351/9 by England in 2019; the highest individual score is 152 by Sanath Jayasuriya in 2006; the highest successful chase is 324/2 by Sri Lanka in 2006.
| Record | Test | ODI |
|---|---|---|
| Highest team total | 653/4 (Australia, 1993) | 351/9 (England, 2019) |
| Lowest completed total | 61 (West Indies, 2000) | 93 (England, 1975) |
| Highest successful chase | 404/3 (Australia, 1948) | 324/2 (Sri Lanka, 2006) |
| Highest individual score | Donald Bradman 334 (1930) | Sanath Jayasuriya 152 (2006) |
| Best bowling | Bob Willis 8/43 (1981) | Waqar Younis 7/36 (2001) |
| Most runs at the ground | Donald Bradman 963 | Eoin Morgan 477 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Stuart Broad 54 | Adil Rashid 18 |
| Average first-innings total | 304 | 225 |
About Headingley
Headingley has staged Tests since 1899 and has a reputation for helping seam bowlers when the Leeds cloud comes over. It has also produced two of the most famous comebacks in the game. In 1981 England followed on against Australia and won by 18 runs, after Ian Botham's 149 not out and Bob Willis's 8 for 43, and in 2019 Ben Stokes's unbeaten 135 won by one wicket a Test England had seemed certain to lose. Don Bradman scored 334 here in 1930 and 304 in 1934, and his 963 Test runs still lead the ground's list. Stuart Broad has taken more wickets here than anyone, 54. Unusually for an English ground, the side batting second has won more Tests here than the side batting first. In one-day cricket chasing sides have won 27 matches to 18, and Waqar Younis's 7 for 36 against England in 2001 is the best bowling at the ground.
Headingley in numbers
Headingley, in Leeds, England, has staged 81 Tests and 48 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between Australia and England in 1899, and the most recent international here was in 2025. Its Tests span 120 years and more.
In Tests
Of the 81 Tests played at Headingley, 18 were drawn (22%), 29 won by the side batting first and 34 by the side batting second. Decided Tests have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. England have played 80 of those Tests and won 37, lost 25 and drawn or tied 18, a win rate of 46%. The most frequent visitors have been Australia (27) and South Africa (13).
The average first-innings total was 188 in the 1900s (3 Tests) and 223 in the 2020s (3 Tests), peaking at 385 in the 1960s. Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 10 Tests, against 9 in the 1960s.
Donald Bradman has made more Test runs here than anyone, 963 in 6 innings with 4 hundreds, and Stuart Broad has taken the most wickets, 54 in 12 Tests.
- Highest total: Australia's 653 for 4 (1993)
- Lowest completed innings: West Indies' 61 (2000)
- Highest individual score: Donald Bradman, 334 against England (1930)
- Best bowling: Bob Willis, 8 for 43 (1981)
- Heaviest defeat: West Indies, by an innings and 283 runs against England (2007)
- Closest finish: England won by 1 wicket (2019)
In one-day internationals
Of the 48 ODIs played at Headingley, sides batting first have won 18 and chasing sides 27; 3 produced no result. Only 40% of decided ODIs have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. England have played 36 of those ODIs and won 21, lost 13 and tied or had no result in 2, a win rate of 58%. The most frequent visitors have been Australia (10) and India (10).
The average first-innings total was 178 in the 1970s (8 ODIs) and 187 in the 2020s (3 ODIs), peaking at 285 in the 2010s. Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 12 ODIs, against 9 in the 2000s.
Eoin Morgan has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 477 in 9 innings with 1 hundred, and Adil Rashid has taken the most wickets, 18 in 9 ODIs.
- Highest total: England's 351 for 9 (2019)
- Lowest completed innings: England's 93 (1975)
- Highest individual score: Sanath Jayasuriya, 152 against England (2006)
- Best bowling: Waqar Younis, 7 for 36 (2001)
- Widest win by runs: West Indies, by 101 runs over Australia (1983)
- Closest finish: England won by 1 wicket (1973)
Tests at Headingley
81 Tests, 1899 to 2023. The first was Australia v England on 29 June 1899: match drawn.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Drawn / tied
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 | 172 |
| 1900s | 3 | 188 |
| 1910s | 1 | 242 |
| 1920s | 4 | 383 |
| 1930s | 4 | 301 |
| 1940s | 3 | 348 |
| 1950s | 8 | 233 |
| 1960s | 9 | 385 |
| 1970s | 9 | 296 |
| 1980s | 10 | 286 |
| 1990s | 8 | 322 |
| 2000s | 9 | 376 |
| 2010s | 9 | 264 |
| 2020s | 3 | 223 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Bradman | Australia | 6 | 963 | 4 |
| Geoff Boycott | England | 16 | 897 | 4 |
| John Edrich | England | 17 | 849 | 1 |
| Graham Gooch | England | 22 | 776 | 2 |
| Alastair Cook | England | 19 | 718 | 1 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | England | 12 | 54 |
| Fred Trueman | England | 9 | 44 |
| James Anderson | England | 11 | 43 |
| Bob Willis | England | 8 | 40 |
| Ian Botham | England | 9 | 33 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 653/4
- Lowest completed total
- 61
- Highest score
- 334 · Donald Bradman
- Best bowling
- 8/43 · Bob Willis
- Biggest innings win
- Inns & 283
- Biggest win by runs
- 279 runs
Closest finishes
- England won by 1 wicket (2019)
ODIs at Headingley
48 ODIs, 1973 to 2025. The first was West Indies v England on 5 September 1973: England won by 1 wicket (with 3 balls remaining).
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8 | 178 |
| 1980s | 8 | 207 |
| 1990s | 8 | 222 |
| 2000s | 9 | 220 |
| 2010s | 12 | 285 |
| 2020s | 3 | 187 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eoin Morgan | England | 9 | 477 | 1 |
| Joe Root | England | 7 | 435 | 2 |
| Marcus Trescothick | England | 7 | 408 | 2 |
| Andrew Strauss | England | 5 | 335 | 1 |
| Ben Stokes | England | 6 | 271 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adil Rashid | England | 9 | 18 |
| Chris Old | England | 5 | 12 |
| Ian Botham | England | 5 | 11 |
| Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | 4 | 10 |
| Chris Woakes | England | 4 | 10 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 351/9
- Lowest completed total
- 93
- Highest score
- 152 · Sanath Jayasuriya
- Best bowling
- 7/36 · Waqar Younis
- Biggest win by runs
- 101 runs
Closest finishes
Most recent matches
- England v South Africa (ODI, 2 September 2025): South Africa won by 7 wickets
- Australia v England (ODI, 21 September 2024): Australia won by 68 runs
- Australia v England (Test, 6 July 2023): England won by 3 wickets
- South Africa v England (ODI, 24 July 2022): No result
- New Zealand v England (Test, 23 June 2022): England won by 7 wickets
- India v England (Test, 25 August 2021): England won by an innings and 76 runs
- Australia v England (Test, 22 August 2019): England won by 1 wicket
- Sri Lanka v India (ODI, 6 July 2019): India won by 7 wickets (with 39 balls remaining)
- West Indies v Afghanistan (ODI, 4 July 2019): West Indies won by 23 runs
- Afghanistan v Pakistan (ODI, 29 June 2019): Pakistan won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 81 scorecards at this ground
- CricArcade ODI archive: 48 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive