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Yorkshire men have never been modest about their cricket and to be fair, given the county’s success down the years, they haven’t had much to be modest about.

England go face to face with Australia in a One Day International here on Saturday 21st September 2024, before facing India in a Test Match from Friday 20th June to Tuesday 24th June 2025.

England and India are two of the best sides in the world in Test Cricket. England currently occupy third place in the World Rankings with rating of 108, whilst India sit just one place above them in second place with a rating of 120. Australia are the only side sat above India with their rating standing at 124, as of the time of writing.

The most recent Test Series to have taken place between these two nations took place from 25th January to 11th March 2024. Whilst England did win the first test by a margin of 28 runs, they did go on to lost the following four test to unfortunately lose the series 4 – 1.

England’s most recent Test Match Series victory, which was also a 4 – 1 triumph, came back in 2018. The games took place between 1st August and 11th September that year – England won the first test by 31 runs, whilst they were also victorious in the second test by an innings and 159 runs.

India did win by 203 runs in the third test, but England were able to win the final two Test Matches by a margin of 60 runs and 118 runs respectively to win the Series in comfortable and emphatic style.

England won the first ever Test Match Series with India all the way back in 1932, and it was not until 1962 when India emerged victorious for the first time.

Overall, England and India have gone toe to toe in Test Cricket no less than 136 times over the years, and it is England who has the superior record of 51 victories, compared with India’s 35 as of the time of writing. In terms of draws, there have been 50 so far.

This will then be followed by a One Day International contest against South Africa on Tuesday 2nd September 2025.

In ODI Cricket, England are currently ranked 7th in the world with a rating of 95, whilst opponents South Africa sit four places above them in 3rd with a rating of 112 to their name. Only Australia and India are above them in these rankings.

It was in 1994 when these two nations met in the United Kingdom for the first time in One Day International Cricket, where England won the Series 2 – 0 to win the Texaco Trophy.

These two nations did meet in the Cricket World Cup on 21st October 2023, when South Africa won by a margin of 229 runs. They did also win the most recent ODI Series before that 2 – 1, where they won the first two matches by 27 runs and 5 wickets respectively, whilst England did win the third and final ODI by 59 runs.

Overall, England and South Africa have gone head to head in One Day International cricket 70 times in total, and it is South Africa who have the marginally better record of 34 victories, in comparison with England’s 30.

Go onto the website and it proclaims – “Yorkshire County Cricket Club is one of the greatest clubs in the world”.

It continues: “Established over 150 years ago, the history, tradition and passion of Yorkshire cricket is renowned. No other county in the history of the game has won more trophies and produced more players for England.”

Headingley has been home since 1890 and a venue for Test Matches since 1899.

There have been some amazing eras.

Winning the title four times in the 1900s, the side, led by Lord Hawke, included great players such as George Hirst, David Denton – who scored 2,000 runs in a season four times – and Wilfred Rhodes, who took a career 3,598 wickets for the County.

The 1920s featured openers Herbert Sutcliffe and Percy Holmes, who still hold the record for the highest opening stand of 555 against Essex. George Macaulay took 100 Championship wickets in a season 10 times.

The 1930s featured Hedley Verity, a great left-arm spinner, Bill Bowes, an international opening bowler, and Len Hutton, one of the best batsmen ever to play cricket.

Yorkshire won the Championship six times in the 1960s – twice under the leadership of Vic Wilson and four under Brian Close. That team included fast bowler Fred Trueman, who took 307 Test wickets, all-rounder Ray Illingworth, who captained England in 31 Tests, and iconic opening batsmen turned commentator Geoffrey Boycott.

Headingley Stadium the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, the Rugby League team Leeds Rhinos and Yorkshire Carnegie rugby union team.

There are two separate grounds – Headingley Carnegie Stadium and Headingley Carnegie Rugby Stadium with a two-sided stand sharing some facilities. Originally owned by the Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletic Company, it is now managed together by Yorkshire C.C.C. and Leeds Rugby.

Since 2006 it has been called the Headingley Carnegie Stadium following sponsorship from Leeds Metropolitan University whose sports faculty is called Carnegie School of Sport Exercise and Physical Education. Then from November 1st 2006 – November 3rd 2021 the name changed to Emerald Headingley Stadium due to the purchase of naming rights by Emerald Group Publishing.

With facilities having become somewhat tired, the club and university collaborated in building the Headingley Carnegie Pavilion, which replaced ‘The Shed’ to the northern side of the  ground which, dating from the early 1970s, was the oldest surviving structure. It produced quality changing facilities and a new media centre.

Further huge improvements are planned with a £50 million re-development over 20 years designed to secure the stadium’s Test Match status.

Phase One, the erection of permanent floodlights, is complete.

Phase Two is the rebuild of the Football Ground End, in conjunction with Leeds Rugby, to incorporate a three-tiered seating area, which will accommodate 5,060 seats, enhanced corporate facilities and new permanent concession units. Phase Three envisages an additional 915 seats to the upper tier of the North East Stand with the possibility of a cantilever roof from the side of the Carnegie Pavilion to the existing scoreboard.

Phase Four would see the development of a new Pavilion located in the North West area of the stadium complex. Built on five levels, it will be adjacent to the existing Carnegie Pavilion, to include state-of-the-art corporate facilities, new dressing rooms for the players and coaching staff, Members’ Long Room and seating and the creation of a main entrance to the stadium on Kirkstall Lane.

Phase Five takes in the erection of a translucent cantilever roof to cover the White Rose Stand on the western side of the ground, with Phase Six being landscaping on the White Rose Stand and North East stand concourses.

Stadium capacity would rise from 17,000 to 20,000.

A great club looking to the future and dreaming of even greater glory.

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