England face yet another exciting summer of international one day and test cricket against South Africa, one of the most entertaining sides in World Cricket. Headingley will play host to a number of international fixtures in 2008. Will Michael Vaughan return to captain the England team in front of his home supporters in the test series?
Hospitality Facilities
Hospitalityfinder is delighted to offer first class hospitality for each of these events in our luxuriously appointed hospitality facility at Headingley.
To include the following in the package: - Morning Coffee tea and breakfast on arrival
- Champagne Reception
- Three Course Silver Service Luncheon
- Selected Fine Wines
- Ports and Brandies
- Full Complimentary Bar (excluding champagne)
- Reserved Match ticket in Grandstand
- Traditional Afternoon Tea
- Souvenir Match Programme and Scorecard
- Floral Decorations
- Television Monitors with Video
- Uniformed Hostesses
Example Itinerary
- 9.00am Gates Open, Tea, Coffee and Danish pastries are served
- 10.00am Complimentary Bar Opens
- 11.00am Play starts
- 1.00pm Lunch is served with selected wines
- 1.40pm Play resumes
- 3.40pm Afternoon tea is served
- 6.00pm Scheduled end of play
- 6.30pm Bar closes (or 30 minutes after the close of play)
- 7.00pm Hospitality area closes and guests depart (or one hour after the close of play)
England V South Africa 2ND NPOWER Test Match
- Friday 18th July £449
- Saturday 19th July £349
- Sunday 20th July £249
- Monday 21st July £249
England V South Africa 5TH Natwest ODI
- Friday 22nd August £399 (Floodlit)
per person + vat
Headingley Cricket Ground
Headingley cricket ground adjoins the rugby stadium via a shared main stand. It has seen Test cricket since 1899 and can hold a capacity of 14000. Headingley spectators have been lucky enough to witness some of the greatest moments in cricket. Spinner Hedley Verity took 10 wickets for 10 runs in 1932 for Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire.
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. Shortly afterwards 98.37% of members
who participated in a vote backed the deal. The following month the
club announced plans to rebuild the stand next to the rugby ground with
3,000 extra seats, taking capacity to 20,000. A world record that still lasts today. The most memorable innings probably being Geoff Boycott's hundredth hundred, made against Australia in 1977. Headingley also provided the stage for the most dramatic comeback in Test cricket in 1981, when England beat Australia by 18 runs. The bookies had England at 500-1 after being 227 runs behind and they were 135-7 in their second innings. Ian Botham with the bat and Bob Willis with the ball worked miracles and claimed victory for England.
