Covers 46 international matches at this ground from Jul 2003 to Aug 2026.
The Headingley pitch report starts with one fact above all: Test matches in Leeds rarely end level. Nineteen Tests have been staged at the ground in England since Aug 2003, and just one finished without a winner.
The data covers 46 internationals here up to Aug 2026, including 19 men’s ODIs and 7 women’s games. England took part in 37 of the men’s games, winning 22. The latest was a Test against Pakistan on 19 Aug 2026, which England won by an innings and 103 runs.
Headingley Test and ODI Scoring Trends
Leeds Tests do not follow the usual pattern of runs drying up. The first innings averages a modest 285, then the second jumps to 336 and the third holds at 293. Even the fourth innings averages 232, and the biggest successful fourth-innings chase is 373. That is why sides batting last have often stayed in the game, and why only 1 of 19 Tests was drawn.
Collapses happen too. England were bowled out for 67 by Australia on 22 Aug 2019, India for 78 in Aug 2021 and Australia for 88 against Pakistan in Jul 2010. At the other end sits England’s 570/7 against West Indies in May 2007.
Men’s ODIs are close to even: chasers lead 9 wins to 8. Across the 16 matches free of DLS, sides setting a target make 266 and those chasing 246. Big chases are possible, with 324 the record, while 232 is the smallest score to hold out. Recent games look the same, the newest ten ODI openers averaging 268. In the 6 women’s T20Is, sides batting first average 169 against 121 and have won five, with no chase bigger than 78. The toss has not helped either, with only 19 of 43 decided games won by the captain who called right.
Headingley capacity and location
Capacity as published on the ground's Wikipedia page (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headingley_Cricket_Ground). Figures change with redevelopment and temporary stands.
Ground
City
Country
Capacity
Headingley
Leeds
England
18,350
Headingley Stats by Format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
19
–
–
–
21 Aug 2003
19 Aug 2026
ODIs
19
8
9
269
1 Jul 2003
2 Sep 2025
ODIs (women)
1
1
0
290
7 Jul 2018
7 Jul 2018
T20Is
1
1
0
200
18 Jul 2021
18 Jul 2021
T20Is (women)
6
5
1
169
19 May 2024
23 Jun 2026
Headingley Pitch Report: Average Scores and Chasing
Matches with a result decided by DLS are left out of this table. The last column shows the most recent ten first innings where there are enough matches.
Format
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
ODIs
16
266
246
324
232
268
ODIs (women)
1
290
148
–
290
–
T20Is
1
200
155
–
200
–
T20Is (women)
6
169
121
78
153
–
Headingley Test Scores by Innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
19
285
336
293
232
373
Headingley Tests records
Tests in this record book: 19, from Aug 2003 to Aug 2026.
Most Test Runs at Headingley
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
JE Root England
12
20
829
121
46.06
56.70
2
6
AN Cook England
11
19
718
130
37.79
44.38
1
3
KP Pietersen England
4
7
596
226
85.14
82.89
3
0
JM Bairstow England
8
13
590
162
53.64
78.25
2
2
BA Stokes England
7
12
512
135*
46.55
65.64
2
2
IR Bell England
8
15
309
119
22.07
47.61
1
1
SCJ Broad England
12
18
293
67*
19.53
83.24
0
2
MJ Prior England
5
9
289
75
48.17
70.49
0
2
AJ Strauss England
5
9
288
116
32.00
52.08
1
0
HC Brook England
3
5
268
99
53.60
86.45
0
3
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
SCJ Broad England
12
23
54
6/91
26.63
3.49
3
JM Anderson England
11
20
43
5/16
26.21
2.92
3
OE Robinson England
3
5
15
5/51
13.27
2.61
2
JC Tongue England
2
4
15
5/46
16.47
4.56
1
CR Woakes England
5
10
15
3/55
37.93
3.78
0
JH Kallis South Africa
3
6
13
6/54
15.92
2.65
1
LE Plunkett England
2
4
13
5/64
18.15
3.64
1
TA Boult New Zealand
3
6
13
5/57
29.77
3.49
1
BA Stokes England
6
10
13
4/66
37.54
3.52
0
MA Wood England
2
4
12
5/34
21.58
4.20
1
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
KP Pietersen England
226
262
24
2
West Indies
25 May 2007
Mohammad Yousuf Pakistan
192
261
25
2
England
4 Aug 2006
AN Petersen South Africa
182
365
23
0
England
2 Aug 2012
AB de Villiers South Africa
174
381
19
0
England
18 Jul 2008
Younis Khan Pakistan
173
285
22
0
England
4 Aug 2006
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
SR Watson Australia
6/33
11
Pakistan
21 Jul 2010
JC Archer England
6/45
17.1
Australia
22 Aug 2019
JH Kallis South Africa
6/54
17
England
21 Aug 2003
GP Swann England
6/90
32
New Zealand
24 May 2013
SCJ Broad England
6/91
25.1
Australia
7 Aug 2009
Headingley Highest Score in Tests
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
570/7
122.3
West Indies
Headingley, Leeds
25 May 2007
Pakistan
538
141.4
England
Headingley, Leeds
4 Aug 2006
South Africa
522
176.1
England
Headingley, Leeds
18 Jul 2008
England
515
123
Pakistan
Headingley, Leeds
4 Aug 2006
England
490/8
141
West Indies
Headingley, Leeds
25 Aug 2017
Lowest Test Totals at Headingley
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
67
27.5
Australia
Headingley, Leeds
22 Aug 2019
India
78
40.4
England
Headingley, Leeds
25 Aug 2021
Australia
88
33.1
Pakistan
Headingley, Leeds
21 Jul 2010
Sri Lanka
91
36.4
England
Headingley, Leeds
19 May 2016
England
102
33.5
Australia
Headingley, Leeds
7 Aug 2009
Headingley ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 19, from Jul 2003 to Sep 2025.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
EJG Morgan England
9
9
477
107
59.62
93.90
1
4
JE Root England
7
7
435
113
72.50
89.88
2
2
AJ Strauss England
4
4
294
126
98.00
95.77
1
1
BA Stokes England
6
6
271
82*
67.75
91.86
0
2
AD Mathews Sri Lanka
3
3
244
113
244.00
89.38
1
1
ME Trescothick England
4
4
222
121
55.50
104.72
1
1
MM Ali England
6
6
168
77*
56.00
110.53
0
1
DPMD Jayawardene Sri Lanka
2
2
156
144
156.00
95.12
1
0
JM Bairstow England
5
5
154
61
30.80
106.21
0
1
ST Jayasuriya Sri Lanka
1
1
152
152
152.00
153.54
1
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
AU Rashid England
9
9
18
3/26
23.94
5.55
0
CR Woakes England
4
4
10
5/54
17.50
5.30
1
SL Malinga Sri Lanka
4
4
10
4/43
21.00
5.53
0
DJ Willey England
5
5
8
3/40
25.62
5.39
0
MM Ali England
8
8
8
2/34
44.38
4.75
0
JM Anderson England
6
6
7
3/37
33.43
4.59
0
A Flintoff England
2
2
6
4/29
12.50
4.02
0
SCJ Broad England
4
4
6
4/81
49.33
7.37
0
SJ Harmison England
3
3
5
3/31
34.20
5.70
0
MA Wood England
4
4
5
3/40
36.80
5.58
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
ST Jayasuriya Sri Lanka
152
99
20
4
England
1 Jul 2006
DPMD Jayawardene Sri Lanka
144
150
15
0
England
1 Jul 2011
AJ Strauss England
126
134
10
1
Pakistan
12 Sep 2010
ME Trescothick England
121
118
16
1
Sri Lanka
1 Jul 2006
JE Root England
113
108
10
3
India
5 Sep 2014
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
CR Woakes England
5/54
10
Pakistan
19 May 2019
KA Maharaj South Africa
4/22
5.3
England
2 Sep 2025
A Flintoff England
4/29
9
Bangladesh
26 Jun 2005
CR Woakes England
4/38
8
South Africa
24 May 2017
SL Malinga Sri Lanka
4/43
10
England
21 Jun 2019
Highest ODI Totals at Headingley
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
351/9
50
Pakistan
Headingley, Leeds
19 May 2019
England
339/6
50
South Africa
Headingley, Leeds
24 May 2017
Sri Lanka
324/2
37.3
England
Headingley, Leeds
1 Jul 2006
India
324/6
50.1
England
Headingley, Leeds
2 Sep 2007
England
321/7
50
Sri Lanka
Headingley, Leeds
1 Jul 2006
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
131
24.3
South Africa
Headingley, Leeds
2 Sep 2025
West Indies
159
40.1
England
Headingley, Leeds
1 Jul 2004
England
202
40.2
Australia
Headingley, Leeds
21 Sep 2024
England
212
47
Sri Lanka
Headingley, Leeds
21 Jun 2019
England
240
45.5
Sri Lanka
Headingley, Leeds
1 Jul 2011
Headingley T20Is (women) records
T20Is in this record book: 6, from May 2024 to Jun 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
DN Wyatt England
2
2
94
87
47.00
159.32
0
1
EA Perry Australia
2
2
90
71
90.00
142.86
0
1
DEM Carter Scotland
2
2
88
59
44.00
103.53
0
1
G Voll Australia
2
2
84
45*
84.00
140.00
0
0
S Mandhana India
1
1
74
74
74.00
157.45
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
N Shree Charani India
1
1
4
4/19
4.75
4.75
0
S Molineux Australia
2
2
4
2/6
5.00
3.33
0
EA Perry Australia
2
2
4
2/9
5.75
5.75
0
AA Alleyne West Indies
1
1
3
3/11
3.67
5.50
0
HK Matthews West Indies
1
1
3
3/19
6.33
4.75
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
DN Wyatt England
87
48
12
1
Pakistan
19 May 2024
S Mandhana India
74
47
11
1
Netherlands
17 Jun 2026
EA Perry Australia
71
48
9
1
Pakistan
23 Jun 2026
DEM Carter Scotland
59
62
8
0
West Indies
18 Jun 2026
SIR Dunkley England
57
37
8
1
Scotland
20 Jun 2026
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
N Shree Charani India
4/19
4
Netherlands
17 Jun 2026
AA Alleyne West Indies
3/11
2
Scotland
18 Jun 2026
HK Matthews West Indies
3/19
4
Scotland
18 Jun 2026
Shafali Verma India
3/20
3.2
Netherlands
17 Jun 2026
Diana Baig Pakistan
3/26
4
England
19 May 2024
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
209/5
20
Netherlands
Headingley, Leeds
17 Jun 2026
England
200/5
20
Scotland
Headingley, Leeds
20 Jun 2026
Australia
199/7
20
Pakistan
Headingley, Leeds
23 Jun 2026
England
176
20
Pakistan
Headingley, Leeds
19 May 2024
Scotland
162/7
20
England
Headingley, Leeds
20 Jun 2026
Team Results at Headingley, Leeds
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
England
37
22
12
1
2
Pakistan
8
1
7
0
0
South Africa
7
3
2
1
1
Australia
6
2
4
0
0
India
6
2
4
0
0
Sri Lanka
6
4
2
0
0
New Zealand
3
1
2
0
0
West Indies
3
1
2
0
0
Bangladesh
1
0
1
0
0
Zimbabwe
1
0
0
0
1
Latest matches at Headingley
Match
Date
Venue
Result
Pakistan v England
19 Aug 2026
Headingley, Leeds
England won by an innings and 103 runs
Australia v Pakistan
23 Jun 2026
Headingley, Leeds
Australia won by 113 runs
England v Scotland
20 Jun 2026
Headingley, Leeds
England won by 38 runs
West Indies v Scotland
18 Jun 2026
Headingley, Leeds
West Indies won by 7 runs
India v Netherlands
17 Jun 2026
Headingley, Leeds
India won by 95 runs
Bangladesh v Australia
17 Jun 2026
Headingley, Leeds
Australia won by 9 wickets
England v South Africa
2 Sep 2025
Headingley, Leeds
South Africa won by 7 wickets
India v England
20 Jun 2025
Headingley, Leeds
England won by 5 wickets
Australia v England
21 Sep 2024
Headingley, Leeds
Australia won by 68 runs
England v Pakistan
19 May 2024
Headingley, Leeds
England won by 34 runs
Leading Players at Headingley
Joe Root (England) leads all Test scorers in Leeds on 829 from 20 innings, and Alastair Cook (England) is second with 718. Kevin Pietersen (England) scored 596 in only 7 innings, with three hundreds, and his 226 against West Indies on 25 May 2007 is the ground’s best Test score. Ben Stokes (England) has a top score of 135 not out here.
Stuart Broad (England) leads the bowling with 54 Test wickets, ahead of James Anderson (England) on 43. The best figures belong to visitors: Shane Watson’s 6/33 for Australia against Pakistan in Jul 2010, then Jofra Archer’s 6/45 for England in Aug 2019.
In ODIs, Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) holds the top score, a 99-ball 152 in Jul 2006, and AU Rashid (England) has the most wickets with 18.
Is the Headingley pitch good for batting or bowling?
A bit of both. Test openers average only 285 and there have been totals of 67 and 78, yet the side batting last still makes 232 on average. Men’s ODI openers average 266, a solid batting figure.
What is the highest score at Headingley?
England’s 570/7 against West Indies in May 2007 heads the Test list, and Kevin Pietersen’s 226 in that game remains the top score by a batter. In ODIs, England’s 351/9 against Pakistan in May 2019 and Sanath Jayasuriya’s 152 for Sri Lanka in Jul 2006 are the records.
Headingley: bat first or chase?
In men’s ODIs it barely matters, with chasers ahead 9 wins to 8 and 324 the top chase. In Tests, a fourth-innings chase of 373 has been achieved, so a big target is not safe.
What is the usual first-innings score in a Headingley Test?
285 across the 19 Tests covered since Aug 2003. The second innings averages more, 336.
What was the last Headingley Test match?
The Pakistan Test starting 19 Aug 2026 was England’s, by an innings and 103 runs. Before that, England beat India by 5 wickets at Leeds on 20 Jun 2025.
What is the seating capacity of Headingley?
Headingley holds about 18,350 spectators, going by its published capacity. Capacity can change after redevelopment or when temporary stands are added for big events.