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Home Cricket Pre-Match Guide: Yorkshire vs Essex, Rothesay County Championship

Pre-Match Guide: Yorkshire vs Essex, Rothesay County Championship

Cricket
September 7th 2026

Gates will open at 9.30am on all matchdays. 

Access to the stadium will be via  

  • Gate B on St Michael’s Lane  
  • Gate G on Kirkstall Lane. 

Tickets for all four days are available online or via the Ticket Office. 

  • Card payment turnstiles will be in operation at both entrances. Headingley is a cashless stadium. 
  • Members can scan their membership cards on entry. Pass outs will be in operation at both gates.  
  • Ticket Office opening hours: 9:00am – 4:00pm (St Michael’s Lane) 

Supporters can enjoy free entry after 4pm on all Rothesay County Championship matchdays at Headingley. 

Limited parking is available in Car Park K (LS4 2RS) on a first come, first served basis. Parking must be purchased in advance of arrival via the website or by calling the ticket office.  

Parking will be charged at £5 per car. 

A buggy service will be operating at the start and the end of the match to take spectators to Gate B on St Michael’s Lane. 

Please be considerate of local residents and avoid parking across driveways. 

Address 

Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Headingley Cricket Ground
Leeds
LS6 3DP 

This page includes a variety of information on how to get to Headingley. 

GETTING TO HEADINGLEY  

Bike racks are available at the ground and bicycles are left at the owner’s discretion. 

The Long Room will be open from gates until the close of play, where members will be able to purchase food and drink.   

The dedicated dining area will be in operation for those members purchasing food from the Long Room. 

Members bringing their own food and drink into the ground will still be able to eat this on the other tables provided.  

If you have a specific dietary requirement, please bring it to the attention of our food staff early in the day, so we can discuss the options available prior to lunch service.  

For non-members, additional concessions include: 

A coffee and cake stand, located behind the North East Scoreboard with toasties also now available from this concession.  

Opening Times  

Long Room Bar: 10:30am – close 

Scoreboard Bar & Kiosk Bar (Howard Stand): 10:00am – 4:30pm  

Coffee & cakes: 10:00am – close 

The Castore shop on St Michael’s Lane will be open each matchday from 9am. 

All the Club’s accessibility information can be found here:  

Accessibility at Headingley

This includes a bespoke accessibility guide via AccessAble, and our WelcoMe service.  

The Club’s Multi-Faith room is located at the entrance to the East Stand which is easily accessed from the St Michael’s Lane turnstiles. 

The room is available to people of all faiths, and we ask that all spectators please respect everyone when using these facilities. 

Club Chaplain, Chris Edmondson will be available at the lunch and tea intervals on days one, two and three.  

Scorecards are designed and printed by YCCSA, in collaboration with YCCC, for all games at Headingley. They cost £1 and can be purchased from the YCCSA Kabin (opening hours before play, lunch and tea intervals) 

The Kabin is found behind the North East scoreboard 

For this season, updated scorecards will also be available. 

This game is a category D game. 

All areas other than the Western Terrace and the Howard Stand Upper will be open.  

All seating is unreserved.  

The Long Room will be open for all members. 

All four days will be streamed live on Youtube via Yorkshire Cricket TV with BBC Radio commentary overlay.   

Watch here

Headingley Stadium operates a high level of safety and security strategy which is in force for the benefit of all visitors, staff and contractors who visit the stadium. Please allow sufficient timing to arrive at the event early so that you can enter without delay. We will not compromise our searching procedures and so people who arrive late must be aware that you may not get into the stadium on time so that our search policy can be delivered effectively.  

If you require any assistance on your visit then please feel free to speak to any of our friendly stewards who are there to look after your safety and security whilst offering a high level of customer service. 

The Club operates a RESPECT campaign to ensure a safe and enjoyable environment. 

If you experience or witness anti-social behaviour, text “Respect” to 60650 to report it anonymously. 

Our Ground Regulations apply at all times and can be viewed below.

GROUND REGULATIONS  

Spectators are urged to consider the weather forecast before making their journey to Headingley. As Headingley is an open-air stadium, consideration must be given to sheltering from the rain. We encourage spectators to consider all weather conditions by bringing an umbrella, sun cream and their own bottled water. Follow the link below for the most up-to-date weather information in Headingley.  

WEATHER UPDATES

Spectators are reminded that in the event of inclement weather prior to the game starting, any decision on the prospects of play will not be made by the Club, but by the umpires. Should the Club need to communicate any prospects of play this will be done at the earliest opportunity once the requisite information has been passed to Club officials by the umpires. 

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