Future looks bright as Headingley gets much-needed cash

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By Luke Baker
YORKSHIRE chief executive Mark Arthur was unequivocal: without the £35m funding plan agreed this week, it was the end of Test cricket at Headingley.

What a man: Ian Botham following his heroics at Headingley in 1981 – one of the great memories from the Leeds ground
PICTURE: Getty Images

So now the historic ground’s future has been secured, Arthur is convinced the county will finally have a stadium befitting their status.
A new joint stand overlooking both the cricket and rugby pitches – Leeds Rhinos and Yorkshire Carnegie both use the site – wi...

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