Museum

Zone 1: Grounds

No cricketer is worth his salt without a first class pitch beneath his feet. Come and learn about some of the finest pitches and discover what it takes to keep them in tip-top shape!
Zone 2: The Early Years

As hard as it is to believe, there was a time before cricket even existed! Uncover its fascinating roots through our interactive displays that are sure to inspire and offer you a greater insight into its origins and the beginnings of Yorkshire County Cricket Club itself.
Zone 3: Lord Hawke

All hail Lord Hawke! Here we honour the founding father of cricket and the once captain of Yorkshire County Cricket Club. We also celebrate a whole host of top cricketers in our roll of honour – a must see for any cricket fan!
Zone 4: Bat & Balls

Explore the history of the tools of the trade.

The Bat & Balls zone features fun interactive displays, cricket bat facts and an abundance of fascinating memorabilia.
Zone 5: Golden Eras

Relive some of the greatest moments in Yorkshire’s cricketing history in our Golden Eras zone. Accompanied by our interactive player stats, you’re sure to leave this zone with more cricketing knowledge than you can shake a bat at!
Zone 6: Yorkshire Legends

Come along to our Legends zone and discover why this is our most popular zone!

All of Yorkshire’s finest cricketers under one roof – doesn’t get better than that!
Zone 7: Great Games

Think you know your Death Rattles from your Googlys? Your Sutcliffs from your Rhodes?

Test your knowledge of all things cricket related and see if you really know your stuff!
Zone 8: War of the Roses

The battles between Yorkshire and Lancashire go down as some of the hardest fought in cricketing history! Definitely not one to be missed; learn about some of the legends and most influential figures from both sides.
Zone 9: Yorkview Cinema

Finally we have the Yorkview cinema, an opportunity to witness Yorkshire’s cricketing history in all its cinematic glory!

A must-see for any cricket fan whether young or old, new to the game or a lifelong supporter! Come along and bask in the rich history of Yorkshire’s cricketing heritage.

Yorkshire Cricket Foundation Museum

We’re extremely proud of Yorkshire’s fine cricketing tradition and we’re sure you are too. What better way to celebrate our county’s sporting triumphs than through a visit to the Yorkshire Cricketing Museum!

Divided into nine zones, the museum takes you right back to the origins of the sport, guiding you on a journey through to modern day. Through the use of interactive displays, interesting facts and memorabilia you won’t find anywhere else, it is sure to capture your imagination and leave you thirsty for more.

Each domestic match day of the season our museum doors are thrown open to the public, and what’s better is that it’s FREE! We do ask for donations (suggested £3 each) which helps with the upkeep of the museum and ultimately goes towards improving your experience here with us.

Why not book a tour? we regularly organise tours of Headingley Cricket Ground

Send us a message or pop in and speak to one of our friendly staff members for more details.

The museum will be open at the following times during home YCCC match days:

County Championship games – gates open to start of play and then again at lunch
T20 – gates open to start of play
The Hundred – gates open to start of play
Test matches – gates open to start of play & lunch
One Day Internationals – gates open to start of play and at the lunch interval

Please note
The YCF does not currently offer an online museum shop. Products sold from the museum shop such as scorecards are only available on fixture days.
Please do not send cheques or cash requesting previous match scorecards into the YCF offices as we are not able to facilitate this service and will not fulfil these requests, and any money sent will be returned.

County Championship Games

From gates opening until the start of the morning’s play, then throughout the lunch interval.
Royal London Cup opening times

From the gates opening until the start of play then throughout the interval
T20 Blast opening times

From gates opening until the start of play

How To Get Here

Location
Headingley Cricket Ground
St Michael’s Lane
Leeds
LS6 3BU

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Mobile Museum

In 2013 we acquired funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a fabulous mobile museum!

The mobile cricket museum tours the county visiting schools, cricket clubs, community events and businesses educating people about the rich cricketing history in Yorkshire.

Those visiting the museum have the opportunity to see items of memorabilia, watch videos, take part in interactive quizzes and take on our stick cricket challenge.

Over the last few years the museum has been a regular fixture at the Scarborough Cricket Festival as well as the Great Yorkshire Show. We were also part of the Tour De France Grande Depart at York Racecourse.
As well as these fantastic events we have supported many club and school events, including the Yorkshire T20 warm up fixtures.

If you’re interested in booking the mobile museum please get in touch and tell us about your event.

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A must-see for any cricket fan whether young or old, new to the game or a lifelong supporter! Come along and bask in the rich history of Yorkshire’s cricketing heritage.