Headingley Cricket Gound,  Leeds  Pic: Stu Forster / Allsport

Leeds is second in size only to London, and a bit of a cultural melting pot -- the latest status figures indicate that people of 75 different nationalities have found a home here.

For cricket lovers, this is home ground to the likes of Sir Len Hutton, 'Fiery' Fred Truman and Geoffrey Boycott, not to mention the 1999 World Cup squad's star bowler Darren Gough.

Schedule: 23 May, Australia v Pakistan
                Super Six stage - 6 June, Group A 3rd v Group B 3rd
                Super Six stage - 13 June, Group A 1st v Group B 2nd

Cricket history:
Total LOI matches: 21
First LOI match: England v West Indies, 5-9-1973
Last LOI match: England v South Africa, 24-5-1998
Highest team total: 298-6 (55 overs) by New Zealand v England, 23-5-1990
Lowest team total: 93 (36.2 overs) by England v Australia, 18-6-1975
Hundreds: 4
Highest score: 128 by Robin Smith for England v New Zealand, 23-5-1990
Five-wicket hauls: 5
Best bowling: 7-51 by Winston Davis for West Indies v Australia, 11-6-1983

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