It has been said of Yorkshire that they do not play cricket, they work at it, and the whole atmosphere of the Park Avenue ground is workmanlike ... strong Yorkshire is England's best guarantee ...

Few grounds ... in English cricket. Old Trafford can still look a bit desolate on a windy day, and some fans haven’t forgiven the Manchester weather for costing England the 2023 Ashes.

It also staged South Africa's first rugby international, also against England, in 1891. In 1896 it witnessed one of Test cricket's most ... sight of the ocean, the ground became famous for the ...