Huddersfield Central Cricket League

The Huddersfield Central Cricket League was a league of featuring cricket teams in and around the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

The league was founded in December 1913.[1] The league's first matches, with 9 member teams, began in May 1914. Primrose Hill was the first champion.

In 1919. the league amalgamated with the Holme and Dearne Valley League after some founder clubs left to join the Huddersfield District League.

Teams in this league were based in the town of Huddersfield, in the Colne and Holme Valleys surrounding the town, from the Spen Valley, from the nearby city of Wakefield and South Yorkshire towns of Penistone and Barnsley.

In 1928 a knockout competition was held for the 1st XI teams called the Holden Cup.[2] The first winners were Skelmanthorpe. It was renamed the Allsop Cup in 1952 in honour of former Cumberworth United player Friend Allsop. Scholes won this competition a record 9 times.

The knockout competition for 2nd XI teams called the Tinker Cup and was first held in 1929. Denby Dale won this competition the most times, six. [3]

The league celebrated its centenary in 2013 [4] and was dissolved after the 2016 season with Mount CC from Batley being the final champion team, winning section A.[5]

Throughout the league's history, clubs have been joining and leaving other nearby cricket leagues. The league's former teams now play in the Huddersfield, the Halifax, the Barnsley and the Pontefract & District Cricket Leagues.

Teams in the final 2016 season

Almondburians
Augustinians
Birchencliffe
Bradley & Colne
Calder Grove
Cartworth Moor
Denby Grange
Edgerton & Dalton

Flockton
Green Moor
Higham
Holmbridge
Horbury Bridge
Leymoor
Mount
Nortonthorpe

Former League Teams

Almondbury
Almondbury Wesleyians
Armitage Bridge
Azaad
Badger Hill
Birkby Former Members Association (FMA)
Birkby Rose Hill
Bretton
British Dyes Company
Broad Oak
Cawthorne
Clayton West
Crigglestone
Crossbank Methodists
Cumberworth United
David Browns

Denby
Denby Dale
Denby Grange
Dewsbury Moorlands
Dodworth
Emley Clarence
Gawthorpe St Marys
Hall Bower
Harry Lime
Heckmondwike & Carlinghow
Hepworth
Honley Wesleyians
Hoylandswaine
International Caribbean
Karrier Carworks
Kexborough

Lepton Highlanders
Mirfield
Meltham
Moldgreen WMC
Netherton
Overthorpe
Penistone
Penistone Netherfield
Penistone Sports
Penistone YS
Primrose Hill
Rowley Hill
Ruddlesdens
St Andrews
Salendine Nook Baptists
Salendine Nook Old Boys (SNOBs)

Scholes
Shelley
Shepley
Silkstone United
Skelmanthorpe
Thongsbridge
Thornhil & Westborough
Thurstonland
Upperthong
Upper Cumberworth
Upper Hopton
Westborough
Woodfield Park
Woolley Miners Welfare
YMCA

References

100 Not Out The Centenary history of the Huddersfield Central Cricket League by Peter Davies 2013
100 Not Out The Centenary history of the Huddersfield Central Cricket League by Peter Davies 2013
100 Not Out The Centenary history of the Huddersfield Central Cricket League by Peter Davies 2013
"Huddersfield Central Cricket League proudly celebrating a century - Huddersfield Examiner 2013".
"Tweet from Holmbridge CC congratulating Mount CC with final league table".

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[1] 100 Not Out The Centenary history of the Huddersfield Central Cricket League by Peter Davies 2013

[2] 100 Not Out The Centenary history of the Huddersfield Central Cricket League by Peter Davies 2013

[3] 100 Not Out The Centenary history of the Huddersfield Central Cricket League by Peter Davies 2013

[4] "Huddersfield Central Cricket League proudly celebrating a century - Huddersfield Examiner 2013".

[5] "Tweet from Holmbridge CC congratulating Mount CC with final league table".