The Huddersfield Central Cricket League was a Cricket league featuring teams in and around the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England between 1913 and 2016.
History The league was founded in December 1913.100 Not Out The Centenary history of the Huddersfield Central Cricket League by Peter Davies 2013 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.
Holden and Tinker Cups In 1928 a knockout competition was held for the 1st XI teams called the Holden Cup. 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.
Centenary and dissolution The league celebrated its centenary in 2013 and was dissolved after the 2016 season with Mount CC from Batley being the final champion team, winning section A.
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
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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
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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
External links True village culture comes to the fore in Huddersfield Central League - Huddersfield Examiner - 31 July 2013