Huddersfield Central Cricket League

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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.

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History

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. [1]

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

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.[ citation needed ]

Holden and Tinker Cups

In 1928 a knockout competition was held for the 1st XI teams called the Holden Cup. [1] 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.[ citation needed ]

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. [1]

Centenary and dissolution

The league celebrated its centenary in 2013 [2] and was dissolved after the 2016 season with Mount CC from Batley being the final champion team, winning section A. [3]

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.[ citation needed ]

Teams in the final 2016 season [3]

Former league teams [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 100 Not Out The Centenary history of the Huddersfield Central Cricket League by Peter Davies 2013
  2. Booth, Mel (4 July 2013). "Huddersfield Central Cricket League proudly celebrating a century". Yorkshire Live.
  3. 1 2 "Tweet from Holmbridge CC congratulating Mount CC with final league table".