Huddersfield Cricket League
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The Drakes Huddersfield Cricket League is the premier cricket competition in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.
The league has been in existence since 1891 and has 30 teams representing suburbs and villages in the Huddersfield District area and now South Yorkshire and Saddleworth.
A number of players have come from the Huddersfield League to play for in the English County Championship, mainly for Yorkshire, and have gone on to represent England.
Notable players include:
- Chris Balderstone - Paddock, Yorkshire, Leicestershire and England
- Richard Blakey - Elland, Yorkshire and England
- Schofield Haigh - Armitage Bridge, Yorkshire and England
- Barrie Leadbetter - Linthwaite and Yorkshire (umpire)
- George Hirst - Kirkheaton, Yorkshire and England
- Wilfred Rhodes - Kirkheaton, Yorkshire and England
- Willie Watson - Paddock, Yorkshire, Leicestershire and England.
- Matthew Wood - Emley Clarence and Yorkshire
Most of the teams have professional players who have come from overseas. A few notable ones include:
- Mansoor Akhtar - Paddock and Pakistan
- Dilip Doshi - Meltham and India
- Wasim Jaffer - Scholes and India
- Madan Lal - Meltham and India
- Shahid Mahmood - Meltham and Pakistan
- Sonny Ramadhin - Golcar (guest) and West Indies
- Gary Sobers - Paddock (guest) and West Indies
[edit] Member Clubs 2007
- Drakes Premiership
Delph & Dobcross | Elland | Emley Clarence | Golcar | Hall Bower | Honley | Lascelles Hall | Meltham | Micklehurst | Scholes | Shelley | Shepley | Skelmanthorpe | Slaithwaite
- Drakes Premiership Two
Barkisland | Broad Oak | Delph & Dobcross II | Elland II | Holmfirth | Honley II | Meltham II | Micklehurst II | Scholes II | Shelley II | Shepley II | Skelmanthorpe II | Slaithwaite II | Thongsbridge
- Cedar Court Conference
Almondbury | Clayton West | Holmfirth | Kexborough | Kirkburton | Lepton Highlanders | Marsden | Thongsbridge II
- Cedar Court Conference Two
Almondbury II | Clayton West II | Golcar II | Kexborough II | Kirkburton II | Lascelles Hall II | Lepton Highlanders II | Marsden II
- Frank Platt Conference
Armitage Bridge | Barkisland | Broad Oak | Kirkheaton | Linthwaite | Paddock | Primrose Hill | Rastrick
- Frank Platt Conference Two
Armitage Bridge II | Emley Clarence II | Hall Bower II | Kirkheaton II | Linthwaite II | Paddock II | Primrose Hill II | Rastrick II
[edit] Champions 2006
Drakes Premiership Winners - Honley Runners Up - Shelley
Conference Winners
Cedar Court - Slaithwaite Frank Platt - Skelmanthorpe
Romida Sykes Cup - Honley
Huddersfield Examiner Cricket 8's Trophy - Shelley
