Huddersfield Cricket League

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 of Huddersfield and villages in the Huddersfield District area. There are now teams from South Yorkshire and Saddleworth in the League.
A number of local players have come from the Huddersfield League to play for in the English County Championship, mainly for Yorkshire and then have gone on to represent England. Other county players have played club cricket in the Huddersfield League.
Notable players.
Many Huddersfield Cricket League players have gone on to play First-class and Test cricket.
Almondbury
Almondbury Wesleyans
Armitage Bridge
Broad Oak 
Charlie Roebuck- Yorkshire 
Henry Cooper- Northern Districts (NZ)
Steven Crook- Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Middlesex
Gurman Randhawa- Durham 
Tony Palladino- Derbyshire 
 Cawthorne 
 Nathan Buck- Northamptonshire 
Delph & Dobcross
Elland
Emley Clarence
Golcar
Holmfirth
Honley
Hoylandswaine
Kirkheaton
Lascelles Hall
Lepton Highlanders
Linthwaite
Meltham
Paddock
Primrose Hill
Scholes
Shelley
Shepley
Skelmanthorpe
Overseas professionals.
Most of the teams have had professional players who have come from overseas. A few notable ones include:
Barkisland
Broad Oak
Vikram Rathour- India 
Amay Khurasiya- India 
Golcar
Holmfirth
Honley
Kirkheaton
Linthwaite
Lascelles Hall
Marsden
Meltham
Paddock
Scholes
Shelley
Shepley
Slaithwaite
Member clubs in 2012.
Clayton West | Delph & Dobcross | Elland | Golcar | Hall Bower | Honley | Hoylandswaine | Kirkburton | Marsden | Scholes | Shelley | Shepley | Skelmanthorpe | Slaithwaite
Almondbury | Cawthorne | Cumberwoth United | Kirkheaton | Lascelles Hall | Linthwaite | Paddock | Rastrick
Armitage Bridge | Barkisland | Broad Oak | Emley Clarence | Holmfirth | Lepton Highlanders | Meltham | Thongsbridge
Armitage Bridge II | Barkisland II | Broad Oak II | Elland II | Golcar II | Honley II | Hoylandswaine II | Kirkburton II | Marsden II | Meltham II | Scholes II | Shepley II | Skelmanthorpe II | Slaithwaite II
Cawthorne II | Clayton West II | Delph and Dobcross II | Emley Clarence II | Hall Bower II | Holmfirth II | Lascelles Hall II | Thongsbridge II
Almondbury II | Cumberworth United II | Kirkheaton II | Lepton Highlanders II | Linthwaite II | Paddock II | Rastrick II | Shelley II
Almondbury Wesleyans | Denby | Denby Dale | Moorlands
Champions 2009.
Drakes Premiership
Conference Winners
Cup Competitions