meltham has active teams in a variety of sports, including football, cricket and rugby league. the football team, meltham athletic fc, currently play in the west riding county amateur football league premier division. notable honours include the west riding challenge cup in 2005, the huddersfield and district league on two occasions and the barlow cup 4 times (including three in a row 2003-05). the cricket side, meltham cc, has won the 1st xi byrom shield on 7 occasions and the sykes cup 8 times. the 1st xi and 2nd xi currently play in the drakes premierships 1 and 2 respectively. notable ex-players include england international cricketer ryan sidebottom, dilip doshi (father of nayan), madan lal and shahid mahmood. the rugby league side, meltham all blacks arlfc, currently play in the pennine league division 4.