WHO is playing - and where!
ADLINGTON
Professional: Matthew Taylor
Captain: Eddie Haddon
Prospects: The professional is starting his seventh season but there are no new additions.
ASTLEY & TYLDESLEY
Professional: Bazid Khan
Captain: Simon Nicklin
Prospects: Hope to repeat last season's form but have been weakened by the departure of Pankaj Tripathi.
ATHERTON
Professional: Mihir Diwakar
Captain: Paul Brown
Prospects: The club is putting a lot of faith in youngsters such as 15-year-old Paul Keenan, who has already scored a century in a pre-season game, and England under 15s player Karl Brown.
BLACKROD
Professional: -
Captain: Graeme Walsh
Prospects: Still searching for a new pro but the club has managed to hold on to teenager Jack Southworth.
CLIFTON
Professional: Lee Wolstenholme
Captain: Ian Morris
Prospects: Tipped to do well this season with a new pro, batsman Mark Gardner, who has hit around 900 runs a season for Middleton, and former pro Steve Holt.
DAISY HILL
Professional: Neil Bannister
Captain: Andy Cumberbatch
Prospects: The captain returns to Bolton cricket after playing in the Ribblesdale League and with Howard brooks deciding to stay, there should be no repeat of last season's bottom spot.
DARCY LEVER
Professional: Brett Collins
Captain: Paul Smethurst
Prospects: A lot of confidence at Hacken Lane with big hitting Collins switching from the amateur ranks to join player coach Carlisle Stewart.
EDGWORTH
Professional: Fahim Ahmed
Captain: Chris Locke
Prospects: Four new players brings some renewed optimism to the side. Jamie Birch and Nick Kernick both return along with two recruits from Unsworth CC, Naz Ahymed and Maz Miraz.
ELTON
Professional: Dexter Fitton
Captain: Graham Bushell
Prospects: Former Lancashire player Dexter Fitton is a high profile signing for the club, who will look to bringing more young players through to the first team this season.
GOLBORNE
Professional: Brad Roach
Captain: Graeme Marston
Prospects: It was looking as if Golborne were going to start the season without a pro but Aussie Brad Roach comes in promising lots of runs and some spin. Also back at the club is Tony Greenwood.
LITTLE HULTON
Professional: Ijaz Mahmood
Captain: Mike Edwards.
Prospects: The loss of a place in the Cross Cup due to disciplinary reasons still hurts but they are hoping to put that behind them.
Professional: Rehman Shah
Captain: Steven Kaye
Prospects: After the off-the-field problems of last season when their clubhouse burned down, Lostock might have hoped for a trouble free season. Unfortunately that was not to be because of pitch problems outside their control.
Professional: Arindam Sarkar
Captain: Paul Matthews
Prospects: The champions look even stronger this term with Sarkar returning in place of Iain Critchley, who continues with the club as player coach.
STANDISH
Professional: Chris Humphries
Captain: Steve Knowles
Prospects: The pro returns to the club from Prestwich having played at Green Lane in 1998. Standish are still searching for their first piece of Association silverware.
WALSHAW
Professional: Jonathan Fielding
Captain: Anthony Harris
Prospects: Still smarting at losing the chance of their fourth consecutive league title last season.Tony Kelly, who helped Spring View to pip them last time, and paceman Steve Price come in.
ADLINGTON
Professional: Matthew Taylor
Captain: Eddie Haddon
Prospects: The professional is starting his seventh season but there are no new additions.
ASTLEY & TYLDESLEY
Professional: Bazid Khan
Captain: Simon Nicklin
Prospects: Hope to repeat last season's form but have been weakened by the departure of Pankaj Tripathi.
ATHERTON
Professional: Mihir Diwakar
Captain: Paul Brown
Prospects: The club is putting a lot of faith in youngsters such as 15-year-old Paul Keenan, who has already scored a century in a pre-season game, and England under 15s player Karl Brown.
BLACKROD
Professional: -
Captain: Graeme Walsh
Prospects: Still searching for a new pro but the club has managed to hold on to teenager Jack Southworth.
CLIFTON
Professional: Lee Wolstenholme
Captain: Ian Morris
Prospects: Tipped to do well this season with a new pro, batsman Mark Gardner, who has hit around 900 runs a season for Middleton, and former pro Steve Holt.
DAISY HILL
Professional: Neil Bannister
Captain: Andy Cumberbatch
Prospects: The captain returns to Bolton cricket after playing in the Ribblesdale League and with Howard brooks deciding to stay, there should be no repeat of last season's bottom spot.
DARCY LEVER
Professional: Brett Collins
Captain: Paul Smethurst
Prospects: A lot of confidence at Hacken Lane with big hitting Collins switching from the amateur ranks to join player coach Carlisle Stewart.
EDGWORTH
Professional: Fahim Ahmed
Captain: Chris Locke
Prospects: Four new players brings some renewed optimism to the side. Jamie Birch and Nick Kernick both return along with two recruits from Unsworth CC, Naz Ahymed and Maz Miraz.
ELTON
Professional: Dexter Fitton
Captain: Graham Bushell
Prospects: Former Lancashire player Dexter Fitton is a high profile signing for the club, who will look to bringing more young players through to the first team this season.
GOLBORNE
Professional: Brad Roach
Captain: Graeme Marston
Prospects: It was looking as if Golborne were going to start the season without a pro but Aussie Brad Roach comes in promising lots of runs and some spin. Also back at the club is Tony Greenwood and David Kelly.
LITTLE HULTON
Professional: Ijaz Mahmood
Captain: Mike Edwards.
Prospects: The loss of a place in the Cross Cup due to disciplinary reasons still hurts but they are hoping to put that behind them.
LOSTOCK
Professional: Rehman Shah
Captain: Steven Kaye
Prospects: After the off-the-field problems of last season when their clubhouse burned down, Lostock might have hoped for a trouble free season. Unfortunately that was not to be because of pitch problems outside their control.
SPRING VIEW
Professional: Arindam Sarkar
Captain: Paul Matthews
Prospects: The champions look even stronger this term with Sarkar returning in place of Iain Critchley, who continues with the club as player coach.
STANDISH
Professional: Chris Humphries
Captain: Steve Knowles
Prospects: The pro returns to the club from Prestwich having played at Green Lane in 1998. Standish are still searching for their first piece of Association silverware.
WALSHAW
Professional: Jonathan Fielding
Captain: Anthony Harris
Prospects: Still smarting at losing the chance of their fourth consecutive league title last season.Tony Kelly, who helped Spring View to pip them last time, and paceman Steve Price come in.
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