BOLTON Cricket Club had a flying start to their first season in the Manchester Association Premier Division.

After winning promotion they had a baptism of fire against the reigning champions and cup winners Wythenshawe.

But they produced the goods with a brilliant 102 run victory on Wythenshawe's own ground.

Bolton's professional, Jason Swift, the former Little Lever and Kearsley player, hit 80 in the game, following his magnificent 135 in a pre-season clash with Bradshaw.

Paul Hindley was in superb form with the ball against Wythenshawe with 5-29.

BOLTON

Hopkinson ct Taylor b Miller...3

Swift b Holmes...80

Scascighini b Holmes...49

Asghar lbw b Holmes...7

Ayub ct Holmes b Miller...33

Fenn b A.Holmes...3

Flanagan lbw b Holmes...0

Fry ct Rudge b Holmes...19

Johnstone ct Rudge b Miller...1

Ali ct Holmes b Miller...5

Hindley not out...0

Extras...25

Total...226

WYTHENSHAWE

Miller ct & b Hindley...44

Bowers b Asghar...31

Rudge lbw Hindley...0

Holmes b Asghar...0

Habershon not out...29

Crowther ct Swift b Hindley...0

Burrell ct Flanagan b Hindley...0

Crowther b Asghar...10

Taylor lbw Hindley...2

Habershon not out...1

Extras 7

Total (for 8) 124

Bowling: Fry 8-1-31-0, Ali 8-3-20-0, Asghar 17-9-34-3, Hindley 12-4-29-5, Flanagan 3-1-2-0, Swift 1-0-2-0.

Bolton won by 102 runs