Clubs factfile

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.

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.

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.