EGERTON and Little Lever won through to the next round of the National Knockout which takes place on Sunday.

Egerton beat Northern League side Preston in the first round in a match reduced to 30 overs. Gary Garner hit 89 out of Egerton's 159 and Chris McGuinness then took five wickets as Preston were bowled out for 135.

Little Lever now play Northern on Sunday after a 2-1 win in a bowl out in their first round clash.

Bradshaw were knocked out by Wigan after finishing their innings 47 runs adrift despite useful knocks from Mark Gwilt, David Morris and Andy Kerr. At Ormskirk, Horwich finished just short of their opponents' score in a rain affected match.