RED ARROW CHORLEY AND DISTRICT CRICKET LEAGUE BRINSCALL are the champions of the Red Arrow Chorley and District Cricket League.

They beat closest rivals Withnell by just 2 points to take the first division crown after a win over bottom club Newburgh on Saturday.

White Coppice were second division champions, with a 49 point lead over runners up Hoghton.

Worth Avenue won division three while Euxton grabbed the division 4 title.

ZDivision One

Brinscall 69-4, *Newburgh 66 all out (E.Anderson 5-38, S.Hilton 4-27)

Chorley St James 130 all out (M.Shore 4-39, C.Davies 4-50), *Darwen 140 all out (M.Shore 67, A.Beesley 34, J.Bonner Jnr 5-30)

New Longton 62-3, * Feniscowles 61 all out (K.Winder 6-3)

*Walton-Le-Dale 109 all out (R.Woodcock 3-24, P.Allen 3-25), Withnell 113-5

*White Coppice 128 all out (S.Atkinson 45, S.Parkinson 35, Dean Eccles 4-30), Hoghton 129-4 (N.Eccles 57, Darren Eccles 49)

Whittle-Le-Woods 148 all out (I.Crooks 46, A.Sweeney 43, R.Garstang 5-30), *Withnell Fold 183-5 (B.Bradshaw 57not out, A.Evans 39, R.Garstang 38)

ZDivision Two

Newburgh 32 all out (I.Chaplin 6-10, D.Lord 4-19), *Brinscall 141 all out (D.Williams 3-7, R.Houghton 3-39, N.Cartwright 3-55)

Darwen 96 all out, *Chorley St.James 150-5

Feniscowles 114 all out (R.Davis 4-22, F.Baron 4-40), *New Longton 180-6 (J.Heys 68 not out, P.Barlow 35, P.Geldard 30, P.Miller 4-90)

*Withnell 117 all out (C.Morris 68, W.Hayes 4-29, M.Sandham 4-37), Walton-Le-Dale 121-7 (G.Hitchen 54)

Hoghton 196-4 (S.Cooney 102 not out, S.McDade 38) *White Coppice 190-5 (B.Watkins 46, T.Ollerton 44, A.Gibson 3-34)

*Withnell Fold 164 all out (G.Hope 4-46, E.Morton 3-28), Whittle-Le-Woods 165-6 (J.Morton 68 not out, I.Topping 30)

ZDivision Three

*Leyland DAF 160 all out (B.Henderson 39, A.Afsar 37, C.Brookes 5-46), Fulwood & Broughton 118 all out (B. Henderson 3-6 hat trick)

*Newburgh 206-6 (M.Moss 92 not out, J.Aspinall 47), BAC/EE Preston 160-9 (S.Duxbury 32 not out, J.Aspinall 3-43)

Old Huttonians v St Francis - no game

Penwortham 187-3 (M.Hughes 104 not out, D.Walmsley 45), *Worth Avenue 186 all out (P.Brown 67, P.Kenyon 46, D.Walmsley 3-16)

ZDivision Four

Blackburn Unity v Euxton - no game

Feniscowles 55 all out (A.Cleminson 4-20, A.Pickavance 3-9), *Hoghton 123-9 (N.Barrett 3-32, D.Hopwood 3-42)

New Longton 149 all out (I.Turner 47, G.Johnson 38, C.Gibson 5-46), *Ravens 184 all out (G.Brown 60 not out, L.McClure 3-43)

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