WITH all the games in the Bolton Cricket League first and second-team divisions being called off on Saturday's final league day of the season it means there are no changes to the league tables.

The final tables confirm Walkden as runaway champions of the Premiership and Atherton and Daisy Hill as the two teams relegated after one season in the top tier.

In the Association division the big story of the day was promotion for Adlington in second place behind Little Lever who had already won the title with two matches remaining.

Adlington could have been caught by Astley Bridge had the former lost at home to Darcy Lever – who finished bottom – and Bridge beaten Little Lever at home.

The rain put paid to any chance of that and it was a great day for Adlington all round as their second team were promoted to the 2nd XI Premiership along with champions Lostock who had been the dominant team all season, finishing 25 points ahead of the rest.

Even they were not as dominant as Farnworth Social Circle's second team, though.

The Piggott Park side completed the outstanding achievement of going through the entire league season unbeaten, winning 16 of their 18 games with the other two being abandoned.

There was also some news regarding next year's professionals to emerge over the weekend.

Blackrod announced that their long-time pro, Thushendra de Zoysa, will become player-coach next season – his 10th with the club – with Pramod Maduwantha taking over as professional.

Blackrod hope the addition of Maduwantha will take some of the responsibility off De Zoysa on the field and add to their quality to push them up towards challenging for promotion next season.

That will also be the aim at Astley Bridge who announced over the weekend they had re-signed Denuwan Dadallage as pro for next season.

Final league tables

Premiership

P W L A Bp Pen Pts

Walkden 18 15 2 1 9 0 101

Farnworth 18 11 6 1 7 0 75

Horwich 18 11 6 1 5 0 73

Kearsley 18 10 7 1 5 0 67

Farnworth SC 18 9 8 1 8 0 64

Bradshaw 18 9 8 1 4 0 60

Westhoughton 18 7 9 2 4 0 50

Lostock 18 5 11 2 5 0 39

Atherton 18 3 13 2 4 1 25

Daisy Hill 18 3 13 2 2 4 20

Association

Little Lever 18 12 5 1 5 0 79

Adlington 18 11 6 1 3 0 71

Astley Bridge 18 10 6 2 5 0 69

Tonge 18 9 7 2 7 0 65

Golborne 18 8 8 2 6 0 58

Heaton 18 8 9 1 5 0 55

Little Hulton 18 8 8 2 4 4 52

Blackrod 18 8 9 1 3 1 52

Eagley 18 4 12 2 5 1 32

Darcy Lever 18 4 12 2 3 0 31

2nd XI Premiership

Farnworth SC 18 16 0 2 11 0 111

Astley Bridge 18 14 2 2 9 0 97

Horwich 18 11 3 4 8 0 82

Bradshaw 18 8 8 2 5 0 57

Darcy Lever 18 8 8 2 4 0 56

Kearsley 18 7 9 2 3 0 49

Westhoughton 18 5 11 2 5 0 39

Heaton 18 5 11 2 3 0 37

Farnworth 18 5 12 1 2 0 34

Little Hulton 18 1 16 1 1 4 5

2nd XI Association

Lostock 18 13 3 2 7 0 89

Adlington 18 8 6 4 8 0 64

Walkden 18 9 8 1 7 0 63

Little Lever 18 9 7 2 4 0 62

Tonge 18 8 8 2 4 0 57

Eagley 18 8 8 2 3 0 55

Atherton 18 7 9 2 2 0 48

Daisy Hill 18 7 10 1 5 4 46

Golborne 18 6 11 1 3 0 42

Blackrod 18 6 11 1 2 0 40