CLIFTON beat Atherton by 25 runs to win the first Bolton Association Under-9s knockout final.

Clifton scored 241 with Dean Morris top scoring with 19 and Atherton's Matthew Gough taking two wickets.

Atherton hit 216 with James Hatton scoring 13, Adam Holt capturing five wickets and wicket-keeper Jack Unwin taking five stumpings and two catches.

Assoc U9s knockout final Atherton v Clifton (Sun.7th Sept)