NO sooner has Majid Majeed reached one landmark than he is targeting another.

The Adlington professional took his 450th wicket for the club last weekend and is homing in on 5,000 runs.

His record shows consistency as well as quality, averaging at around 65 wickets and 700 runs a season.

It is unusual for a paid player to chalk up such lofty figures for one club as they normally move around from one club to another.

Majeed has been happy to stick with Adlington so far, although he has not ruled out playing elsewhere at some stage in the future.

"Obviously I've been loyal," he said.

"I've been treated really well by Adlington so even though I've been offered more money by other clubs – even within this league – I've always been happy to stay.

"It's like a relationship now. Year on year they have offered me a new contract and I simply could not say 'no'.

"Even when we struggled in the league the chairman came to me and asked me to sign for two seasons instead of one and I said 'yes' straight away."

A big reward he has got from his loyalty has been seeing Adlington go from one of the Bolton Association's bottom sides to one of its better ones.

"We were always in the bottom three and we are now a side who try to finish in the top six," he said.

"We've changed the mindset from being a fun side rather than a side that tried to win.

"We've developed a winning mentality in the last few years and that is something I've tried to do. It's something our captain Jon [Howells] does too. He is really enthusiastic and wants to win."

Majeed's ambitions do not lie just with Adlington as he still harbours hopes of playing on the county scene.

"Of course I want to play county cricket," he said. "I had a trial with Northamptonshire last year and they know about me.

"Others have made the move from club cricket to county cricket and it's my ambition to get to county status.

"There are not many quality spinners in England so if I can maintain my fitness I will never give up hope.

Adlington host title-chasing Flixton tomorrow when Majeed is looking for a win to help push his side from 10th towards the top six and a place in the top group when the league splits into three sections at the end of the season.

The gap between sixth and 10th is only eight points and Majeed believes there is plenty of competitive cricket left in Adlington's season.

"People think twice when they come to play us now," he said. "On our day we can surprise any team and we've shown that already this season.

"We're probably too far behind to win the league but we've got the top teams to play and we can climb into the top six."