JOSHUA Gilluley's five-wicket haul for Atherton secured them their first win of the season against Blackrod.

Struggling near the foot of the table, Gilluley inspired his side to victory with the ball, taking 5-12 as Blackrod were bowled out for 67.

Brenton Parchment also chipped in with 3-17 as only Thushendra De Zoysa put up any sort of resistance, scoring 22.

The Higham Park outfit eased to victory with the loss of only four wickets – opening duo Callum Barlow (18) and Leighton Smith (19) top scoring. Matthew Baty was the pick of the Blackrod bowlers taking 2-4.

Elsewhere, Eagley continued their impressive form with a fourth consecutive win away to Westhoughton.

Both Eagley's opening batsmen were bowled out for a duck, so it was up to skipper Asif Bhojani (71) and Will Shuttleworth (50) to rally the troops and boost the Dunscar outfit's score up to 185-8.

Kieran Edwards and Qaisar Abbas did the most damage with the ball, taking two wickets apiece.

Ian Pilkington top scored with 27 in reply but when Shuttleworth (4-19) turned his hand to the ball and spearheaded the bowling attack, the hosts were dismissed for 133 – 52 runs short of the target.

Anwar Ul-Haq starred with the ball for Little Hulton as they won at Adlington.

Opener Jitu Singh spearheaded the visitors' battling line-up with a score of 65, while Adam Newton added 32.

Darren Mullineux chipped in with 29 late on as the Old Vicarage Ground outfit posted a score of 201-9 – Majid Majeed (5-37) and Sajawal Khan (3-41) helping to keep the total down.

Suleman Mohammad top scored with 28 in reply, but Ul-Haq was in tantalising form with the ball taking 7-32 as Adlington were bowled out for 107.

Bradshaw recorded back-to-back wins for the first time this year with victory at home to Golborne.

Johann Brohier opened with a knock of 55 for the visitors but had little support, with five of his partners dismissed before reaching double figures to leave Golborne struggling on 70-5.

Ciaran Vasey came to the crease at number seven and steadied the ship with Brohier, scoring 32 off 35 balls.

But bowlers Tom Liversedge (5-22) and Phil Dickinson (4-26) polished off the Golborne tail to bowl them out for 141.

Chris Evans starred with the bat in reply, hitting 57 as they reached the target with five wickets to spare.

Jake Waterworth was the only bowler of note taking 3-56.

Adnan Raees scored a century for Daisy Hill as they cruised past Darcy Lever.

Raees has 472 runs to his name this campaign, which includes four half-centuries, and his partnership with Steven Hodgkinson (22 not out) set their opponents a target of 205-6.

Amjid Khan bowled a seven wicket-haul to halt any sort of Darcy revival as they were bowled out for 70 – 135 runs short of their target.

Results

Adlington 107, Little Hulton 201-9. Little Hulton won by 94 runs.

Atherton 68-4, Blackrod 67. Atherton won by six wickets.

Bradshaw 145-5, Golborne 141. Bradshaw won by five wickets.

Daisy Hill 205-6, Darcy Lever 70. Daisy Hill won by 135 runs.

Horwich 123-1, Tonge 121. Horwich won by nine wickets.

Kearsley 114, Farnworth 279-5. Farnworth won by 165 runs.

Little Lever 225-8, Astley Bridge 160. Little Lever won by 65 runs.

Lostock 250-9, Heaton 251-5. Heaton won by five wickets.

Walkden 86, Farnworth Social Circle 193. Farnworth Social Circle won by 113 runs.

Westhoughton 133, Eagley 185-8. Eagley won by 52 runs.