SATURDAY marks the start of the Bolton Cricket League season with the first group games in the Peter Stafford Trophy.

It is looking like being a highly competitive season in both the Premiership and Association divisions with little to choose between several teams in both divisions.

Here we give a snapshot of all 20 teams as they prepare for the summer campaign.

BOLTON LEAGUE

PREMIERSHIP

Atherton

Captain: Calum Barlow

Pro: Jesse Dinnie

Overseas: None

Ins: None

Outs: Daniel Hughes (Astley and Tyldesley)

Tip for title: Farnworth

2018 wish: Staying in the division and a good cup run

Bradshaw

Captain: Brett Ernst

Pro: Muhammad Saad

Overseas: None

Ins: Brett Ernst (Edgworth), Jack Shovelton (Adlington)

Outs: Marwan Mohammad, Scott Howarth

Daisy Hill

Captain: Ste Chilton

Pro: Agaher Babbar

Overseas: None

Ins: Asif Fazal, Zuhaib Zaman

Outs: Adnan Raees

Tip for the title: Farnworth

2018 wish: For Daisy Hill to score more than 28 all out against Bradshaw, and to avoid relegation back to the Association Division. Some teams might be surprised at the depth we have in our squad this year. Possibly some upsets on the cards in some big games

Farnworth

Captain: Simon Booth

Pro: Noman Ali

Overseas: None

Ins: None

Outs: None

Tip for the title: Horwich

Farnworth Social Circle

Pro: Imran Butt

Overseas: Imran Butt

Ins: Imran Butt, Will Shuttleworth, Nathan Rushton, Andy Cumberbatch (manager)

Outs: Chris Taylor

Tip for the title: Farnworth Social Circle

2018 wish: To win the Hamer Cup

Horwich

Captain: Brett Pelser

Pro: Brett Pelser

Overseas: Chris Campbell (Australia)

Ins: Danny Naylor (Westhoughton), Tayler Hayes (Walkden), Toby Morgan (Walkden)

Outs: Tom Billington (Northern), Ryan Chaisty (Kearsley)

Tip for the title: Westhoughton

2018 wish: Some sun

Kearsley

Captain: Cameron Murray

Pro: Imran Khalid

Overseas:

Ins: Ryan Chaisty (Horwich), Andrew Griffiths

Outs: Charlie Dorsey, Rick Hamblett

Lostock

Captain: Geoff Earle

Pro: Bradley Williams (South Africa)

Ins: Conner Hicklin

Outs: None

Tip for the title: Walkden

Walkden

Captain: Jonathan Fowler

Pro: Akbar-ur-Rehman

Overseas: Nick Stobart (New Zealand)

Ins: Alex Roberts, Liam Jackson (Enfield), Tiarnan Hamill( Enfield)

Outs: Toby Morgan, Tayler Hayes

Westhoughton

Captain: Rob Houghton

Pro: Qaisar Abbas

Overseas: None

Ins: None

Outs: Danny Naylor (Horwich), Oliver Newby

Tip for the title: Anyone can win it

2018 wish: Some decent weather

ASSOCIATION

Adlington

Captain: Simon Trim

Pro: Kamran Hussain (ex-Liverpool Competition)

Overseas: None

Ins: Uzair Shafiq (wicketkeeper, ex-Liverpool Competition)

Outs: Jack Shovelton (Bradshaw), Adrian van Rensberg (returned to South Africa)

2018 wish: Good weather, competitive – but not confrontational – cricket, respect for umpires and better discipline all round

Astley Bridge

Captain: David Cryer

Pro: Denuwan Dadallage (Sri Lanka)

Overseas: None

Ins: Jack Bentham (Chorley), Kai Hodgkiss (Westhoughton), Joe Ducker (Heaton)

Outs: Syd De Silva (Egerton), Soyab Taylor (Golborne)

Blackrod

Captain: Joe Pryle

Pro: Thushendra De Zoysa

Overseas: Ashel Sigera

Ins: Ashel Sigera, Rajeewa Pathiraja

Outs: Waseem Hassan

Tip for the title: Horwich (Premiership), Blackrod (Association)

2018 wish: That teams play within the spirit of the game and excessive appealing is reduced

Darcy Lever

Captain: Jimmy Walsh-Hill

Pro: Dominic Gavin

Ins: Sam Crook (wicketkeeper, unattached)

Outs: Nick Fawcett (retired)

Tip for the title: Kearsley (Premiership), Heaton (Association)

Eagley

Captain: Jack Wainman

Pro: Kasun Vidura Adikari (Sri Lanka)

Overseas: None

Ins: None

Outs: Paul Rayment (retired), Will Shuttleworth (Farnworth Social Circle)

Golborne

Captain: Tom Pantak

Pro: Adnan Raees (Pakistan)

Overseas: None

Ins: Soyab Taylor (Astley Bridge), George Corfield

Outs: Lewis Clarke, Liaq Ur-Rehman, Fahad Mahmand

Tip for the title: Heaton

2018 wish: Some good weather and better grounds/wickets.

Heaton

Captain: Gary Garner

Pro: Anwar-ul-Haq

Outs: Joe Gatenby-Brown, Ahmed Matloob

Little Hulton

Captain: Suleiman Muhammad

Pro: Mohammed Waqas

Overseas: None

Ins: Mark Penny, Abdul Waheed

Outs: Fida Hussian (last year's pro)

Tip for title: Astley Bridge (strong side)

2018 wish: To compete for the title and try to get into the Premier Division

Little Lever

Captain: Josh Gent

Pro: Adil Nisar

Overseas: None

Outs: Adnan Khan

Tip for title: Little Lever

2018 wish: Good weather

Tonge

Captain: Danny Delvard

Pro: Tilaksha Malshan

Overseas: Cameron Lucas

Ins: George Brodie

Outs: None