ASTLEY Bridge wicketkeeper Rick Northrop has been named Bolton League’s amateur player of the season.

Northrop won the award – voted for by his fellow players – for the first time in his 21st season in first-team cricket after finishing as the leading amateur run scorer with 939 runs.

The 37-year-old also took 26 catches and stumpings to surpass Jon Partington’s all-time League career record of 609 victims.

Farnworth SC’s Tim Rees took the batting prize and Egerton’s Amal Dalugoda finished as best bowler – both prizes are awarded to the top amateurs with the best averages.

Westhoughton’s Qaiser Abbas was voted top professional.

Bolton League roll of honour

First teams

Batting: Tim Rees (Farnworth SC) Ave 45.38.

Bowling: Amal Dalugoda (Egerton) Ave 11.79.

Fielding: Adam Halton (Heaton) 18 catches.

Wicketkeeping: Pete Halliday (Horwich) and Christian Walsh (Farnworth SC) 47 victims.

Fastest 50: Ryan Ayres (Walkden) 22 balls.

Most sixes: Richard Hamblet (Kearsley) 22.

Best bowling performance: Rakeb Mahmood (Little Lever) 9-89.

Highest individual score: Tim Rees 144*.

Neatest scorebook: Richard Blagg (Eagley).

Professionals’ prize: Qaiser Abbas (Westhoughton).

Amateur player of the year: Rick Northrop (Astley Bridge).

Second teams

Batting: Jake O’Byrne (Eagley) Ave 54.63.

Bowling: Robbie Holgate (Horwich) Ave 11.68.

Fielding: David Shuttleworth (Eagley) 15 catches.

Wicketkeeping: Jon Partington (Westhoughton) 35.

Best bowling performance: Jason Dunning (Westhoughton) 8-21.

Highest individual score: Neil Hyde (Farnworth) 230*.

Neatest scorebook: Pauline Ashton (Eagley).