HEATON have continued to strengthen their squad ahead of the new Bolton Cricket League season.

The Church Road side, who have appointed Ray Eccleshare as team manager, have signed George Holliday from Edgworth and Daniel Burke from Eagley.

It takes the number of new players at Heaton to six – three of them from Eagley – the most incoming players of any of the 21 clubs who will be taking part in the expanded league.

The other latest signing in the League is Steven Edwards who has moved to Farnworth Social Circle from Walkden, following Ryan Ayres who made the move from Harriett Street to Piggott Park earlier in the winter.

Full list of transfers:

Atherton: Brenton Parchment (overseas), Jack Shovelton from Adlington.

Bradshaw: Shahzaib Ahmed (professional), Chris Evans from Greenmount, Atiq-uz-Zaman from Bramhall (player/coach).

Darcy Lever: Cameron Murray.

Heaton: Ryan Tierney, Nigel Duxbury (both from Bradshaw), Andrew Cumberbatch, Mark Howarth, Daniel Burke (all from Eagley), George Holliday from Edgworth.

Horwich: Brett Pelser from Rawtenstall (professional), Liam Bones from Edenfield, Phil Ingram from Greenmount.

Farnworth: Dinuka Hettiarachchi (professional), Imran Mirza from Heaton, Iain McLellan from Tonge, Jack Horrocks from Kearsley.

Farnworth Social Circle: Rick Hamblett from Kearsley, Ryan Ayres, Steven Edwards (both from Walkden).

Kearsley: Chris Baxendale from Farnworth, Dave Morris, Faisal Zeeshan, Sam Crook.

Little Lever: Hussain Talat (professional), Curtis Anderton from Farnworth, Craig Naylor from Tonge.