WEST Indies legend Alvin Kallicharran helped Blackrod to their first victory of the season over Flixton.
The 59-year-old, who averaged just over 44 in 66 Test Matches for his country between 1971 and 1981, went to the crease at the end of Blackrod's massive 242-6, and scored six not out.
His influence went further, however, as he coaches Blackrod's new signings Asif and Saif Bhojani, the former scoring 53 on Saturday.
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The 17-year-old had an opening-wicket partnership of 130 with Joey Pryle, who hit 65, while Blackrod pro Naeem Ashraf hit 38.
Keith Wellings took 4-63 before going on to hit an unbeaten 31 in Flixton's 139-9. Neil Moores scored 36 while Asif Bhojani completed an impressive all-round performance with 3-28 and Neil Tong took 5-36.
It was also a great day for Adlington who ended Walshaw's 100 per cent record with a magnificent first win of the season.
They appear to have a quality pro in Sohaib Maqsood who followed up last week's 92 with an incredible 172.
Chris Mulligan played his part in an opening stand of 122, eventually going for 33 which included one six.
His fellow opener hit 10 sixes and 14 fours, including four sixes in the first four balls of one over which took him to his century. Their 259-5 eclipsed Walshaw's 258-8, during which Maqsood took 4-111.
Jon Fielding hit 81, including five sixes, Rob Faulkner scored 44 and dynamite Danny Hornby hit 53 in 19 balls, featuring five sixes, five fours and three singles.
Daisy Hill and Spring View are now the only two teams with 100 per cent records after View ended Little Hulton's with an eight-wicket win.
Bazid Khan was the destructive force once again with 8-61 as Little Hulton posted 140 - Darren Mullineux scoring an unbeaten 51 of them - and then hitting 71 not out, while Paul Matthews was also not out on 27.
Azam Shah was Daisy's star in their two-wicket victory at Atherton.
He took 5-50 then scored 54 as Daisy passed Atherton's 176 of which Lancashire's Steven Mullany scored 59.
Paul Keenan scored 40 on his first game back at Atherton after spells at Leigh and Milnrow.
Andy Yeomans took 5-47 and 17-year-old Sean Marsh 3-29 for Atherton who had Daisy rocking at 60-6 before Shah and Mark Wood, who hit 57 not out, got into their stride.
Darcy Lever's Dominic Gavin and pro Chris Street bowled their side to victory over Elton with 6-44 and 3-51 respectively.
The Bury side were all out for 102, 80 runs short of joint fourth-placed Darcy's total, of which Jack Southworth hit 71 and Jordan Thornley 43.
Matt Cutt was the key figure in Astley and Tyldesley's 68-run victory over Golborne, scoring 83 of his side's 215-6.
Dale Tyrer took five of those wickets but only Tom Kelly, with 32, troubled A&T bowlers Paul Bennett and David Bernard who took 5-74 and 3-25 respectively.
Reigning champions Edgworth inflicted a 63-run defeat on second-bottom Standish, for whom Tony Kelly scored 54 of his side's 140 reply.
Mike Davies hit 59 for Edgworth and team-mates Tahir Maqsood and Nigel Barlow took 4-34 and 4-32 respectively while, earlier, Standish's David Bowden took 5-76.
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