North and Pimm steer Norden to comfortable win in Tom Hardman T20

Flashing bails were used by Norden for the first time on Friday, but the real sparklers on the night were Simon North and Steve Pimm who steered Norden to a comfortable home win over Micklehurst in the Tom Hardman T20.

North hammered 78, his knock including eight fours and five sixes, as Norden piled up 185 for six.

Hashum Malik hit 23, Michael Price scored 31, and Rehan Udwadia mustered 37.

Micklehurst’s reply saw two wickets down with only 10 runs scored, and skipper for the night Malik then turned to bowlers who might not have got a pitch had it been a closer game.

Udwadia picked up one wicket, and Teeno Saeed, on his senior debut, went for only 20 in his four overs.

The surprise packet was Steve Pimm who took four for 29 in his four and showed he is well good enough to be added to Norden's armoury of front-line bowlers.

North and Pimm apart the other highlight was provided by Nick Fairchild who, with only one stump to aim at, brilliantly run out one of the Micklehurst openers.

Full T20 results were:

• Heyside 112-0 (JR Campbell 64no, Bilal Khiljee 40no), Stayley 107 (Scott Bloor 3-7); 
• Norden 185-6 (Simon North 78), Micklehurst 125-9 (Steve Pimm 4-29); 
• Glodwick 174-2 (Rehan Rafique 74no, Shahid Mahmood 45), Crompton 171-4 (Denis Louis 68, Keegan Petersen 59); 
• Milnrow 101-2 (Lee Crabtree 46no), Royton 100-9; 
• Littleborough 119-6 (Joe Smith-Butler 45, Imran Aslam 3-24), Saddleworth 120-0 (Imran Aslam 63no, Nauman Akram 42no); 
• Shaw 189-7 (JJ Strydom 56, Thomas Rutter 3-48), Middleton 140-4 (Harry Gee 65); 
• Walsden 134-6 (Joe Gale 46), Werneth 131-9 (Azam Hussain 61, Josh Gale 3-25); 
• Oldham 97, Greenfield 99-6 (Rashid Hussain 3-24); 
• Rochdale 113-0 (Will Bosisto 61no), Austerlands 109-7 (Sachin Rana 40, Will Bosisto 3-18); 
• Uppermill 136 (Ishtiaq Hussain 6-13), Friarmere 192-8 (Sohail Mahmood 41, Saj Akhtar 47, James Baron 3-37).

The second set of T20 games comes on Friday when fixtures (start 6 15pm) will be:

• Stayley v Monton and Weaste; 
• Micklehurst v Moorside; 
• Norden v Heyside; 
• Crompton v Milnrow; Ashton v Royton; 
• Hollinwood v Glodwick; Saddleworth v Walsden; Middleton v Werneth; 
• Shaw v Littleborough; Friarmere v Oldham; Austerlands v Greenfield; Rochdale v Uppermill