Cricket: Norden defeated for first time this season

Norden tasted defeat for the first time this season when they travelled to Glodwick on Saturday.

Norden totalled 225 for nine, but should really have had more on the board.

Josh Tolley hit 86 after fellow opener Simon North had been trapped leg before by Franco Lenhardt only two balls into the innings.

Naveed Zamurad scored 33 before going leg before to Rehan Rafique, while Ash Gowers hit 37 and Dominic Humphreys 35.

At one stage Glodwick were 79 for five in reply, Hashum Malik just missing out on a hat-trick, but the dangerous Rafique was still there.

The professional steadily pushed the score along then exploded to destroy Norden’s spin attack.

Jamie Symonds and Brad Heap provided willing partners as Glodwick close on their target which was achieved with Rafique unbeaten on 100 (10 fours and five sixes).

Norden

S North lbw Lenhardt 0
J Tolley b Asghar 86
N Zamurad lbw Rafique 33
A Gowers lbw Asghar 37
S Pimm lbw Rafique 2
D Humphreys b Ahmed 35
G Butterworth c Symonds b Asghar 0
M Smith b Rafique 5
H Malik c Heap b Ahmed 5
C Humphreys not out 7
C Hartley not out 3
Extras 12
Total (for 9 wickets) 225
Bowling: Lenhardt 11-2-46-1; Ahmed 7-1-31-2; Asghar 12-2-59-3; Ul-Hassan 5-0-28-0; Rafique 15-1-54-3.

Glodwick

F Lenhardt b Hartley 5
M Whitehead c Gowers b C Humphreys 5
R Rafique not out 100
M H Ahmed b Hartley 3
A Ur-Rehman c Gowers b Malik 35
F Shaghir lbw Malik 0
J Symonds c Pimm b Tolley 34
B Heap lbw Tolley 20
M Ul-Hassan not out 8
Extras 17
Total (for 7 wickets) 227

Bowling: C Humphreys 9-4-19-1; Hartley 8-2-40-2; Malik 7-2-23-2; Smith 8-0-35-0; Butterworth 6-0-36-0; Tolley 7-0-48-2; Zamurad 3.5-0-20-0.