Norden’s poor run continued in the Lancashire League on Saturday when they went down at Ramsbottom. They were undone by the bowling of Jon Fielding who took five for 33, and professional Werner Coetsee who took three for 19, and subsided to an all out 132.
A slowish wicket was not great for run scoring, and Ramsbottom needed 44 overs to reach their winning target. Stags made their way to 26 without loss, but a clutter of wickets then saw them on 69 for five, with Harvey Fitton, Joe Humphreys, Dominic Humphreys, Jake Sandham and Josh Tolley back in the shed. Greg Butterworth and Steve Pimm pulled the innings round with a partnership of 59 before Butterworth was caught by Jon Fielding. Pimm grafted 56 deliveries for his 27, but he was one of those who perished as a long tail-end saw five wickets fall for only four runs.
It never looked like being enough for Norden, but the bowling of Jake Sandham, Hashum Malik and Greg Butterworth didn’t make it easy for Ramsbottom. Rammy lost their top four batsmen for 84, and had six down for 120, but they got home without further loss. Sandham finished with three for 35 off 13 overs, and Malik took two for 24 off 15.
NORDEN
J Tolley b Burdaky 39
H Fitton b JM Fielding 8
J Humphreys c and b JM Fielding 0
D Humphreys c Parkinson b Burdaky 0
J Sandham c Collinge b JM Fielding 9
G Butterworth c JM Fielding b Coetsee 40
S Pimm c JM Fielding b Coetsee 27
G Tattersall c Hanson b JM Fielding 1
M Buckley c Coetsee b JM Fielding 2
J Collin b Coetsee 1
H Malik not out 0
Extras 5
Total 132
Bowling: Burdaky 13-1-30-2; JM Fielding 12-2-33-5; Coetsee 10.4-1-19-3; Collinge 5-0-28-0; Hanson 4-0-21-0
RAMSBOTTOM
JJ Fielding lbw Malik 10
T Parton st J Collin b Butterworth 32
M Cropper b Sandham 4
W Coetsee b Malik 19
S Hanson c J Humphreys b Sandham 25
R Read b Sandham 10
JM Fielding not out 10
D Gabriel not out 3
Extras 20
Total (for 6 wkts) 133
Bowling: Sandham 13-3-35-3; Malik 15-7-24-2; Butterworth 12.1-1-41-1; D Humphreys 1-0-5-0; Pimm 3-0-17-0