Norden claim Wood Cup

Simon North (Norden) goes for runs

NORDEN won the 2014 Lees Brewery Wood Cup yesterday as they beat Littleborough by just five runs at Werneth Cricket Club.

In front of a disappointingly low crowd, the eventual champions batted first and scored 227 for eight, with Simon Harmon top-scoring with 100.

Littleborough, despite a superb 116 from Chris Schofield, could only reach 222 for six in their reply.

Norden’s Simon North won the man-of-the-match award thanks to his knock of 45 and tidy bowling figures of three for 28.

Harmon won the man-of-the-series prize after he had amassed 352 runs during this year’s competition.