Walkden and Padiham clinch opening T20 triumphs

Only two T20 matches survived the weather on Friday night in the NWCL.

Padiham scored 116-4 (Jack Edgar 45, Callum Clarke 36), Aneeq Hassan taking 3-20 for Barrowford.

Hassan then hit a half-century as Barrowford ended their innings nine runs short.

Elsewhere, Dan Hughes hit 40 in Atherton’s 156-8, Haroon Abbasi with 3-18 for Walkden.

Walkden overcame this for the loss of seven wickets, Arshad Mehmood with 66 and Dario Boyce hitting 42.

Friday fixtures: Barnoldswick v Barrowford, Ribblesdale Wanderers v Earby, Baxenden v Whalley, Feniscowles v Cherry Tree, Astley Bridge v Tonge, Eagley v Blackrod, Atherton v Kearsley, Farnworth SC v Farnworth, Walkden v Kearsley.