ELWORTH suffered a shock defeat at relegation-threatened Norton.
A bad day for the London Road outfit who are in danger of finishing their NSSC Division One campaign on a sour note.
South African professional Murray Ranger has been one of their stars this season and he returned to form with a decent knock of 57.
With Dave Palin (36) also in the runs once again, the visitors thought a total of 176-5 was enough to make a declaration.
However they underestimated a side who boosted their hopes of pulling off the great escape.
Norton wobbled along the way but Dave Reynolds hit an unbeaten 31 to steer them to a four-wicket victory.
The hosts claimed a valuable 20 points to Elworth's eight.
Elworth must win at Sandyford to remain in the top five, this Saturday.
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