Bears squeeze to narrow win

June 9, Edgbaston, Birmingham Birmingham 137 Steelbacks 107-9 Bears won by 30 runs Toss: Bears, who elected to bat BIRMINGHAM BEARS returned to winning ways in a low-scoring contest on a turning track at Edgbaston. Spinners dominated as the Bears, having chosen to bat, were bowled out for 137 in 18.5 overs after left-arm wristspinner Freddie Heldreich took a career-best 4 for 27, with only Sam Hain (35 from 31 balls) and Alex Davies (32 from 18) passing 15 for the home side. The Steelbacks reply was then even more emphatically smothered by the four-pronged home spin attack. Dan M...

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