Our look at how the counties are shaping up as the Twenty20 Blast takes centre stage
NORTH GROUP
BEARS
Captain: Alex Davies Overseas players: Tom Latham (New Zealand, all), Hasan Ali (Pakistan, tbc)
The big question: After four successive quarter-final defeats, can the Bears overcome the nerves of big knockout games? Clearing the memory of last year’s quarter-final implosion against Gloucestershire at Edgbaston, when they failed to chase 138, will surely be a driving force.
Wildcard watch: Ethan Bamber. Short-format cricket thrives on exuberance and Bamber has it by the bucketload. An attac…