Hain-Porterfield stand downs Northants

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Warwickshire 257 for 2 (Porterfield 92, Hain 88) beat Northamptonshire 254 for 9 (Wakely 70, Cobb 50) by eight wicketsScorecard

An opening stand of 180 from Sam Hain and William Porterfield powered Warwickshire to an eight-wicket Royal London Cup victory over Northamptonshire at Edgbaston.

Northamptonshire posted a solid total of 254 for 9 thanks to Alex Wakely, who top-scored with 70, Josh Cobb and Ben Duckett. But Warwickshire, who suffered a pre-match blow when Jonathan Trott was ruled out after hurting his back in the warm-ups, made short work of the chase thanks largely to Hain’s 88 from 108 balls and Porterfield, who made 92 from 112.

The Bears headed straight off north in good heart for Wednesday’s game in Durham while Northamptonshire need to bounce back against Worcestershire at New Road. …

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