By Graham Hardcastle

June 7, Old Trafford, Manchester
Lancashire Lightning 176-8 Birmingham Bears 168-6
Lancashire Lightning won by 8 runs
Toss: Birmingham Bears, who elected to field
Early pacesetters Lancashire Lightning beat Birmingham Bears at fortress Emirates Old Trafford to stay top of the North Group table, with Luke Wells to the fore.
Lightning just defended a 177-target to win by eight runs, sealing their third victory in four games as Wells opened with a career best-equalling 66 off 32 balls, then returned two for 25 with his leg-spinners and added two catches.
The Bears mi...