Bears captain Alex Davies paid tribute to his opening partner Tom Latham following the century partnership which laid firm foundations for their six-wicket victory over Yorkshire at Edgbaston on Friday night. Davies himself scored a crucial 65, having been complemented for most of it by New Zealand international Latham, who helped himself to 44 as the Bears successfully chased down 165 with an over to spare. It was the Bears Men's first win of the 2025 T20 Blast campaign. "It was really enjoyable," Davies said. "I love Tom, he's been a great addition to the Bears. His wealth of knowledge, his experience and his helping the other guys behind the scenes. He's really calm out there, he talks about the game well and I'm glad we got off to a good start. "We still talk about the magical 200 mark. Today we were chasing so it's about pacing the chase, but it's a really strong batting line up. If you wanted to you could pick names out of a hat - similarly with the bowling, when you're captain and have that many options, it's a luxury, but I feel that way about the batting too. We bat all the way down to 11, really." The Bears were more rounded a side here. A week ago, at Notts - and despite scoring 225 with the bat, of which Davies himself contributed 40 - the line-up was markedly different. The list of absentees was as long as your arm, but slowly players are returning. They were able to welcome into this side Hassan Ali, who is into his third season as a Bear, and Dan Mousley, who has been on various international adventures against touring teams in recent weeks. Jacob Bethell and Chris Woakes may be firmly rooted in the England camps, but Richard Gleeson and Beau Webster are others, too, who are still missing. A week on, the Bears look a more polished outfit, with experience and talent right the way through their batting and also as a bowling unit. They may have encountered a slow start, but there remain still 11 matches to play in the group stages, all the time in the world for a push towards the quarter finals. "We are staying calm," Davies continued. "A couple of years ago we lost the first couple of games and still topped the group, so we know it's possible. There's a lot of cricket to be played. Momentum is a big thing in T20 cricket, so once we have that template we can get on a roll, hopefully. "We have a couple of guys coming back in. Adding Hassan and Dan Mousley, who bats three and bowls in the powerplay and bowls at the death, he's like three players in one. I have four spin options in Jake, Briggsy, Mo and Mouse, so it's a nice luxury to have. We always want to give opportunity to our own. There are so many moving parts on the international scene. "When we heard Beau Webster might be off, we were trying to bring someone else in but we weren't going to bring in someone who wasn't at the level because it blocks an opportunity for one of our own. They don't always come off, but that's how we want to operate - unless they're of a high, Warwickshire standard, quality."