Decision of Ian Bell to have an extra innings before the first Test against Sri Lanka was rewarded with a fluent 88, but it was not enough to prevent the Northamptonshire preserving the last unbeaten record in this season county cricket.
Bell was supposed to play zero day prior to the Cardiff test cricket, but requested by the Directorate of England to play here because he had little chance of finding the form field a poor Championship at Edgbaston last week.
It is a much better surface and Bell has been the largest, picking up where he left off the coast of last season when he a century in the final against Somerset, with an innings of 101 ball beautifully stimulated.
Fourth desk stand of 158 with Mohammad Yousuf Bell should have laid the foundations for a victory, in Warwickshire but champions have collapsed, losing their last seven wickets for 45, after the Bell has been out of print single scrambling to Stephen Peters at the point.
Panic in after Chaminda Vaas captured Yousuf and Darren Maddy died in consecutive overs and Chris Woakes remained off the coast of the strike.
Total competitive Northamptonshire owes much to sleeves 61 and patients 46-ball to Niall O'Brien David sales and Rob White, who has suffered against improved bowling.Ends
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