The golden fielder had 5 points added to the table after Sunday’s match, but there was no change at the top.

Mr Bell came along to watch and sat motionless as he saw Jim and Nick both spill chances that could have closed the gap at the top. However, Jim’s chance was slightly the easier as Nick would have done very well to hang on to a drilled chance at slip.

Mark Cox surprisingly picked up his first points of the season for such a reliable fielder, and Shell picked up a brace as well with a catch and a run out.

Steve Shewring made a difficult catch in the deep look routine, when most would have dropped it.

There is still much to play for, but Mr Bell looks to be sitting pretty at the top