ALI BELL steered Stroud to a fourth straight Glos/Wilts Division victory at Rockhampton.

Bell clubbed 115 off only 85 balls and smashed eight sixes in Stroud's total of 282.

Earlier, Stroud were in trouble at 50-4. However Bell, Oli Waters (34) and Leighton Collins (37) changed the game.

Rockhampton's reply saw them bowled out for 212 in 48.1 overs, Jack Spence top scoring with an unbeaten 60.

There was a surprise return to the Stroud team for seamer James Job, who had missed the previous four matches. He returned with impressive figures of four for 37 and Will Roberts bagged another three, help Stroud climb to fourth place in the table as Rockhampton were skittled out for 212.

Skipper Paul Frape said: “It was a little frustrating as they were 106-9, but we a very pleased with four wins in a row.”