Education and Early Life
Bell was educated at Princethorpe College, a Roman Catholic independent school in the village of Princethorpe near the county town of Rugby in Warwickshire, and made the 1st XI in year 7. He also attended Coventry City's football school of excellence, despite being a supporter of Aston Villa. His brother Keith, born two years later, has played amateur cricket for Staffordshire, and has also played seven games for the Warwickshire Second XI.
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