On day one of the tourists' final game before the first Test at Lord's on 26 May,

right-arm fast-medium bowler Anwar Hossain Munir put himself into contention at Wantage Road.

With pace spearhead Mashrafee bin-Mortuza and firebrand Shahadat Hossain Rajib, who is widely tipped to feature in the first Test, rested in this match, Anwar is pushing for an unlikely place as the third seamer. But the 23-year-old did his chances no harm.

Playing his first match on the tour, he had three of the first five wickets, bowling Tom Huggins before having Tim Roberts and Riki Wessels caught behind.

Pakistan-born Bilal Shafayat hit an aggressive 76 in a poor Northamptonshire effort.

Bangladesh rested captain Habibul Bashar, and are led by Khaled Mashud with the 16-year-old reserve keeper Mushfiqur Rahim named in the side. Rahim is coming off an impressive outing against Sussex in his maiden first class match. He was the only Bangladeshi batsman to make a half-century in that forgettable game and spent most time at the wicket.

Northamptonshire, who rested all their regular first-team bowlers, scored their runs quickly after play began 75 minutes late but wickets fell regularly.

After Hossain's early dismissal of Huggins, new-ball partner Tapash Baisya was next to strike when Rob White was caught by Mohammad Rafique.

Hossain then removed Robert with the total on 93, before Shafayat and Wessels added 49 for the fourth wicket.

But both men were out just before the rain returned, Shafayat the victim of slow left-armer Enamul Haque.