County Championship: Leicestershire bowlers spark Gloucestershire top-order collapse

Chris Wright and his Leicestershire team-mates celebrate the wicket of Kraigg Brathwaite

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Chris Wright (centre) took two wickets in the space of four balls as Leicestershire enjoyed a profitable evening session
County Championship Group Two, County Ground, Nevil Road, Bristol (day two):
Leicestershire 421: Hill 121, S Evans 102, Harris 62; Worrall 5-a79
Gloucestershire 176-6: Dent 53, Hankins 29*, Bracey 27; Wright 4-24
Gloucestershire (1 pt) trail Leicestershire (4 pts) by 245 runs
Scorecard

Leicestershire sparked a top-order batting collapse to move into a strong position against Gloucestershire.

Chris Wright (4-24) was the pick of the visiting bowlers as they reduced Gloucestershire from 99-1 to 121-6.

George Hankins (29 not out) and Tom Smith (19 not out) showed some fight as they rallied to 176-6 at stumps, still 245 runs behind Leicestershire’s 421.

Lewis Hill earlier made 121 as the Foxes went on from 264-4 overnight thanks to valuable lower-order runs.

Unbeaten Gloucestershire still need another 96 runs to avoid the follow-on after they lost five wickets in quick succession…

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