County Championship: Ian Cockbain & Tom Lace information Gloucestershire to win over Leicestershire

Ian Cockbain’s magnificent ton was his first for seven years

County Championship Group Two, County Ground, Nevil Road, Bristol (day four):

Leicestershire 421: Hill 121, S Evans 102 & 201-9: Patel 44; Higgins 5-62

Gloucestershire 275: Dent 53 Wright 7-53 & 348-6 Cockbain 117; Parkinson 3-93

Gloucestershire (19 pts) beat Leicestershire (6 pts) by four wickets

Scorecard

Ian Cockbain and Tom Lace shared a 224-run stand as Gloucestershire chased down 348 to beat Leicestershire by four wickets on an enthralling final day.

Leicestershire declared on 201-9 after losing six wickets for 45 runs as they tried to quicken the pace of the game.

Ben Mike struck twice to help reduce Gloucestershire to 52-3 in their chase.

Cockbain (117) and Lace (97) rebuilt and then upped the pace to get close to a victory which they achieved to go top of Group Two despite a late wobble.

Lace was caught in the deep three short of his century, the first of three wickets for spinner Callum Parkinson, to cause some late alarm for…

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