County Championship: Callum Parkinson helps give Leicestershire management over Gloucestershire

Callum Parkinson took six wickets in total on day two

LV= County Championship Group Two, Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester (day two):

Leicestershire 451: Harris 148, Ackermann 57, Hill 56

Gloucestershire 158: Hammond 67, Parkinson 5-45, Ackermann 3-55 & 5-1: Parkinson 1-4

Gloucestershire (2 pts) trail Leicestershire (7 pts) by 288 runs

Match scorecard

Callum Parkinson took 5-45 as Leicestershire skittled Gloucestershire for 158 to take complete control of their County Championship match.

With Marcus Harris’ 148 having guided Leicestershire to 357-5 on day one, the hosts piled up 451 before at last being bowled out after lunch on day two.

Gloucestershire looked well set at 48-0 in reply, but collapsed to 158 all out despite 67 from Miles Hammond.

Following on with a 293-run deficit, Chris Dent then fell to leave them 5-1.

Gloucestershire openers Dent and Hammond had been tasked with negotiating a tricky five-over spell at the end of the second evening, but Parkinson capped a fine day for…

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