County Championship: Marcus Harris continues very good type for Leicestershire

Marcus Harris has scored three County Championship centuries for Leicestershire this summer

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

Leicestershire 357-5: Harris 148, Ackermann 57, Hill 56; Phillips 2-73

Gloucestershire: Yet to bat

Leicestershire 4 pts, Gloucestershire 1 pts

Match scorecard

Australia batsman Marcus Harris continued his excellent County Championship form for Leicestershire as his century on day one put the Foxes on top against Gloucestershire.

Harris, who scored a match-winning 185 against Middlesex, was eventually out lbw for 148 to spinner Glenn Phillips.

Colin Ackermann (57) and Lewis Hill (56) supported the left-hander.

Group Two leaders Gloucestershire used seven bowlers and toiled for large parts as the Foxes closed on 357-5.

Overseas paceman Dan Worrall did give the visitors a late boost by bowling Hill before Harry Swindells and Ben Mike saw out the last few overs.

Harris and captain Ackermann had put on 243 in the last round of…

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