County Championship: Lancashire edge day one at Gloucestershire regardless of Chris Dent ton

Chris Dent was averaging 62.50 for Gloucestershire in the County Championship this summer before his century against Lancashire

LV= County Championship Division One, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol (day one):

Gloucestershire 279-7: Dent 109*; Morley 3-79

Lancashire: Yet to bat

Gloucestershire 2pts, Lancashire 2pts

Scorecard

Chris Dent’s second County Championship century of the season failed to prevent Lancashire edging an absorbing first day against Gloucestershire at Bristol.

The experienced opener continued a highly impressive season by scoring an unbeaten 109 off 246 balls, with 16 fours, but saw his team slip from 156-2 to close on 279-7.

Left-arm spinner Jack Morley, who celebrated his 21st birthday on the eve of the match, claimed 3-79 from 23 overs on only his second first-class appearance, while there were two wickets each for Tom Bailey and Luke Wood.

Dent’s innings took his tally of runs from just eight Championship innings in an injury-hit season to 484 at an average of over 80.

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