Plaudits for Will Gidman on Day 1 against Leicestershire
3 June 2014
Gloucestershire bowled out Leicestershire for 269 on day one of their LV= County Championship match with Will Gidman the star man taking 5 wickets.
Gidman, took his record to 30 wickets this season with figures of 5-46, as the Gloucestershire side made a good start in search of their second LV= County Championship win.
Leicestershire’s Niall O'Brien top-scored for 88, but the Gloucestershire side will be happy with the effort and will continue their response on the second morning with all ten wickets intact and a dozen runs on the board.
Leicestershire won the toss but made the worst possible start as the first ball of the match, from Will Gidman, nipped back to find Greg Smith's off stump. Ned Eckersley and Angus Robson put on 81 before Robson, four short of a half-century, was caught by Alex Gidman at slip off Liam Norwell.
Captain Ramnaresh Sarwan made only two before falling lbw to Benny Howell, before lunch was taken at 93-3. Josh Cobb moved to 20 with three successive boundaries, but any gathering momentum was derailed by the wicket of Eckersley, lbw to Will Gidman for 46. Cobb's 26 contained six fours, but his innings was ended when he was bowled by a Norwell inswinger.
Rob Taylor and O'Brien put on 62 before the former played on to Will Gidman to depart for 31. O'Brien reached a half-century from 118 balls and he received useful support from Jigar Naik, who batted over an hour before being bowled by Will Gidman with the third delivery with the new ball. O'Brien was denied a century when he fell lbw to Matt Taylor.
Alex Wyatt became Will Gidman's fifth victim and, two overs later, Norwell bowled Buck for 15.
Klinger & Dent were at the crease for a combined 5 overs and will resume on 12 for 0 on Day 2
