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Tail end resistance steers Gloucestershire into third day

21 June 2018

Gloucestershire closed the second day 245 for 8 in the pink-ball match, leading only by 25 runs.

Sanderson’s 5 for 16 helped bowl Gloucestershire out for just 62 in the morning session  - to conceded a lead of 220. 

Gloucestershire found two solid partnerships to avoid the ignominy of an innings defeat and extend play into a third day. Gareth Roderick and Ryan Higgins shared 100 for the sixth wicket before Craig Miles and Matt Taylor - who added an unbeaten 73 - nudged Gloucestershire into a lead.

The wickets began to fall in the first over of the day. Sanderson had the pink-ball on a string and struck first to remove Benny Howell caught behind before nipping two deliveries into Gareth Roderick - pushing forward - and Graeme van Buuren - shouldering arms - to win lbws.

One bounced on George Hankins to bowl him via his gloves and when Ryan Higgins got a feather edge behind, Sanderson completed his first five-for of the season.

Rory Kleinveldt took out James Bracey’s leg stump with a full ball that nipped back, Steven Crook had Craig Miles well caught at mid-off trying to pull and removed Matt Taylor’s middle stump before Hutton finished the job by bowling No. 11 Chris Liddle.

Gloucestershire lost 9 for 37 in 18.1 overs and having been bowled out against Northants, were asked to bat again and in the final over before lunch, Howell hooked at Kleinveldt and gloved a catch to Adam Rossington.

Gloucestershire found a partnership as Roderick and Higgins repelled Northants for 25 overs either side of tea. Higgins, after being dropped by Levi on 4, went through to a career-best 63 - his second first-class fifty - with 10 fours.

At 172 for 8, still trailing by 48, a two-day finish looked likely, however Miles and Taylor battled Gloucestershire through to the close.

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