RESULT
Swansea, August 06 - 09, 2015, LV= County Championship Division Two
299 & 224
(T:108) 416 & 108/3

Gloucs won by 7 wickets

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Dent leads Gloucestershire to third straight win

Gloucestershire dodged early rain on day four in Swansea as they posted their fifth LV= County Championship win of the season. Chris Dent led the victory charge as his unbeaten 65 helped the visitors to their 108-run winning target for the loss of three w

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09-Aug-2015
Gloucestershire 416 (Marshall 70, Meschede 4-89) and 108 for 3 (Dent 65*) beat Glamorgan 299 (Salter 73, Payne 4-73) and 224 (Ingram 45, Payne 4-50) by seven wickets
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Gloucestershire avoided being knocked out of their stride by early rain on day four in Swansea as they posted their fifth LV= County Championship win of the season. Chris Dent led the victory charge in the Division Two match against Glamorgan as his unbeaten 65 helped the visitors to their 108-run winning target for the loss of three wickets.
Although 15 overs were lost to wet weather before lunch, Gloucestershire were in no danger of missing out. Will Tavare, in his first match as captain, Gareth Roderick and Benny Howell all fell cheaply, but the target was so small it only called for one batsman to make a substantial knock for a seven-wicket victory to become a formality.
Having bowled out Glamorgan second time around for 224 on Saturday evening, Gloucestershire began from scratch on Sunday, and Tavare struck Craig Meschede for two fours in his first over. Michael Hogan produced an accurate spell with the ball, bowling five successive maidens in an opening spell of 7-5-7-0, and in one over beat Tavare five times outside the off stump.
But it was Graham Wagg who made the initial breakthrough in his first over, when he had Tavare caught at the wicket for 12. Wagg bowled at a lively pace and two overs later dismissed Roderick who struck a lifting delivery low down to cover, perishing for seven.
Andrew Salter's offspin was introduced, but after being struck for six and another boundary by Dent he was taken off after conceding 14 runs. Dent, meanwhile, played every ball on its merit, and reached a chanceless half-century from 99 balls which included a six and eight fours.
Hogan continued to command respect and was rewarded for his accuracy when he had Howell caught at slip from a rising delivery, Gloucestershire at that stage 84 for 3. The result was soon sealed, with Gloucestershire's reward a handsome 23 points and Glamorgan were left to ponder their punishment for a dangerous pitch in the Royal London Cup last Sunday - the case will be heard on Monday.

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