Leicestershire wrap up comfortable victory over Glamorgan

Leicestershire sealed a comprehensive CricInfo Championship victory over Glamorgan by 10 wickets at Grace Road to confirm their Division One status for next season.

Glamorgan were bowled out for 245 in their second innings leaving 20 to win which Leicestershire knocked off in just 21 balls.

Following-on 236 runs behind Leicestershire the Welsh side had resumed their second innings on the third morning on 126-2, still confident they could get something from the game.

Glamorgan, who are now all but relegated to Division Two, needed Jimmy Maher and Mike Powell to build on their overnight partnership of 64 and looked well set until both batsmen went in the space of two overs ending a 97-run partnership.

Powell was caught at slip off Darren Maddy and Maher was snaffled behind down the leg side off the next delivery after he had reached his 111-ball century that had included 17 fours.

The innings crumbled after that with Robert Croft adjudged lbw not offering a shot but he did save the ignominy of a third successive championship pair.

Mark Wallace, Darren Thomas and Andrew Davies followed rather tamely after that but Steve Watkin hung around long enough with Adrian Dale, who passed 1,000 first-class runs for the season, to ensure Leicestershire had to bat again.

By lunch Glamorgan had reached 230-9, an overall lead of four, which they extended to just 20 before Simon Jones was holed out to cover.

Leicestershire's fifth win of the summer was confirmed when Trevor Ward took three consecutive fours off Jones with a day and 62.3 overs to spare.

Leicestershire took 19 points out of the match to Glamorgan's three.