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Gloucestershire celebrated victory for the first time this season when they beat Derbyshire by 10 wickets in the County Championship Division Two match at the Central Co-op County Ground.<\/b><\/p>\n
A professional bowling display led by Gabe Bell, 3-44, and Will Williams, 3-50, dismissed Derbyshire for 252 with Matt Montgomery’s 74 and 50 from Luis Reece at least saving the hosts from an innings defeat.<\/p>\n
Cameron Bancroft and Ben Charlesworth knocked off the 36 runs required in less than five overs to complete a 21 points victory with Derbyshire taking three points.<\/p>\n
With the possibility of rain later in the afternoon at Derby, Gloucestershire needed to make early in-roads and their seamers obliged with two wickets in consecutive overs.<\/p>\n
Montgomery completed his maiden first-class 50 for Derbyshire but in the next over, Gabe dug one in short and Ben Aitchison could only lob back a return catch.<\/p>\n
Martin Andersson survived a big shout for lbw but the next ball from Williams took the outside edge and James Bracey standing up made no mistake.<\/p>\n
Derbyshire’s hopes of saving the match took another blow four overs later when Williams found some late movement to knock back Brooke Guest’s off stump.<\/p>\n
Reece helped Montgomery hold up the visitors for 11 overs but the switch to spin took Gloucestershire a step closer to victory.<\/p>\n
Montgomery was beaten pushing half forward and Graeme van Buuren’s appeal was upheld to leave Derbyshire in deep trouble on 165-7.<\/p>\n
The hosts should have lost an eighth in the same over when Zak Chappell chipped a gentle catch to cover where Miles Hammond inexplicably managed to spill it.<\/p>\n
Chappell was still there at lunch with Hammond no doubt reflecting on that drop and hoping any showers would miss Derby.<\/p>\n
Reece and Chappell continued to chip away at the deficit with Reece sweeping Ed Middleton for four to reach 50 before Gloucestershire took the second new ball.<\/p>\n
Williams struck immediately, getting one to straighten to bowl Reece and just after the innings defeat was avoided, Shoaib Bashir edged Bell to second slip.<\/p>\n
But there was more frustration for Gloucestershire as Muhammad Abbas helped Chappell resist for another 12 overs before Middleton bowled the Pakistan pace bowler on the stroke of tea.<\/p>\n
Bancroft and Charlesworth wasted no time in sealing victory with Derbyshire bowling their spinners to avoid losing a point for a slow over rate.<\/p>\n
Report by ECB Reporters’ Network, supported by Rothesay.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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