A nigh-on perfect morning’s bowling from Leicestershire’s in-form seamers saw the visitors record an ultimately nerve-shredding win at Bristol and strengthen their position at the top of County Championship Division Two as they stumbled over the line amid high tension in their chase of 143. A ruinous period of play for Gloucestershire, starting on Saturday...
Ben Green notched his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket as Leicestershire bowled out Gloucestershire for 252 on the opening day of their County Championship match at the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol. The 27-year-old all-rounder, on loan from Somerset, exploited overcast conditions to claim 5-63 from 17 overs with his medium-paced seamers. Ian Holland...
Gloucestershire were left to rue an over-cautious declaration when their County Championship match with Kent at Canterbury ended in a draw. Tom Price almost single-handedly injected life into what was becoming a tedious final day by reducing Kent to 49-4 with 22 overs remaining, but despite some middle order tremors, the hosts dug in to...
Ben Compton led a rearguard action for Kent on day two of their County Championship game with Gloucestershire at Canterbury, steering the hosts to 318-7 at stumps, a deficit of 154. Compton passed 3,000 first-class runs for Kent on his way to 144 not out, with a fluid innings that again belied his reputation as...
Gloucestershire were left to reflect on a much-improved display from their opening defeat at Derby with an immediate impact from new captain Cameron Bancroft, despite the familiar problem of forcing a win on their home pitch. Meanwhile Glamorgan managed to salvage pride with the bat, largely thanks to South African veteran Ingram, after a dreadful...
Maisie Lillywhite & Duncan Cook BBC News, Gloucestershire BBC Sallyann Anderson said she feels ‘very sorry’ for the family of the woman who was buried in her grave A woman who discovered a body had been buried in her future grave is “happy” an exhumation will take place. Sallyann Anderson paid for a plot beside...
Luis Reece celebrated a personal milestone to set up a Derbyshire victory over Gloucestershire by nine wickets on day three of their County Championship Division Two match. The all-rounder took 10 wickets in a match for the first time, finishing with 4-45 to add to his 6 -52 in the first innings. Ben Charlesworth made...
Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen again left his mark on Gloucestershire with the 40th first-class century of his career on the second day of the County Championship Division Two match at Derby. The 41-year-old’s hundred was his sixth against Gloucestershire and put his side in a commanding position with support from Harry Came who scored 83...
Bracey and van Buuren started to redress the balance after lunch and were looking set until Dal again shifted the initiative with two wickets in consecutive overs. He squeezed a yorker under Bracey’s bat to break a stand of 69 from 123 balls and then trapped Tom Price bang in front to reduce the visitors...
Wicketkeeper James Bracey has signed a new three-year contract with Gloucestershire to keep him at the club until the end of 2028. The 27-year-old vice captain has made 192 appearances across all formats since his debut for the county in 2016. In 2024 he enjoyed one of his best campaigns, taking his dismissal total to...
Gloucestershire’s new red-ball captain Cameron Bancroft has an experience of winning that can “boost” his team-mates, says head coach Mark Alleyne. The Australian was named Gloucestershire’s new captain last month for the 2025 County Championship campaign. Bancroft, who has played in 10 Test matches for Australia, has won three Sheffield Shield titles – the country’s...