Gloucestershire so close to ending 14-year exile from top flight after beating Worcestershire
Should they beat Northamptonshire at Bristol next week, Gloucestershire will secure promotion
16/09Result
Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Worcester, Sep 16-18 2019
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![Worcestershire]( "Worcestershire")
221 & 128 -
![Gloucestershire]( "Gloucestershire")
235 & 115/4 (42.3 ov)
16/09Result
Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Worcester, Sep 16-18 2019
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![Worcestershire]( "Worcestershire")
221 & 128 -
![Gloucestershire]( "Gloucestershire")
235 & 115/4 (42.3 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Uncontested, Gloucestershire
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days
16,17,18 September 2019 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Gloucestershire 20, Worcestershire 4
Scorecard Summary
WORCESTERSHIRE 221 (55 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Riki Wessels72 (90)
- Ed Barnard30 (79)
- David Payne3/57 (16)
- Ryan Higgins4/55 (18)
GLOUCESTERSHIRE 235 (65.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- David Payne43 (44)
- Ryan Higgins42 (43)
- Joe Leach2/61 (19)
- Ed Barnard6/42 (14.2)
WORCESTERSHIRE 128 (39.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Charlie Morris*29 (48)
- Jack Haynes20 (15)
- Shannon Gabriel2/20 (6.5)
- Ryan Higgins4/34 (13)
GLOUCESTERSHIRE 115/4 (42.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Miles Hammond*35 (106)
- Josh Shaw*38 (53)
- Charlie Morris1/13 (6)
- Adam Finch2/23 (8.3)
42.3
4
Finch to Shaw, FOUR,
42.2
0
Finch to Shaw, no run,
42.1
4
Finch to Shaw, FOUR,
END OF OVER:42 | 6 Runs | GLOUC: 107/4
- Josh Shaw30 (50b)
- Miles Hammond35 (106b)
- Dillon Pennington9.5-2-26-0
- Adam Finch8-3-15-2
41.6
1
Pennington to Shaw, 1 run,
41.6
2nb
Pennington to Shaw, 2 no balls,
41.5
1
Pennington to Hammond, 1 run,
Match Coverage
All Match NewsGloucestershire so close to ending 14-year exile from top flight after beating Worcestershire
Should they beat Northamptonshire at Bristol next week, Gloucestershire will secure promotion
Promotion contenders Gloucestershire make hard work for themselves against Worcestershire
Chasing 115 to win, hosts give up chance to chase victory inside two days
Gloucestershire wobble as Ryan Higgins, Ed Barnard shine with ball
Promotion-chasing Gloucestershire dismiss the hosts for 221 before limping to 87 for 4 in reply
