Gloucs wrap up 10-wicket win at Derbyshire

Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Central Co-op County Ground, Derby (day four)

Gloucestershire 498: Hammond 145 & 39-0: Charlesworth 20*

Derbyshire 281& 252 (f/o): Montgomery 74; Bell 3-44

Gloucestershire (21 pts) beat Derbyshire (3 pts) by 10 wickets

Match scorecard

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Reece helped Montgomery hold up the visitors for 11 overs but the switch to spin took Gloucestershire a step closer to victory.

Montgomery was beaten pushing half forward and Graeme van Buuren's appeal was upheld to leave Derbyshire in deep trouble on 165-7.

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.

Chappell was still there at lunch with Hammond no doubt reflecting on that drop and hoping any showers would miss Derby.

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.

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.

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.

Bancroft and Charlesworth wasted no time in sealing victory with Derbyshire bowling their spinners to avoid losing a point for a slow over rate.

Report by ECB Reporters' Network, supported by Rothesay.

Derbyshire head of cricket Mickey Arthur:

"I thought we bowled really well with our first 80 overs. I still can't fathom in what world a number 9 and 10 can put a partnership of 190 on.

"From then, you just lose impetus and it becomes a game of survival. Scoreboard pressure is always an issue. They held good lines and lengths. Their skills were good but that's no excuse for me. We're better than that.

"You've got to be tough, you've got to be hard, you've got to be resilient and you've got to win the big moments.

"That's where we've let ourselves down this season so far."

Gloucestershire head coach Mark Alleyne:

"Thoroughly enjoyable, right from day one when we were really brave batting on a pitch that was clearly a good one to bowl first on.

"We had a little wobble at one stage but the lower order bailed us out and got us to a really imposing 498 and I think from that point we felt we had the upper hand in the game and it was really nice to drive that home.

"It was a great effort (by the bowlers) and puts into context the batting effort on the first day which did give the bowlers another day's rest because those two guys in particular (Bell and Williams) had played all three games and it was good they didn't have to bowl until the second day.

"When they did bowl, they bowled 90 overs between them in the game, getting 11 wickets and going at two an over, it kind of really controlled the game for us at key moments, particularly in the first session on day three and four which was really outstanding, I can't praise them enough."