COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TWO, Bristol:
Gloucestershire 420 and 45-0 beat Middlesex 236 and 228 by 10 wickets
Glos 23 pts, Middlesex 3pts
Match scorecard

Ex-Gloucestershire skipper Jon Lewis took his season's haul to 28 wickets

Gloucestershire cruised to victory over Middlesex as they beat them by 10 wickets within three days at Bristol.

Resuming their first innings on 404-8, the hosts reached 420 before being bowled out to lead by 184 runs.

But, despite a half-century from Neil Dexter, Middlesex were bowled out for 228 in their second innings.

Paceman Jon Lewis caused the early damage on his way to figures of 4-54 before Kadeer Ali (26) and Jonathan Batty (18) guided them home on 45-0.

Gloucestershire's decision not to use a specialist spinner paid dividends as all their seamers pegged back the visitors to set them up for a comfortable finale.

And Kadeer and Batty needed just 13.1 overs at the crease to complete the hosts' fifth Championship victory of the season, which moves them into a promotion position in Division Two.

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