COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TWO, Swansea:
CLOSE OF PLAY, DAY THREE: Leicestershire 247 and 41-2, Glamorgan 290
Glamorgan 5pts, Leics 5pts
Match scorecard

Mark Cosgrove's century was his third in the championship this season

A typically forceful century from Australian opener Mark Cosgrove gave Glamorgan hope of earning a final-day victory against Leicestershire.

Cosgrove hit 15 fours in his 117 as Glamorgan reached 290, giving them a first-innings lead of 43.

Spinners Claude Henderson (5-72) and Jigar Naik (4-110) did the damage for the visitors.

Leicestershire lost openers Matt Boyce for a duck and Will Jefferson for 11 before closing on 41-2.

Glamorgan had resumed their first innings in positive fashion with Cosgrove scoring 88 of the 125 runs scored in the morning session.

But with Glamorgan on 74-0, Cosgrove lost Gareth Rees (15), who edged Nadeem Malik to Matthew Boyce at first slip.

606: DEBATE I've been really impressed with Cosgrove's form in all forms of the game this season Jack S

Tom Maynard (19) was bowled by Naik attempting a cut and Ben Wright was leg before to Henderson as the home side were reduced to 153-3.

In between those dismissals Cosgrove went to his century from 111 balls, but his innings came to an end when he was stumped by Tom New off Henderson.

Jamie Dalrymple and Jim Allenby put on a useful 54 in 17 overs in difficult conditions, but Glamorgan lost their last six wickets for only 60 runs.

Off-spinner Robert Croft, who had reached 1,000 first-class wickets for Glamorgan on the second day, took the new ball at the start of Leicestershire's second innings.

But it was James Harris who got the breakthrough, having Boyce caught at second slip by Dalrymple. Nine overs before the close when Will Jefferson was trapped leg before by Dean Cosker.

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