Leicestershire suffer defeat at Glamorgan

Unbeaten Glamorgan made it four LV=CC victories in a row as Leicestershire suffered a 137-run defeat at Cardiff.

Leicestershire resumed on 75-3 chasing 324 to win but were bowled out for 186 with wickets shared among the Glamorgan attack.

Matthew Boyce again top-scored for County with 60 from 148 balls in a stay that lasted just short of three-and-a-half hours.

The opener shared 52 for the sixth wicket with Niall O’Brien (41 off 91) but the stand was broken before lunch and Glamorgan went on to claim 21 points to Leicestershire’s five.

Andrew Salter got the hosts off to the perfect start by bowling nightwatchman Jigar Naik (6) without addition to the overnight score.

Eleven runs later, Michael Hogan had Andrea Agathangelou (6) caught by wicket-keeper Mark Wallace but Boyce and O’Brien then dug in.

Boyce, who completed a second hardworking fifty of the game from 121 balls with seven fours, then prodded Colin Ingram’s leg spin to Chris Cooke in the bat-pad position .

The seventh wicket fell when Tom Wells (0) was bowled by Graham Wagg and at lunch County were 158-7, still 166 short of the target.

Ben Raine (14) perished after the interval, bowled by Meschede, before Andy Carter wrapped up the victory for Glamorgan in the 73^rd over.

The on-loan Nottinghamshire seamer had O’Brien caught by Wallace with his first ball, bowled a no ball in the middle of the over and with his last delivery ended the game struck Charlie Shreck (0) on the boot with a yorker.

Carter therefore joined Hogan, Meschede and Wagg in claiming two wickets apiece while spinners Salter and Ingram took one each. Clint McKay ended on 13 not out for Leicestershire.

It was the first time since 2004 that Glamorgan have achieved four successive Championship wins and they remain in third place, 11 points behind Surrey with a game in hand.

Leicestershire are eighth in the table, eight points ahead of Kent, who the team meet next in the LV=CC on Sunday, July 5 at Grace Road (11am start).