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Dent and Klinger take firm control
- Updated: May 23, 2016
Gloucestershire 240 for 4 (Dent 93, Klinger 62*) lead Northamptonshire 176 (Crook 60, Miles 5-65, Shaw 4-52) by 64 runsScorecard
Chris Dent and Michael Klinger batted Gloucestershire into a commanding position on the second day of the Specsavers County Championship match with Northamptonshire at Bristol.
By the close the hosts had reached 240 for four in their first innings to lead by 64 runs, with Dent (93) and Klinger (62 not out) having shared a third-wicket stand of 137. Gareth Roderick contributed 40.
The morning session had seen Craig Miles claim the last three Northants wickets as they progressed to 176 all out from an overnight 134 for seven.
Miles finished with 5 for 65, while fellow seamer Josh Shaw was denied his first five-for by a dropped catch and had to settle for four for 52.
The visitors initially put up some resistance and Steven Crook moved to a 69-ball half-century, with 9 fours, as the first half hour passed without a wicket falling.
Richard Gleeson helped take the score to …
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