Jon Lewis and Will Gidman lead Gloucestershire victory push

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LV County Championship Division Two, Bristol

Close, day three: Glamorgan 378 & 148, Gloucestershire 341 & 53-1

Glamorgan 7pts, Gloucestershire 6pts

Jon Lewis and Will Gidman shared seven scalps to leave Gloucestershire in sight of victory over Glamorgan as 19 wickets fell on day three at Bristol.

Lewis (4-43) and Gidman (3-31) turned the game on its head to help dismiss Glamorgan for 148 after the hosts had collapsed from 278-2 to 341 all out.

Wicketkeeper Richard Coughtrie weighed in with six catches as Glamorgan offered little resistance.

Gloucestershire closed on 53-1, needing 133 more runs to win on the final day.

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