Gloucestershire defeats Lancashire by 105 runs in County Championship

Gloucestershire secured a 105-run victory against Lancashire in their Rothesay County Championship Division Two match at Emirates Old Trafford. Resuming the final day on 120-6, Lancashire fell short of their target as Gloucestershire bowler Langridge took 5-51 to complete the win. Rocky Flintoff finished with a career-best 65 for the hosts in the losing effort. The result narrows the gap between the two bottom clubs to 18 points with two rounds of fixtures remaining. Gloucestershire relied on key contributions from Williams, who took six wickets in the first innings, and a late-order partnership between debutant Dhariwal and Matt Taylor. Lancashire now prepares for a match against Kent at Canterbury, while Gloucestershire is scheduled to face Middlesex in Bristol.

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