Leicestershire crashed to a nine-wicket defeat against Gloucestershire on the final day of the LV County Championship match at Grace Road.
The game seemed to be heading for a draw but the County declared on 241-5 in their second innings, setting the visitors a target of 251 from a minimum of 39 overs after tea.
Gloucestershire made a mockery of that with captain Michael Klinger making an unbeaten 129 and Benny Howell smashing 78 not out from just 59 balls easing their side home with 10 balls to spare.
Leicestershire's bowling and fielding during the run chase was a long way from where it needed to be - they did not manage a single maiden in the 37 overs completed.
The County seemed certain of at least a draw earlier in the day when a career-best 96 from Angus Robson and an unbeaten 50 from Josh Cobb put them in control of proceedings. However, they handed that over to Gloucestershire late in the day, suffering their second consecutive home championship defeat.
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