CCD2 review: Stuart Broad piles more pressure on Leicestershire

England paceman Stuart Broad led the way as Nottinghamshire put themselves in a strong position after day one against Leicestershire in the Specsavers County Championship.

The season-opening Division Two clash came a day after Leicestershire were docked 16 points and fined #5,000 for incurring five fixed-penalty breaches within the space of 12 months.

And the news got little better when Broad struck in the first over at Grace Road on his way to figures of 3-45 in the home team's 251 all out.

Skipper Mark Cosgrove struck a half-century but soon afterwards drove at a Broad delivery and edged a catch behind to Chris Read, out for 57. Read's 1,000th first-class catch was a suitably outstanding effort, picked up low and tumbling to his left.

Ben Raine made a highly useful 55 not out before Nottinghamshire replied, reaching 52-1 at stumps - Greg Smith the man to fall to Zak Chappell.

Liam Norwell led a determined Gloucestershire bowling display in Canterbury where Kent were dismissed for 298.

The 25-year-old paceman bagged 3-46, while Chris Liddle, Craig Miles and Graeme van Buuren snaffled two apiece as Kent succumbed inside 89 overs on a green-tinted pitch that offered the visiting seamers some assistance throughout the day.

Joe Denly cantered to a 96-ball fifty with nine fours but, with 62 to his name the right-hander chased a

wide one from Norwell to edge to slip and bring an end to a bright third-wicket stand with Sam Northeast (22) that added 58 inside 13 overs.

In the five overs through to stumps, Gloucestershire's Cameron Bancroft played inside a Stevens away-swinger to lose off stump as the visitors reached 9-1 to trail by 289 going into the second day.

Rory Kleinveldt took three wickets and smashed a 23-ball half-century as Northamptonshire dominated the opening day against Glamorgan.

The former South Africa all-rounder first helped fire out Glamorgan for just 101 before finishing the day unbeaten on 71 as the hosts closed on 268-6, a lead of 167.

Kleinveldt took 3-35 among a fine performance from the Northamptonshire seamers. Nathan Buck, on debut, and Ben Sanderson also took three wickets each as Glamorgan were bundled out in only 31.3 overs after winning the toss.

Then late in the day, 34-year-old Kleinveldt returned to smash the Glamorgan bowling all over Wantage Road in a power-packed display.

In just 23 balls he heaved away seven four and three sixes - the pick of which a flat slap over long-on to bring up his half-century - to push Northamptonshire towards a match-winning lead.