Miles Hammond struck a glowing 112 to assist Gloucestershire to a stable 338-8 in opposition to Northamptonshire on day considered one of their County Championship match at Wantage Street.
Whereas batting was by no means simple with swing on supply all through the day, Hammond took the attacking route, hitting 17 boundaries and reaching his milestone by swotting Northamptonshire fast George Scrimshaw excessive over nice leg for an enormous six.
Gloucestershire’s Australian abroad signing Cameron Bancroft additionally contributed a stable 53 on the prime of the order.
Indian worldwide Siddharth Kaul in the meantime made an instantaneous influence on his Northamptonshire debut, taking 4-58 in 23 testing overs, together with three within the afternoon session.
Gloucestershire batted solidly through the morning after being despatched in, Bancroft taking over the additional tempo of Scrimshaw, pulling him for 4 and slicing him crisply for 2 extra boundaries.
However it was the previous Derbyshire bowler who made the primary breakthrough, getting one to elevate to Ben Charlesworth (16) who might solely edge behind.
After the interval, Kaul picked up the massive wicket of Bancroft when he fell lbw to the third supply of the session after which accounted for Oliver Value (10) with a peach of a supply which angled in earlier than swinging away to take the sting, Emilio Homosexual taking a superb diving catch at second slip.
Hammond was joined in a partnership of 75 for the fourth wicket by James Bracey (33) earlier than he grew to become Kaul’s third scalp, adjudged lbw to a full one which formed again in.
Hammond and skipper Graeme van Buuren (46) then placed on 67, with runs flowing freely as Northamptonshire did not capitalise on the motion on supply.
Hammond lastly fell quickly after celebrating his century when he got here down the wicket to Liam Patterson-White and chipped the ball to mid-wicket the place Ricardo Vasconcelos held a surprising diving catch.
Ben Sanderson then drew the sting from Van Buuren with Vasconcelos taking a pointy catch at third slip earlier than Tom Value (23) was caught at slip to present Luke Procter a well-earned reward. Zafar Gohar grew to become Kaul’s fourth scalp when he edged behind.