Gloucestershire Vs. Lancashire LVCC day two.

Procter century leads Lancs in Bristol.

Luke Procter scored his maiden first-class century, as Lancashire closed on 292-7 against Gloucestershire, as they come ever-closer to clinching the Division Two title.

The Lancashire all-rounder top-scored with 106 and shared a 159-run stand with Tom Smith (88*), as the visitors recovered from 38-3.

Karl Brown added just three to his overnight score of 20 before he was caught behind by Gareth Roderick and opener, Luis Reece (35), failed to make an eighth consecutive fifty, playing-on to David Payne.

In a wicketless afternoon session, Procter and Smith frustrated the hosts, who have nothing more than pride to play for given their position in the middle of the table.

Procter was the first to reach fifty, his coming from 115 balls, and Smith soon followed in 128 deliveries, with both batsmen striking eight boundaries on their way.

All eyes were on Procter as he passed his previous best score of 89 versus Sussex in 2011 and he continued to play with confidence, passing three-figures for the first time from 208 balls.

After his dismissal, courtesy of Will Gidman (4-58) runs proved difficult to come by, but Lancashire were able to earn themselves two batting bonus points.

With Northamptonshire failing to claim full bonus points from their fixture with Kent, the visitors will have set their sights on the trophy before they take a trip to Canterbury next week.