KABIR Ali took 10 wickets in the match as Worcestershire wrapped up a 304-run win over Gloucestershire within three days at Bristol.

After taking 5-32 in Gloucestershire's first innings, Ali posted figures of 5-34 as the home side's batting crumbled for the second time in the match.

Gloucestershire slumped to 177 all out, after making just 130 on Saturday, in the face of some inspired pace bowling from Ali.

Worcestershire batted for just over an hour of the morning session before declaring their second innings on 324-3, setting Gloucestershire the daunting target of 482 for victory.

Hick made 72 before misreading a Alleyne delivery. Anurag Singh was the last batsman out, and his total of 187 beat his previous career-best, against Middlesex last summer, by 19 runs.

Gloucestershire began their reply brightly, but they were in early trouble as the first wicket fell in only the ninth over. Ali was a real handful with his lively pace and extra bounce, and he had Tim Hancock snapped up at gully.

New Zealander Craig Spearman and veteran Kim Barnett set about repairing the damage, putting on 51 for the second wicket before Barnett (25) mistimed a push off his legs to be caught at square-leg by Gareth Batty.

Spearman hammered David Leather-dale to the cover boundary twice, but was receiving scant support from his colleagues as Matt Windows lasted just 13 balls before Ali trapped him lbw.

Spearman had raced to 55, and twice pulled Alamgir Sheriyar over deep backward square for six, before he failed with another aggressive pull, this time off Ali. Substitute fielder Stuart Lampitt took a high, hanging catch which tested him at mid-on.

Chris Taylor had been in the middle for 20 minutes without getting off the mark, and he failed to do so as he was run out by Batty, setting off in search of a single which was never really there.

Alleyne showed more resolve in inching his way to 29, but he looped a catch to Ben Smith at short extra-cover.

Jon Lewis plundered 17 runs from his first seven balls, but his dismissal by Ali from the fourth ball after tea signalled the beginning of the end.

Leatherdale had Jack Russell caught at short mid-wicket for 20 from the next over and Ali wrapped up the innings by clean bowling Michael Smith for four.