WORCESTERSHIRE bowled out Leicestershire for 405 at New Road on the second day of their Frizzell County Championship clash.

The County attack toiled for almost 90 minutes to mop up the tail, with Paul Nixon reaching 58 before he was the last man out, caught behind off Ray Price who took 3-61.

Leicestershire managed to add 63 to their overnight score of 342-7, although Kabir Ali (4-95) claimed his fourth victim of the match with the second ball of the day, bowling Claude Henderson for 37.

But Nixon and teenager Stuart Broad (31), son of former England batsman Chris, put on 53 for the ninth wicket.

John Maunders frustrated Worcestershire yesterday with a calm 148, his first Championship ton for a year, as Leicestershire gained the advantage.

After his side landed the crucial toss, Maunders piled up 18 boundaries on a run-making wicket and stuck around under hot skies for just under six hours, contributing to stands of 94 with Tom New and 74 alongside Nixon.

Leicestershire held the upper hand after the County failed to press home the advantage just after tea when the visitors rocked back to 227-5.

Kabir Ali kept a rigid line early on and induced three genuine egdes, while Ray Price maintained his recent good run of form, bowling beautifully in spells to pick up two wickets.

County head coach Steve Rhodes said: "It would have been nice to have had them all out in the day. That's one of the goals we try to achieve. But there are plenty of runs in the pitch."

Maunders and New flourished after Darren Robinson's fourth-over exit and took the visitors beyond three figures, until Gareth Batty and Price strangled the flow of runs.

Both spinners extracted good turn and New was beaten on 31 by a sharp delivery from Zimbabwean Price.

Kabir Ali also worked up good pace to claim HD Ackerman and Aftab Habib in the space of eight overs, both edging to Chris Gayle's waiting hands at first slip. The West Indian also took two wickets with his off-breaks.