Season-best figures of six for 88 from Claude Henderson helped Leicestershire fight back on the second day of their LV County Championship match against Glamorgan at Colwyn Bay.

Before this match the South African slow left armer had had a pretty lean time of it, taking only four wickets for 397 all season.

But on the north Wales coast Henderson found some rhythm and exploited some tentative Glamorgan batting as the home side failed to hammer home their first-day advantage.

He would have had even better figures had wicketkeeper Tom New not missed two rather regulation stumpings to give Michael Powell and Mark Wallace let-offs.

In the end Glamorgan enjoyed a first-innings lead but it was not the dominant advantage they would have hoped for after reaching 252 for three at one stage.

Replying to Leicestershire's first innings of 313 all out, the Welshmen finished on 320 for eight.

Glamorgan had begun the second day in a healthy position, with home openers Gareth Rees and Will Bragg resuming on 45 for nought.

The opening pair went on to make more than 100 for the second match running after the pair put on 181 at Bristol last week.

Rees produced two sparkling extra cover drives but six short of his half-century he pushed Henderson straight to Jacques Du Toit at mid-off.

But Bragg, fresh from 92 against Gloucestershire, carried on his recent good form and was particularly strong square of the wicket on both sides in tandem with the watchful Powell.

A further 56 were added by the second-wicket pair until Bragg, who had got himself rather bogged down, holed out to long on for 80 to give Henderson a second scalp.

Jamie Dalrymple looked in positive form, quickly overtaking Powell, striking six fours including a powerfully-hit off drive.

But, just when he looked like leading the Welsh county towards a substantial lead, he dragged a Harry Gurney delivery onto his leg stump.

Like Dalrymple, Powell went for 40, bowled by Henderson to leave Glamorgan 252 for four.

Henderson's impact on proceedings continued as he removed Wallace, who had hit the first six of the innings over midwicket, caught at short leg even though the fielder, James Taylor, took evasive action and found the ball nestled in his midriff.

Tom Maynard, who looked as if he was going to take the attack to Leicestershire, had to readjust his tactics as wickets fell around him.

But in the end he drove Henderson towards long off, where Greg Smith took a useful catch diving forward, before James Harris went leg before attempting to sweep Henderson and Dean Cosker edged Nathan Buck behind as Glamorgan slipped to 296 for eight.

Robert Croft and Adam Shantry ensured a third batting point as Glamorgan reached 300 and then took the hosts into a slight lead before the close.