And, after James Franklin made the first breakthrough, Hussain marked only his second Championship appearance with a spell of 3-8 from five overs, removing Mal Loye, David Sales and Stephen Peters.

BBC: Hussain stars for Gloucestershire as wickets clatter

But Wigan sewed it up with two tries in three minutes from Terry Newton and Willie Peters, then stretched the advantage with a brilliant end-to-end try for debutant winger David Hodgson.

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