Whatever the outcome of what is proving a testing season for Gloucestershire, there is no questioning the team spirit under Performance Director Steve Snell and head coach Dale Benkenstein.
I was at Bristol a week ago today when their side dominated three quarters of the Vitality Blast derby against Somerset only to see the rain-reduced game cruelly snatched away from them by an extraordinary late blitz from Roelof van der Merwe.
The South African’s 48 off just 15 balls, including 4 sixes and 4 fours, broke Gloucestershire hearts and there were stunned looks on the faces of players and supporters at the end.
