Gloucestershire skipper Graeme van Buuren could have been forgiven for feeling the weight of the world on his injured shoulder when hurt in an awkward fall during the County Championship match with Somerset at Bristol.
The popular South African had already seen the start to his first season as captain blighted by injuries to team-mates, disappointing results and poor form, which had him average just 11.75 with the bat in eight innings.
As van Buuren was helped from the pitch after dislocating his shoulder trying to prevent a boundary last Thursday, he cut a disconsolate figure, aware that on top of everything else that he was out of an important match and faced a lengthy recovery period.
