By Paul Eddison
Div 2: Gloucestershire

GLOUCESTERSHIRE endured a miserable 2017 in which they never really threatened a promotion challenge in Division Two, while also falling in the group stages of both whiteball competitions.
A winter with little change – Chris Dent takes over from Gareth Roderick as captain and Daniel Worrall replaces Cameron Bancroft as the overseas player – means that it will largely be the same squad looking to make up for last year’s disappointment.
Dent was unquestionably Gloucestershire’s most consistent batsman last sea...