Alleyne lifted three trophies last season

A feature of their game is the number of players who will chip in with a 20 or 30, a wicket or a run out.

Harvey is the fulcrum. He is an outstanding one-day performer.

The Victorian is a canny one-day bowler, with all the variations that entails. He is a similarly adaptable batsman, capable of the big hits or the nudges and nurdles.

Alleyne and, increasingly, Jeremy Snape add all-round depth to the side.

Snape and Martyn Ball provide the spin options and while neither are prolific wicket-takers each is suitably mean.

Their seam attack is strong, but they will have to do without Jon Lewis, who has a back injury, as well as former England seamer Mike Smith

Main bowler

The left-armer has been a key figure in their one-day success, but has played only once this season thanks to a persistent groin injury.

In Smith's absence, Lewis had been the main strike bowler.

The 25-year-old toured West Indies with England 'A' in the winter and is surely close to a full call up.

But Gloucestershire will have to make do without the man who has taken 10 wickets on the way to Lord's and conceded only three an over. Of his 60 overs, 10 were maidens - a high proportion in the limited overs game.

Barnett remains an important figure

Lewis has been well supported by James Averis and Michael Cawdron, who will each have to shoulder an extra burden, and, of course, Harvey.

The batting is the weaker of Gloucestershire's disciplines - they are an outstanding fielding side - but then someone always seems to pop up when required.

Matt Windows has provided the backbone on their latest return to Lord's.

A compact, well organised right-hander, Windows is a former England 'A' player who has been a consistent contributor to Gloucestershire's success.

He scored their only century - against Northants - and a vital half-century in the semi final against Yorkshire.

Fragility

Barnett, whose stance becomes seemingly more eccentric with every season, continues to thrive.

The 40-year-old is in his third decade in the county game but remains an effective and prolific contributor. The occasional fragility of Gloucestershire's batting ensures Barnett remains an important figure.

Chris Taylor, a slender right-handed middle-order batsman, is one Gloucestershire player who may attract England interest in due course, although he has had a poor run in this competition with 81 runs in seven innings.

Averis will have added responsibility

He made his first-class debut against Middlesex last year and made a hundred on debut - the first player to do so in the Championship at Lord's.

He played in the NatWest final last year, without batting, so already has good memories of Lord's in a career that is only in its second season.

Tim Hancock and Rob Cunliffe are able if inconsistent batsmen - neither has had an impressive tournament - while Dominic Hewson has recently enjoyed a run at the top of the order.

Cunliffe sums up the vagueries of the Gloucestershire order. He has made only 100 runs in six innings on the way to the final, but 75 of them came in one go as he played the vital innings in the victory over Warwickshire.