April in Sussex, and there's four inches of snow at St James's Montefiore CC - making snowballs the deliveries to dodge at their NatWest CricketForce 2008 event for Sussex skipper Chris Adams and team-mate Luke Wright of England

Chairman Clive Voller can't quite believe either the weather or how successful CricketForce has proved for the Ditchling club, while St James's CricketForce coordinator Liz O'Neill explains how so many local businesses have come to the party. And despite the weather everyone has a good time either painting inside in the warm, or making the most of the winty conditions

For more information on NatWest CricketForce see the ECB website