Gloucestershire: Zak Chappell, Brad Wheal and Jacob Bethell sign short-term loan deals

Zak Chappell has signed for Gloucestershire on a one-month loan from Nottinghamshire

Gloucestershire have signed three players on loan for Thursday's County Championship match against Somerset.

Nottinghamshire all-rounder Zak Chappell, Warwickshire's Jacob Bethell and Scotland fast bowler Brad Wheal all go straight into the team for the game in Bristol.

The trio have been signed on a short-term basis to relieve pressure on Gloucestershire's injury-hit squad.

They are winless after five matches, losing three and drawing two.

Wheal, 25, has been signed on a minimum two-week loan deal from fellow Division One side Hampshire.

Chappell, 25, joins on a one-month loan from Division Two leaders Notts.

England Under-19 international Bethell has signed for the Somerset match only from the Bears, who want him back for T20 duty next week.

"We'll be following the match closely and hoping he comes back in excellent touch ready to challenge for a place in our T20 team," said Warwickshire director of cricket Paul Farbrace. "We ultimately want Jacob to spend many years at Edgbaston as a regular across all formats. However, we need to get him more experience and this brief stint with Gloucestershire is a fantastic opportunity to bat in the top order."

Gloucestershire performance director Steve Snell said: "We have had significant injury disruption all season and we are wary of taking bowlers into matches with niggles at this stage of a busy campaign.

"Brad and Zak are two very talented bowlers with lots of experience who will bolster and bring a freshness to our bowling attack immediately."

Gloucestershire will be without bowlers David Payne, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir and batters Chris Dent and Ben Charlesworth.