Brad Wheal joins Warwickshire on short-term loan

Warwickshire's seam bowling stocks have been decimated this season; Liam Norwell, Chris Woakes and Olly Stone were all missing for last week's defeat by Kent

Hampshire seamer Brad Wheal has joined Warwickshire on a single-match loan deal.

Wheal goes into the reigning county champions' squad for their clash with Surrey, which begins on Monday.

The 25-year-old, who was born in Durban but represents Scotland, has previously spent time out on loan this season with Gloucestershire, with his red-ball opportunities limited on the south coast by the form of Hampshire's vaunted seam attack.

"To be able to bring a talented paceman like Brad into our attack is a real boost to the squad ahead of our trip to The Kia Oval," said Paul Farbrace, Warwickshire's director of cricket. "Our thanks go to Hampshire for allowing us to make the deal happen."

Wheal played a key role in Hampshire's T20 Blast success, picking up 22 wickets along the way.

^{Wheal picked up 22 wickets on Hampshire's road to the T20 Blast title (Harry Trump/Getty Images)}

Warwickshire's seam bowling stocks have been decimated this season; Liam Norwell, Chris Woakes and Olly Stone were all missing for last week's defeat by Kent.

Woakes hasn't played a first-team game this season, while Stone – whose impending exit for Nottinghamshire has already been announced – last played first-class cricket in 2021. Norwell, whose form in 2021 earned him an England Lions berth over the winter, has been fit for just two red-ball games this summer.

Only Olly Hannon-Dalby, who has picked up 43 wickets in 10 matches, has been a regular wicket-taker this summer. The next-most prolific seamer on Warwickshire's books is Nathan McAndrew, who has claimed 16 in six matches at 41.3 apiece.

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