Kraigg Brathwaite joins Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire have made a last-minute addition to their County Championship squad by signing West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite as an overseas player for the first two months of the domestic season.

Brathwaite will be available for up to eight Championship fixtures. He will travel to Bristol immediately after West Indies' ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka in Antigua - in which he scored 126 in the first innings - although with the match now heading towards a fifth day, he will not now arrive in time to face Surrey on April 8. He is likelier to debut against Somerset on April 15.

"I truly look forward to the opportunity to represent Gloucestershire," Brathwaite said. "I have always enjoyed county cricket and cherished the times I've been able to play in England. I'm excited to come to Bristol and do my best for the team, the club and of course the Gloucestershire supporters."