Hampshire’s pace aces hit the ground running

By Alex Smith
KYLE ABBOTT and Fidel Edwards have a ‘no moan policy’ about the cold English spring – but the fast bowling duo are producing searing heat with the ball.
Former South African Test star Abbott spent his winter back in hot Durban, while Edwards chilled in the Barbados climes throughout the off-season.
But the duo were reunited at a chilly Ageas Bowl, having shared 105 Championship scalps in 2018, to take 15 of the 18 Essex wickets during Hampshire’s crushing innings victory.
“Fiddy’s looking good,” Abbott said. “The t...

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