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Kyle Abbott has Hampshire on cloud nine as he picks up the County Championship Player of the Round

Veteran seamer Kyle Abbott has been named Rothesay County Championship Player of the Round after his spectacular nine-wicket match haul saw relegation-threatened Hampshire upset title challengers Sussex by 118 runs at Hove to pick up a second win of the season.
Kyle Abbott has been Hampshire’s guiding light this season

Veteran seamer Kyle Abbott has been named Rothesay County Championship Player of the Round after his spectacular nine-wicket match haul saw relegation-threatened Hampshire upset title challengers Sussex by 118 runs at Hove to pick up a second win of the season.

Abbott took first-innings figures of 6-49 to see Sussex dismissed for 159 in reply to Hampshire’s total of 191.
Hampshire then posted 220 to set the home side a target of 253 to win, but they could only manage 134, Abbott taking a miserly 3-6 from a metronomic 12.5 overs.
“The start of the season has not been ideal, so to grab a win li...

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