By Richard Edwards

HAMPSHIRE could sometimes be forgiven for thinking they have unknowingly broken a few mirrors in the county’s pavillion given the walking wounded forced to watch on from the Ageas Bowl boundary in recent seasons. And if 2017 was bad, then 2018 is shaping up to be exactly the same.
Sam Northeast has already been written off for six weeks as a result of a finger injury sustained during catching practice.
Now it looks likely that the fragile digits of Lewis McManus and Liam Dawson will necessitate time on the sidelines for a further two first teamers. Throw in the s...