Hampshire's Edwards fractures ankle playing football in warm-up


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 21 Apr 2016

West Indies' Fidel Edwards celebrates after dismissing Australia's David Warner (not seen) during their ICC World Twenty20 group B cricket match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo September 22, 2012. REUTERS/Philip Brown

LONDON (Reuters) - Hampshire fast bowler Fidel Edwards fractured his ankle playing football in a warm-up session this week before an English county championship match against Yorkshire, his club said.

The 34-year-old, who has played 55 tests for the West Indies, got his foot caught in the turf on Wednesday and fell to the ground with no other player near him.

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