Royals lose out to Canada

Hampshire opened their Caribbean T20 campaign with a disappointing 23-run defeat to Canada at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.

The Royals were set 130 for victory and made a solid start as Jimmy Adams (12) and Johann Myburgh (22) put on 29 for the opening wicket.

But their chances were scuppered by a middle-order collapse, during which they lost the wickets of Liam Dawson, Sean Ervine and Chris Wood for only five runs.

Benny Howell attempted to steady the ship with an unbeaten knock of 22 but it was too late for a recovery and Hampshire eventually finished their innings on 106-8.

Earlier, Simon Jones had taken two wickets to restrict Canada to 129-7 in their 20 overs, with Rizwan Cheem top-scoring with 31 in what would prove to be the winning total.

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