LUCKLESS Hampshire have confirmed fast bowler Fidel Edwards suffered a broken ankle when he injured himself in warm-ups on the final morning of their Specsavers County Championship Division One match against Yorkshire at Headingley.

It is not yet known how long the injury will keep Edwards out for a club who have a raft of players on the sidelines at the start of the season - including newly-signed England seamer Reece Topley, who broke his hand on his Hampshire debut.

In a statement, Hampshire confirmed Edwards had broken his right ankle, and will find out the prognosis after a further consultation.

"Fidel will see a specialist today (Thursday 21 April), which will help determine the predicted length of time that he will be out of action for," it read.

Edwards was the county's leading wicket-taker in the Championship last season with 45 wickets.

That figure was even more impressive when you consider he only played in half of Hampshire's 16 games.