Hampshire go top of South Group with Sussex win

Dawson followed his 76 against Surrey with an innings-saving 52 to set up a comfortable victory

Utilita Bowl: Hampshire Hawks 173-6, Sussex Sharks 144 - Hampshire Hawks won by 29 runs

Liam Dawson grabbed another half-century before a miserly bowling return sent Hampshire Hawks to a fourth straight victory in the T20 Blast.

Dawson followed his 76 against Surrey with an innings-saving 52 to give Hampshire a defendable 173 for 6.

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The left-arm spinner then tied the Sussex Sharks middle-order in knots with 3 for 20, with Chris Wood and James Fuller picking up two wickets.

Teenager Manny Lumsden rounded things off to also take two as Hampshire moved four points clear at the summit of the South Group, whereas Sussex remain bottom with a solitary win and three losses in a row.

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