It emerged in late December that Liam Adams had abused his young daughter for years and that, although the family say they informed the authorities, he went on to work in youth organisations and remained active in Sinn Fein.

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On a wicket that continued to offer assistance to the seamers, Hampshire openers Jimmy Adams and Liam Dawson had tried to see the shine off the new ball, taking the score to 42 before Andre Adams removed his namesake via an inside edge to wicketkeeper Chris Read.

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Brown's Achilles again keeps him sidelined, while Fearns (groin) is also both set to miss out whilst midfielders Liam Blakeman and Jon Adams picked up knocks in the win at Solihull on Tuesday night.

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In addition to the return of Adams, there was an opportunity for England U-19 all-rounder Liam Dawson.

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