Hampshire bowler Chris Wood ruled out for the season by injury

Hampshire seamer Chris Wood has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

The 25-year-old suffered the problem while bowling during Hampshire's Specsavers County Championship clash with Middlesex at the Ageas Bowl earlier this month.

With the injury worse than originally feared, Wood underwent surgery last week and will not play again during the 2016 campaign.

The news is a huge blow on the eve of the NatWest Blast T20 season - the left-armer is one of Hampshire's best death bowlers.

Wood's injury is the latest in a long line Hampshire have suffered this season.

Fidel Edwards was ruled out for the season last month after suffering an injury playing football in a warm-up, while new signing Reece Topley fractured his hand a month ago and could be out for a further month.

All-rounder Gareth Berg was ruled out of the first two months of the season after undergoing knee surgery and fellow all-rounder Sean Ervine is currently out with a damaged index finger,