Cricket News

A Test match century on his home ground, nine dismissals behind the stumps and a Man of the Match award in a Test for the first time - life for Jonny Bairstow is pretty good right now.

Essex, current table-toppers in the Specsavers County Championship Division Two, bowled Glamorgan out for 260 on day one of their clash in Cardiff.

Lancashire made light work of Surrey, bowling the visitors out for 191 on day one of the Specsavers County Championship game at Old Trafford as Kyle Jarvis took 6-70.

Virat Kohli hit another IPL fifty, a fourth in a row, as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Daredevils by six wickets to qualify for the play-offs and knock out their opponents.

Jonny Bairstow’s summer Test preparations included a goalkeeping coaching session with Newcastle United, England assistant head coach Paul Farbrace has revealed.

England easily disposed of Sri Lanka in the first Investec Test of the summer, winning by an innings and 88 runs at Headingley. But who were the standout performers?

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 22 runs to qualify for the IPL play-offs.

James Anderson bowled England to victory by an innings and 88 runs against Sri Lanka at Headingley, recording match figures of 10-45 to move up to sixth on list of all-time Test wicket-takers.

The first Investec Test match of the summer lasted just three days as England outclassed Sri Lanka at Headingley.

Ball-by-ball commentary from the 2016 IPL clash between Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Watch on SS5.

Anurag Thakur has been elected unopposed as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.