Cricket

Rain affects Saturday's County Championship fixtures, with four games abandoned without a ball bowled.

After a slow opening day, several batsmen treated themselves to high scores around the County Championship grounds on day two.

England opener Rory Burns makes his fourth half-century in seven innings this season as Surrey hit back against Leicestershire.

Michael Burgess completes his maiden Warwickshire century but Worcestershire fight back with the bat on day two at Edgbaston.

England Test captain Joe Root makes 41 as day two of Yorkshire's Championship game against Kent ends finely poised at Headingley.

Sussex are battling to avoid an innings defeat after Saif Zaib's maiden century helped Northants set an imposing total.

England hopeful James Bracey top-scores with 75 to put Gloucestershire on top against Middlesex at Lord's.

Craig Overton hits 74 with the bat before taking 3-24 with the ball to maintain Somerset's dominance over Hampshire.

Jimmy Anderson claims three for 40 but Glamorgan still reach 344 against Lancashire, who finish on 22 for no wicket in reply.

Steven Mullaney's 117 sees Nottinghamshire build a big first-innings lead and stay on top of Essex.

Baroness Valerie Amos is appointed an independent non-executive director of the England and Wales Cricket Board.

India name a 20-man squad for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand and the series against England this summer.

England captain Heather Knight discusses the MCC's plan to honour Rachael Heyhoe Flint and why gender parity is so important.

It was a day for the bowlers as wickets tumbled on the opening day of the fifth round of the County Championship.

Lewis Gregory and Tom Abell help Somerset carve out a first-innings lead over Hampshire as 15 wickets fall on day one.

Jimmy Anderson's first appearance of the season sees him dismiss Marnus Labuschagne cheaply as Glamorgan reach 117 for three against Lancashire.

Northamptonshire look set for a healthy first-innings lead after Gareth Berg and Ben Sanderson bowl Sussex out for 106.

Middlesex have a disappointing day with the bat, despite Robbie White's best efforts, against Gloucestershire at Lord's.

Luke Fletcher's career-best 6-24 sees Nottinghamshire bowl Essex out for 99 before skipper Steven Mullaney hits 63 not out.

England batsman Zak Crawley makes 90 for Kent before Yorkshire's bowlers fight back on the opening day at Headingley.