Somerset v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Taunton, 1st day

Leach takes four as Surrey collapse

May 28, 2016: Jack Leach was the bowling hero on the first day of Somerset's Specsavers' County Championship game against Surrey at Taunton. He picked up four wickets in his 18 overs as Surrey finished the day on 236 for 8

Northamptonshire v Essex, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Wantage Road, 1st day

Duckett 189 gives Northants upper hand

May 28, 2016: Ben Duckett's 189 saw Northamptonshire dominate the opening day against Essex at Wanatge Road. Duckett's second century of the season moved Northants to 376 for 5 by the close

DPL 2016

Mosaddek heroics help Abahani clinch thriller

May 28, 2016: Mosaddek Hossain's unbeaten 35-ball 57 helped Abahani Limited clinch a thriller by three-wickets over Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club at BKSP-3 in Savar

Sussex v Derbyshire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Hove, 1st day

Whittingham whittles through Derbyshire on home debut

May 28, 2016: Stuart Whittingham enjoyed a dream debut at Hove by taking a wicket with his first ball as Sussex's seamers dominated a rain-affected opening day against Derbyshire

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2016, final, Bangalore

Batsman Kohli inspires captain Kohli

May 28, 2016: Virat Kohli's raging form has not only spurred his team-mates but has also exceeded fans' expectations

Gujarat Lions v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2016, Qualifier 2, Delhi

Sunrisers' test for RCB's batting might

May 28, 2016: Can Virat Kohli become the first batsman in IPL history to score 1000 runs in a season? He will have a task at hand against the competition's best bowling unit

West Indies Tri-series 2016

West Indies suffer big losses in tri-series warm-ups

May 28, 2016: West Indies have made an unpromising start to their preparations for the tri-series with Australia and South Africa, as they were beaten twice in the space of three days by Barbados Select in a pair of practice matches

England news

Saqlain set for short England coaching stint

May 28, 2016: Saqlain Mushtaq, the former Pakistan spinner, is set to be appointed by the ECB as England's spin consultant for the home series against Pakistan

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street, 2nd day

Moeen hits century as Sri Lanka wilt

May 28, 2016:

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street, 2nd day

Sri Lanka fold again after Moeen's unbeaten century

May 28, 2016: A batting promotion worked wonders for Moeen Ali as he scored his second Test century, and the fourth-highest score by an England No. 7, to build an imposing total of 498 for 9 before Alastair Cook declared before tea

IPL 2016

Lions hurt by inability to defend totals

May 28, 2016: An over-reliance on the top order and Ravindra Jadeja's indifferent season with bat and ball affected team dynamics and stunted their progress despite being runaway leaders at the halfway mark

Papua new Guinea v Kenya, ICC WCL Championship, Port Moresby

Soper's maiden five-for sets up PNG's six-wicket win

May 28, 2016: Chad Soper's maiden List A five-wicket haul, and half-centuries from Assad Vala and Vani Morea led PNG to a six-wicket win in their WCL Championship match against Kenya

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2016, final, Bangalore

RCB, Sunrisers battle in quest for first-time IPL glory

May 28, 2016: Royal Challengers Bangalore start as favourites against Sunrisers Hyderabad as both teams chase their maiden IPL title

Gujarat Lions v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2016, Qualifier 2, Delhi

Tips from Nehra have helped - Bhuvneshwar

May 28, 2016: Leading the Sunrisers Hyderabad attack in Ashish Nehra's absence, Bhuvneshwar Kumar says he has picked up several things from the left-arm quick

Qualifier 2, Delhi

David Warner leads Hyderabad to maiden Indian T20 league final

May 28, 2016: Hyderabad's captain, David Warner, thumped an unbeaten 58-ball 93 that helped his side beat Gujarat by four wickets and qualify for their maiden Indian Twenty20 league final, where they will meet Bangalore on May 29.

Gujarat Lions v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2016, Qualifier 2, Delhi

Warner blends early substance with late style

May 28, 2016: In the way that David Warner chipped away at the target as opposed to bursting through it, he was more Kohli than de Villiers. Now to take on both of them in the final

Gujarat Lions v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2016, Qualifier 2, Delhi

'Warner played an amazing knock' - Finch

May 28, 2016: Playing their first IPL, Gujarat Lions came within one avoided masterclass of making it to the IPL final, but were left doffing their hats to AB de Villiers first in Bangalore and David Warner in Delhi on Friday

2016 WCL Division Five, Jersey

Oman, Jersey win to clinch promotion to WCL Division Four

May 28, 2016: A round-up of the sixth day's action at ICC World Cricket League Division Five in Jersey

The Good Murungu

From Zimbabwe, with love

May 28, 2016: Alan Butcher's memoirs of his time as the country's coach are full of affection, if also marked by disappointments and frustrations

Using runs per Test to measure consistency

May 28, 2016: While we largely look at averages to judge how well a batsman has done over a period of time, a study of match runs often gives a clearer picture