In one of the finest acts of sportsmanship in cricket in the past decade, Joe Root’s Yorkshire, on Saturday, refused to run Lancashire’s Steven Croft out after the batsman fell to the ground mid-pitch due to acute cramps. Ironically, however, Croft then went on to seal victory for Lancashire.

Jonny Bairstow could potentially be in doubt for England’s three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka starting next week as the batsman injured his ankle en route a stunning 112 against Worcestershire on Wednesday. Bairstow injured his ankle mid-way through his innings, but continued with a runner.

On Thursday, Surrey has officially announced that they have snapped up Kiwi all-rounder Kyle Jamieson for the ongoing T20 Blast and County Championship, after the series against England. The all-rounder comes in after the unavailability of the injured Sean Abbott and Windies pacer Kemar Roach.