GLOUCESTER, England — David ‘Syd’ Lawrence, the first British-born Black cricketer to play for England, has died. He was 61. Lawrence's family made the announcement on Sunday with a statement through Gloucestershire, where Lawrence was the club president. He announced a year ago he had motor neurone disease.

While England were battling against India at Headingley under a sunny sky, the news of the death of their former fast bowler David Lawrence, at the age of 61, filtered through. England wore black armbands on day one of this opening Test to commemorate the Ahmedabad plane crash,

England won the toss and put India in to bat as the titans of test cricket get their five-match series under way at Headingley on Thursday, with both teams at very different stages of their journey. Leeds was a vibrant scene ahead of the start of the series opener,

Centuries by captain Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal catapulted India to 359-3 against England at Headingley on the opening day Friday of the five-test series.