Moment Cricket Match Abandoned After Runaway Bull Storms Field Charging at Players

Cricket match abandoned after runaway bull storms playing field

Cricket match called off as raging bull charges at players, disrupts proceedings

Animals and insects interrupting cricket matches are nothing new with bees, snakes, dogs and even African subterranean termites having invaded the fields in the past.

Runaway bull storms cricket pitch with match forced to be abandoned

A cricket match was brought to an early end after a runaway bull stormed the pitch. Footage captured by Martin Oswell, director at Burnopfield Cricket Club near Newcastle, shows the animal running around the field and charging at players after it had escaped from a nearby farm. The North East Premier League fixture was eventually called off after attempts to remove the “spooked” young bull proved futile. “At first it was quite novel, it was quit…

North East cricket match abandoned after runaway bull storms playing field

The bull charged at players and forced the match between Burnopfield CC and Hetton Lyons to a halt on Saturday evening as it evaded capture attempts

Moment cricket match abandoned after runaway bull storms field charging at players

A cricket match had to be abandoned at Burnopfield Cricket Ground after a runaway bull stormed the playing field and charged at players.

Runaway bull forces Burnopfield cricket match to be abandoned

The bull's owner brought along a cow to entice it off the Burnopfield playing grounds to no avail.