Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA cricket match at Burnopfield Cricket Club near Newcastle was brought to an early end after a runaway bull stormed the pitch. Footage captured by club director Martin Oswell showed the animal, which had escaped from a nearby farm, running around the field and charging at players. The North East Premier League fixture was eventually called off as attempts to remove the "spooked" young bull proved futile. Mr Oswell initially found the situation "quite novel" and "quite funny" before realising it would lead to the game's abandonment. The bull later left the pitch "of its own accord" before police arrived at the scene. In fullWatch: Runaway bull storms cricket pitch with match forced to be abandonedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Runaway bull invades cricket pitch and charges at players as match called off
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA cricket match at Burnopfield Cricket Club near Newcastle was brought to an early end after a runaway bull stormed the pitch. Footage captured by club director Martin Oswell showed the animal, which had escaped from a nearby farm, running around the field and charging at players. The North East Premier League fixture was eventually called off as attempts to remove the "spooked" young bull proved futile. Mr Oswell initially found the situation "quite novel" and "quite funny" before realising it would lead to the game's abandonment. The bull later left the pitch "of its own accord" before police arrived at the scene. In fullWatch: Runaway bull storms cricket pitch with match forced to be abandonedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
