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 quite funny – but we never thought it was going to impact our game being abandoned,” said Mr Oswell. He said the bull later left “of its own accord” before police arrived at the scene.

Match at Burnopfield near Newcastle called off after 800kg young bull escaped from farm and stormed playing field

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…

Club director Martin Oswell said that the bull had escaped from a farm and travelled around a mile before arriving at 3pm.

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A cricket match in Newcastle, England, was called off when an escaped bull wandered onto the field and charged at players.