This morning we wanted to find out if you had any examples of sporting occasions being abandoned due to strange events. This of course followed the fiasco in Antigua when the Second Test between England and the West Indies was called off because of the state of the pitch. As usual you didn't let us down. Here's a selection of your stories. If you have any more feel free to share them with us on the Blog.

I've played in what wisden say is the only cricket match to be abandoned due to flying ants! Domines and Guild vs Alvechurch in Worcestershire in 1996. Boiling hot day, ants were in both wicket ends, boiling water and ant spray all failed. Richard, manchester.
Whilst playing a league cricket match for Bath Hospitals CC v Knowle in Bristol game delayed due to 2 lads on motorbike driving across square and pinching the WICKETS ! whilst we were having tea. Phil Chant, Bath
We had a football match interrupted by a police car chase on the pitch, in Wellingboro, Northants.
We had to abandon school cricket match in Simonstown, South Africa in 1966 when a troop of baboons invaded the pitch from david.
We had a cricket game in the North East London league delayed by a drunk who decided to walk onto the square and sunbathe on a length on the wicket. He said that because it was a Hackney council public park, he could lie down wherever he wanted. After 10 mins or more of unsuccesful negotiations, and after a punch up with another drunk spectator who'd come on to try to forcibly remove him, the police arrived with a van and 3 bikes that they parked on the square whilst arresting and questioning the two inebriates. As scorer and lead Negotiator , I was asked to make a statement, but refused until the police moved their vehicles from the pitch. we lost 3 wickets within 5 mins of the the restart and it cost is the league title. Steve, isle of dogs cricket club.
Early 70's Singapore in RN v RAF match called off hundreds of poisonous snakes sunning themselves on the fresh grass Hugh Perth
When i was 12 in the early 80's i was playing football in a small village called Shalden in Hampshire. Part way into the game we saw a hot air balloon in the distance and over the next 10 mins noticed it getting closer and closer to us. We then heard a huge shout of 'watch out' from the skies and had to scatter as the balloon crash landed in the centre circle, abandoning the game. The balloon had got into difficulties and our pitch was the only non wooded area they could spot to land inBrendon Norris in Manchester.

When we played a game near Blackpool, there was a wedding reception in the pavilion. Suddenly a fight broke out - tables overturned, finger food flying - and the home team rushed off the pitch to sort things out. When they heard police sirens the players came back out - 'whites' torn and bloody - and we tried to carry on playing as if nothing had happened. The result? I can't remember...John

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