Surrey v Middlesex - play halted by crossbow bolt landing on the outfield

[amexer]

County game held up because of crowd trouble

 

[Trigger]

Extraordinary scenes at The Oval where play has been suspended because an as yet unidentified object has fallen from the sky onto the square

 

[DTES]

Apparently it's an arrow, as in fired from a bow. Bloody hell.

 

[DTES]

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[TSB]

WTF?!

 

[DTES]

Police have confirmed it was fired from outside the ground, and armed officers have arrived...

 

[TSB]

Spectators told to clear the ground.

 

[Bozza]

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[fleet]

Cross bow bolt lands on square at The Oval

Play stopped, armed police arrived, metal tipped arrow.

 

[Titanic]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41103549

Play was suspended on the fourth day of Surrey's Championship game with Middlesex at The Oval after a crossbow bolt landed on the pitch.

Spectators have been asked to take cover after the arrow was fired from outside the ground.

Middlesex were leading by 181 runs with three wickets in hand when the players were taken off the pitch.

 

[Taybha]

Archer would have smashed it for 6

 

[timbha]

Archer would have smashed it for 6

Or is number 1 suspect !

 

[knocky1]

We need to talk about Kevin. Pietersen?

 

[Jack Straw]

Archer out!

 

[LlcoolJ]

We need to talk about Kevin. Pietersen?

Did you hear Swann talking about Matt Prior the other day on TMS.

"Everyone liked Matt Prior in that team. Well, except Kevin as he didn't like anyone apart from himself."