Cricket match turns violent

A domestic match in Bermuda turned violent when two players 

exchanged blows after an argument, which led to a police being 

called on the pitch and one of the players getting a life ban.

It was a game between Cleveland County Cricket Club and Willow 

Cuts Cricket Club, where wicketkeeper Jason Anderson and 

opposition batsman George O'Brien got into an ugly brawl.

The two seemed to have an argument at the end of an over, which 

eventually turned into a physical fight. The video footage even 

showed O'Brien swinging his bat at Anderson before the latter 

mowed O'Brien to the ground.

Players from the pavilion, match officials and Bermuda Police 

came running onto the pitch to intervene and separate the two 

players, which was followed by Cleveland club president Carlton 

Smith asking Anderson to leave the ground. The match, however, 

resumed and Cleveland went on to win by 72 runs.

 The Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) and Cleveland County Cricket 

Club then slapped a life ban on Anderson after reviewing the video 

footage. Meanwhile, O'Brien was banned for a six-month period 

by BCB.

    The BCB later issued a statement on the incident: "We condemn 

this act without reservation and support the Bermuda Police 

Service, the Bermuda Cricket Board of Control as well as the 

Willow Cuts and Cleveland County Clubs as they seek to end this 

irrational behavior on our sporting grounds and community."