The outfield is a zoo

When you play a game in wide open spaces, sometimes you get unexpected visitors and pitch invaders.

Did the batting team gallop to a big score in the photo above? Or did wickets fall on the trot? Bolton's Bench, New Forest, 2002.

One of the few creatures on a cricket field that wouldn't be afraid of Thommo. Lord's, 1975.

Call the ACSU! There's fowl play going on here. Harare, 2013.

No need to check with the Met department if you've got toads assisting your ground staff. Pull on the covers, it's gonna rain. Grenada, 2004.

Other than the slime factor and the possibility of having to indulge in a tug of war for the ball, won't dogs make the most adorable ball boys? And here's another idea: puppy cheerleaders. Chennai, 2011.

Is that the groundsman's assistant (an eco-friendly lawn mower and source of fertiliser)? Or lunch? Sharjah, 2013.