Fists and fights in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's Daily Star carries a report of a remarkable match in which players were chased by spectators and beaten up, the stumps were stolen and the riot police were summoned to restore order
Martin Williamson
25-Feb-2013
Bangladesh's Daily Star carries a report of a remarkable match in which players were chased by spectators and beaten up, the stumps were stolen and the riot police were summoned to restore order. Even then the umpires had to search to find the hiding fielders, one eventually being hauled out from under the covers.
Perhaps the most worrying thing was the casual note by the paper:-
In the last decade, such happenings are not rare as it is quite 'honourable' for clubs to threaten or physically beat up their opponents, own players or the umpires if the match did not go according to their wish.
The Bangladesh board has launched an investigation.
Martin Williamson is executive editor of ESPNcricinfo and managing editor of ESPN Digital Media in Europe, the Middle East and Africa