Cow corner: cricket match abandoned after runaway bull stops play

The brief

A cricket match had to be abandoned after a runaway bull stormed the playing field and charged at players. The North East Premier League fixture at Burnopfield Cricket Club near Newcastle was called off on Saturday evening despite efforts to remove the animal from the ground. Martin Oswell, director of the Tyneside club, said the young bull, which weighed about 800kg, had escaped from a farm and travelled about a mile to the playing field where it arrived at about 3pm. Safety concerns quickly arose as the animal could be seen charging at players and farmers who attempted to recapture it. Police were eventually called to the scene before the…