3 things you wouldn't believe stopped cricket matches

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Sunlight halted an ODI game in Napier
Sunlight halted an ODI game in Napier

#3 A Toy Tiger

The culprit
The culprit

The day was May 21, 2011. Hampshire Cricket Academy and South Wills were competing at the Rose Bowl Nursery Ground, Southampton in the Southern Electric Premier Cricket League Division One match. South Wilts needed 27 runs in 43 balls to win but the match was brought to an abrupt halt after a spectator reported that a white tiger had been spotted at the adjacent golf course.

This news created panic and concern quickly. The cricketers and the golfers were escorted to safe places. Things were getting worse and at the Police came to the rescue. A team equipped with tranquilizer darts, nets and thermal imaging cameras arrived. A helicopter was called to spot the tiger.

Investigations and search operation started at the ground with thermal imaging cameras. The tiger was spotted but the cameras observed no bodily heat from the tiger. It turned out to be a life-size toy tiger.

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