At a rare and entertaining moment, the game was briefly stopped during the 43rd County Championship Division One 2025 match between Summerset and Nottinghamshire at Cooper Associates County Ground on Sunday, 29 June.
This obstruction was not caused by weather or injury, but rather caused by a massive herd of seagle in the Cooper Associates County Ground in Tuntan. An unusual incident occurred during the 59th over of the Samarset’s innings against Nottinghamshire on Sunday.
Siggle herd closes in Somerset vs Nottinghamshire County Championship Tunton
A large group of seagels swoop and gathered near the pitch, causing the on-field umpires to stop the county championship game between Somerset and Nottinghamshire and temporarily to protect the players and to clean the unexpected intruders.
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Players from both sides of the Samarset and Nottinghamshire saw in entertainment, as the birds captured the field, the ground staff gently stepped into to remove them.
Although the play resumed after a few moments in Tuntan, the beautiful obstruction quickly made headlines and entertained fans at the stand. The moment clip from the county championship game was shared by the Summerset on the official X (East Twitter) on Sunday.
Nobody knows whether Seagal has stopped playing in cricket first?#Somvnot#Wearesomerset pic.twitter.com/2Qcjao6xtn
– Summerset Cricket (@SomersetccC) June 29, 2025
Seagal hit and killed in BBL match at MCG
Last time, such an incident occurred during the Big Bash League (BBL) earlier this year, but it was an unfortunate. In January 2025, similar scenes were revealed during the BBL Clash between Sydney Sixers and Melbourne stars at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
However, in an unfortunate moment, a seagel was killed by a powerful shot by James Vince of Sydney Sixers. The British launched a large drive directly under the ground from Melbourne Stars bowler Joel Paris. The ball was low but there was a lot of power behind it.
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Inside the boundary, a group of seagle was assembled, and one of them did not manage to fly on time. The ball hit the bird directly, giving a brief break in the game as players and fans. It was a rare and tragic event because Seagal lost his life on the field.
Sixers power hitter James Wins has taken out a seagel during a conflict with the Melbourne stars in MCG. The bird was later taken from the ground by a security guard, the Sixers failed to win the victory. #Bigbash #sydneysixers #MeLBournestars #Cricket #Seagull #MCG, pic.twitter.com/RWFCKVHG87
– 7news Australia (@7newsaustralia) January 10, 2025
In May 2025, a flock of bees forced the players from the pitch during the County Championship match between Warwickshire and Hampshire. However, that county championship game was also resumed after a few minutes of delay.
Somarset fights back to reach 275/6 in stumps at 1 after initial collapse against Nottinghamshire
Meanwhile, Somerset recovered the initial problem against Table-Toppers Nottinghamshire in the ongoing County Championship Division One 2025 match in Tanton to end at 275/6 at 275/6. After batting first, the Somerset Scene Dixon (0), Tom Lemonbi (2), and Tom Kohaler-Cadmore (31) fell to 46/3.
Brett Hutton and Mohammad Abbas claimed two wickets for Nottinghamshire. Then, James Reve (58) and Tom Abel (64) led the fightback with a 99 -run stand. Rev reached half a century off 86 balls with 86 balls before Lindon James fell for a return catch. Abel chased after throwing Patterson-White under the leg side.
Tom Banton fell on 2, played a 57* vigilant knock off 103 balls, and was well supported by Archie von (35), which fell into Abbas with another new ball. Despite a small limit, it was difficult to run due to tight bowling.
KC Aldridge made the day unbeaten at 4, which helped Bantton safely take stumps against Nottinghamshire at 275/6 in 96 overs.
