A light-hearted moment took place during a women’s domestic match in Ireland when a dog came running on the field and started playing fetch.
The video was shared on Twitter by the official account of Ireland’s Women’s Cricket.
“Great fielding…by a small furry pitch invader!” the tweet read.
🐶 Great fielding…by a small furry pitch invader!@ClearSpeaks #AIT20 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Oe1cxUANE5
— Ireland Women’s Cricket (@IrishWomensCric) September 11, 2021
However, a dog came into the field while the BCC fielder threw the ball at the wicketkeeper, who attempted a run out by throwing the ball at the stumps but missed.
It went towards the dog and the animal grabbed it and started running on the ground.
The dog managed to dodge several players. However, one of the batswomen managed to lure the dog and took the ball from it. It was then taken away.
The moment became a hit on social media with people posting hilarious comments. Some of the users gave a reference to Jarvo 69, an Indian cricket fan who has been under fire constantly interrupting the England-India Test series.
Best fielder of the day!❤️ 🐕
— Stef (@Stef03733749) September 11, 2021
Is Ms. Fisher (non striker) owner of the dog? How he run toward her.
— Chinmoy Viswas (@cviswas19) September 11, 2021
Stop this nonsense jarvo 69.
— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) September 11, 2021
The dog ran faster than the runner, fielder and bowler.
— Corporate Sadhu 🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@ChiBabaIndia) September 11, 2021
The fielding coach we need!
— Abhishek Joshi 👨💻🐶 (@kaalicharan) September 11, 2021
Animal invasions are not something new in the game. There have been instances in which games have been stopped for long durations to get the animals carried off from the field.