Players' lives were at stake, a batsman got injured and was taken to hospital

Many strange incidents have been witnessed on the cricket field so far. This time shocking news has come out from the County Championship being played in England. A match in this tournament had to be canceled due to a dangerous pitch. This match was being played between Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire. But the ball was bouncing strangely after hitting the pitch and many times the ball hit the players. In such a situation, the umpires were forced to take a big decision.

This match between Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire was being played on a hybrid pitch. Which was canceled due to the umpires' concerns about the safety of the players. This match did not last even a day, during the last session of the opening day, it was decided to stop the match. By the time the match was canceled, Northamptonshire had scored 116 runs for 2 wickets in response to Gloucestershire's 125 runs. During this, Northamptonshire batsmen Ricardo Vasconcelos and Rob Keogh were hit on the hand by the ball of Gloucestershire's fast bowler Ajit Singh Dale and they left the field injured.

Umpires Chris Watts and Sue Redfern first halted play after noticing the strange bounce on the pitch and then the umpires spoke to both captains before taking the players off the field. The groundstaff were also spoken to and then match referee Jason Swift and the ECB pitch inspector at Lord's were consulted. After all this, the decision was taken to cancel the match.

Gloucestershire County used a hybrid pitch for their home championship match against Middlesex in May, which had no problems. But this time the pitch was a bit more dangerous. According to reports, Ricardo Vasconcelos was taken to hospital with a broken finger during the match, which he suffered while batting. Let us tell you, Northamptonshire will get 11 points for a draw, which includes three bowling bonus points, but Gloucestershire will get no points.