We have all seen the footage shot by www.islandstats.com go global of the incident at Lord’s in St. David’s during the Champion of Champions match.
But while the 'Bermuda Brawl' was simply at another level, cricket has seen its fair of on-field fights. So we just want to share a few of the incidents we was able to find.
This brawl in India happened in what looks like an amateur game. A batsman who was just dismissed took offence at a player's celebration and went to rough him up. Just when it seemed like everything would be okay due to other players interfering, an 'enthusiast' with the bowling team slaps the batsman on the back of the head triggering more fighting. Epic.
Meanwhile First Mitchell Starc sends in a bouncer and teases Kieron Pollard about missing it; then he bowls a delivery right into his body despite the West Indian leaving his stance due to some disturbance. Pollard, playing for Mumbai Indians, almost sent his bat whizzing towards Starc but thought the better of it — the bat eventually rolled away to his left.
As the commentator put it after the incident, Dennis Lillee 'asked for it' in this fight. The bowler backed into Javed Miandad as he was completing a run and then according to the Pakistani, starting "abusing (Miandad) and using dirty words". Lillee then kicked out at Miandad after which the talismanic batsman threatened to hit him with his bat. The umpire and Greg Chappell quelled the fight soon after.
In a tournament aptly named for on-field fights - Big Bash - Shane Warne, playing for Melbourne Stars, was involved in a spat with West Indies cricketer Marlon Samuels, who was batting for Melbourne Renegades. In Australia's version of the local derby, tempers flared between the two cricketers when Warne threw the ball at Marlon Samuels, with the batsman well within the crease.
Samuels, who won the match if not the little scuffle, criticised Warne and retorted with this: "He's supposed to be a legend in Australia. What he did was give me the stripes so I am the legend now"