Cabbie Stages Protest After Six Cracks Windscreen

A cab driver who had his window smashed by a stray cricket ball decided to stage a one man - and one car - protest.

At a match between Macgregor and Griffith University at DM Henderson Park in Queensland on Saturday, one player from Macgregor, Nigel Sherborne, hit an impressive six.

"Nigel hit a straight drive off Tom English for 6 smashing into a parked cabbie," wrote Troy Burns on the Macgregor Cricket Club Facebook page.

The cabbie's windscreen. Photo / Ben Carlton

"Not happy and in protest he then drove onto the field and parked in the center of the pitch."

The cabbie managed to get his vehicle onto the pitch despite the ground being surrounded by fencing.

"He bush bashed his way over the garden to get on, " wrote one of the players, Ben Carlton.

There the cabbie stayed for an hour, eating into playing time.

It was not until the police got involved that the cabbie was moved along

Photo / Ben Carlton

"He stayed for an hour and had to be moved on by the Queensland Police Service," the Warehouse Cricket Association Queensland wrote online.

Pictures of the cabbie's protest were posted to social media, prompting joking comments.

"I bet his fare was pretty annoyed at the delay," wrote on person.

"He must have been parked at mid wicket to start with. Australians are not big hitters," added another.

Player Ben Carlton summed up the action: "Beautiful straight drive 6 runs over the bowlers head by our number 4. Cabbie not happy and parks on pitch. Cops arrive. How goods cricket!!"

But the drama didn't end there, with Macgregor's keeper being accidentally hit in the face by a batsman playing a hook shot.

An ambulance was called and the player received stitches.

The events of the day were enough to make Macgregor decided enough was enough.

"With a few blokes a little shaken Timmy talked to the boys and we conceded the match, griffith on 57," wrote Troy Burns on Facebook.

"...would like to thank the umpire Phil for his handling of the match and to Griffith for their help and understanding, hopefully next week against Everton is drama free."

NZ Herald