By Admin 
Cricket is a game which is the most popular game in the world equal to or after football. Lakhs of spectators come to watch cricket matches and support their favorite team-players. When such a large number of spectators come to the stadium to watch the match, strict arrangements are made for their safety and that of the players. However, there has been a match in the history of cricket when the news of a bomb in the cricket stadium created panic. People were so scared that thousands of spectators gathered on the field where the players play.
That match was England and West Indies
In 1973, during the Test match played between England and West Indies at The Oval, suddenly a bomb was reported. People got scared as soon as they got the news. Due to security reasons, the match was stopped for some time and 80 thousand spectators were asked to leave the field.
However the news turned out to be false. In fact, at that time the IRA bomb campaign was in full swing in London. Throughout the summer, the terrorist organization known as the Irish Republican Army (IRA) had increased acts of violence against mainland Britain. There were several attacks in August, including a letter bomb sent to a House of Commons secretary. The country was on high alert at that time.
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Although the news of a bomb in the stadium turned out to be false, by the time it was proved that the person giving the news of the bomb was lying, 85 minutes of the game had been wasted. It was decided that after giving extra time on Monday and Tuesday, half an hour more would be added to the day’s play, but the West Indies team, which won brilliantly, did not need it and they won the match one and a half day earlier. They defeated the dejected England team badly.
West Indies had come to play a three-Test series in July.
Talking about the matches, after England comfortably defeated New Zealand, West Indies arrived there in July to play a three-Test series. After a few years of rebuilding the team, under the captaincy of the experienced Rohan Kanhai, West Indies were emerging as a team that would rule world cricket for almost two decades. Nevertheless, their victory in the first Test at the Oval surprised everyone. This test is still remembered by the name of “The Bomb Scare Test”. In the same match, the great West Indies all-rounder Gary Sobers had scored an unbeaten 150 runs, which was the last century of his Test career in England. West Indies won the match by an innings and 226 runs and won the series 2-0.
Supporters started dancing in the field
This match is also remembered because of the actions of the West Indies supporters. In fact, when the match started again and the ground officials allowed the spectators to sit on the grass, their attitude was quite disappointing. As the West Indies gained the upper hand, the rioters became more uncontrollable.
On Saturday evening, when England players were leaving the Boycott ground, a group of such people pushed them. As a result, after this the crowd was confined to the stands only. Just after lunch, thousands of West Indies supporters entered the field and began dancing to celebrate the victory.
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