This cricket announcer's play-by-play of a crossbow arrow landing on the field is the most delightfully British thing

Cricketers run for cover from a "crossbow bolt."
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In what is possibly the most British incident of all time, two very confused cricket teams were forced to end their match Thursday after a crossbow arrow landed in their field, The Independent reports.

No one was hurt in the incident, although the championship match between Middlesex and Surrey at the Oval in London was declared a draw after police arrived onsite to investigate. The bolt was apparently fired from somewhere outside the stadium. "It was a pretty tasty arrow with a proper metal end," Gareth Batty, the Surrey captain, told The Guardian. "I did archery as a kid and that was not a normal archery arrow … It is a deadly weapon for sure, if it had hit someone it would have caused some serious damage. It just shows the world we live in."

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.