Tuesday night’s WBBL match between the Sydney Thunder and Hobart Hurricanes had to be temporarily suspended as frightened players dodged a group of angry intruders.
Two adult plover birds caused the mayhem at Blacktown Oval as they aggressively protected their two chicks in the outfield.
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The swooping birds had their crosshairs firmly placed on the Thunder fielders who were forced to duck for cover.
“I can see that a few players are actually hitting the deck at the moment,” Thunder list manager Alex Blackwell said in commentary.
“A mum and dad plover, it looks like they’re protecting the chicks.
“The plovers are quite territorial and they lay their nest randomly out on the outfield.
“You’d expect a nest to be somewhere more protected but looks like the nest…
