2) England in West Indies, 1961, Fire at Queens Park Oval
In 1961, England was touring West Indies for a Test series. There were 30,000 people at Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain, the then record for any sporting event in the West Indies, inflamed as their batsmen were collapsing like a pack of cards.
The situation was tense. The West Indies lost their 5 wickets for 45 runs. Gerry Alexander and Sonny Ramadhin showed some resistance before Alfred Trueman ended their resistance. The Angry crowd was abusing the West Indies team. Soon after tea, an umpire raised his finger to give CK Singh run out. But the furious crowd was not convinced. CK also refused to leave the crease. The temper boiled over and few hooligans began throwing bottles in the outfield. Soon the situation turned into a riot. The England players were escorted from the field, though no animosity was shown to them. Due to the chaos, the third day’s play was suspended. Later, players on both sides were told to play their part avoiding incidents by accepting umpiring decisions without quibble and by walking immediately they were given out.