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Angry cow crashes cricket match, probably just mad it couldn't play

Mooove over. This cow wants to play.
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Mia Johnson
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Clearly, someone gave this cow bad directions to the Running of the Bulls festival.

A lost cow was spotted spectating a village cricket match between two English cricket clubs on Saturday, and for some reason, it really wanted to get involved. The Mossley Cricket Club shared a clip of the strange moment on Twitter.

At first, the players stayed chill as they watched the cow approach the field from a distance. But their chill didn't last long when the cow appeared to charge, causing a brief moment of panic. It even appears to hit the umpire, who remained calm and collected against the charging beast.

To be fair, it's probably just a huge fan of cricket and wanted to get in on the next inning.

Cricket teams looking for a highly qualified player with great stamina: Give this cow a call.

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Mia Johnson was a web culture intern for Mashable. She's a Chicago native and Missouri School of Journalism graduate. She has a background in online, TV, and magazine journalism.

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