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I have still not read up on it, but it certainly reminds me of a Lancashire League match from 2014 when iPhone theft stopped play.
Definitely not an everyday reason.
Church were hosting Haslingden at Blackburn Road, Oswaldtwistle.
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I have still not read up on it, but it certainly reminds me of a Lancashire League match from 2014 when iPhone theft stopped play.
Definitely not an everyday reason.
Church were hosting Haslingden at Blackburn Road, Oswaldtwistle.
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Rain reduced the match to 31 overs a side. Church finished on 104/4.
Haslingden began their innings.
At around 3.30, Church wicketkeeper Sam Tucker noticed a man sneak out of the Haslingden changing-room.
A Haslingden official, Tucker initially thought.
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Haslingden began their innings.
At around 3.30, Church wicketkeeper Sam Tucker noticed a man sneak out of the Haslingden changing-room.
A Haslingden official, Tucker initially thought.
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It was not until the man stepped inside multiple times that he decided to keep an eye.
When he left, Tucker alerted everyone on the ground.
12 iPhones were found missing from the jacket pockets of Haslingden players.
But the thief had not researched enough.
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When he left, Tucker alerted everyone on the ground.
12 iPhones were found missing from the jacket pockets of Haslingden players.
But the thief had not researched enough.
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He was not aware of the fact that one of the Haslingden cricketers was an off-duty police officer.
Now a brief chase began. Police dog-handlers arrived.
Play was obviously held up as the Haslingden players joined in the hunt.
One of the phones had GPS trackers installed.
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Now a brief chase began. Police dog-handlers arrived.
Play was obviously held up as the Haslingden players joined in the hunt.
One of the phones had GPS trackers installed.
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That helped the police wrap things up easily.
The culprit, 29, was from Doncaster, Yorkshire.
The culprit, 29, was from Doncaster, Yorkshire.
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