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New York Times
10-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Ladybugs stop play at Lord's, the home of cricket
Cricket matches have been stopped for various strange reasons over the years, from too much sun, swarms of bees to puddles on the outfield. But it was a new one for most involved in the first day of England Test against India at Lord's on Thursday: ladybugs stopped play. In the closing stages of the day, a 'loveliness' (which is genuinely the collective noun) of ladybirds descended upon the field at the Pavilion End of the ground. This appeared to distract the England batsmen, Ben Stokes and Joe Root, and caused a temporary halt in play. A swarm of ladybirds stops play at Lord's! 🐞😅 — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) July 10, 2025 Umpires Paul Reiffel and Sharfuddoula Saikat conferred, but did not seem entirely certain of what to do in the situation — there is no specialist provision for an invasion of ladybugs in the laws of the game — and told the teams to resume playing. Stokes then pulled away as Indian bowler Akash Deep was at the top of his run up, swatting the insects away with his hand. After that, the final few overs of the day went without incident. The Athletic can confirm that, as of around 15 minutes after the close of play, the ladybirds had broadly cleared from the field, save for a few left on the boundary markers. It was one of a number of delays to the day, as England closed on 251 for four, with Joe Root not out on 99. Stokes appeared to suffer an injury which seriously hampered his running between the wickets, but did not leave the field for treatment. If the injury prevents him from bowling later in the game, it will provide England with some significant problems given their attack already has a series of fitness-related question marks hanging over it. Jofra Archer has returned to the team after four injury-hit years away, Brydon Carse struggled with a foot problem in the last Test at Edgbaston, where the 36-year-old Chris Woakes struggled and looked weary. Off spinner Shoaib Bashir does not appear to have any fitness problems, but has taken his eight wickets in the series at a hefty average of 59.5. Earlier, India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant was forced to leave the field with an injury to a finger, with substitute Dhruv Jurel taking over the gloves. Click here to read more cricket stories on The Athletic.
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Ladybugs, you should be after this lucky charm
AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF) – A day for good luck charms, what do you like? 'My little girl, she loves horses, I prefer the horseshoes,' said Heather Lanier. 'Yes, if it lands on you,' Heather said. At Ladybugs Flowers and Gifts, there's no concerns about things going bad on this day. 'Absolutely, I feel lucky. I'm not afraid of Friday the 13th, I'm a ladybug,' said Shannon Pollard. Yes, lots have been written about ladybugs being a good luck symbol. Richmond County's Extension Agent understands and says they're good for the garden. 'Just really good on pests, especially aphids, because aphids will eat succulents on plants and stuff. You really like them in your garden your home gardens.' At Ladybugs they like them in the store…at least in gift versions, and the store is famous for placing one on the flowers they send out. 'The ladybug where we put the flower arrangements, it's very important to our customers. They will call back and ask for their little ladybug,' said Shannon. Ladybugs mean good luck. What would happen if you found a ladybug on a four-leaf clover under a horseshoe? 'That's super lucky. I would say that's double lucky,' said Shannon. 'It would be a good weekend for you, especially on Friday the 13th,' said Campbell. Ladybugs…the best of luck Out There Somewhere in Martinez, George Eskola WJBF NewsChannel 6. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
