Four instances when cricket matches in 2017 were delayed due to unusual circumstances

#2 Traffic

.@Gloscricket might be a bit late lads.. ?????????#GLOvSOM pic.twitter.com/S9U9vclqhv

— Somerset Cricket ? (@SomersetCCC) August 4, 2017

Traffic may have caused people to miss their flights, trains, buses etc, however, a game of cricket being delayed due to traffic was unheard of until August 2017. A T-20 game was scheduled between Somerset and Gloucestershire at 6:30 pm at Bristol County Ground. Though the Somerset team began their journey to the ground at 2 pm, the bus got stuck in traffic due to an accident which led to them arriving over four and a half hours late.

The game started at 7:15 pm i.e. 45 minutes after it was scheduled to begin.