A cricket match in St Asaph turned ugly as two players fought on the pitch.

The unsavoury incident happened on Saturday in a match between hosts St Asaph and Northop in the North Wales Cricket League.

Tempers were frayed when St Asaph opening batsman Matt Ryan was dismissed, caught by Northop's Jordan Evans off the bowling of James Birch.

Rhyl Journal:

The two players fight on the pitch in the league match between St Asaph and Northop. Picture: Phil Micheu

Players were seen exchanging words in the middle of the pitch before clashing.

Two players grappled with each other and the batsman's helmet was knocked off during the scrap.

Other players raced in to try and separate the pair.

An eyewitness at the match said: "It was certainly cricket with a difference.

Rhyl Journal:

"I've never seen anything like it. The crowd were amazed."

The match at St Asaph's Elwy Grove Park continued after the fight.

Both Northop team manager Dale Harley and St Asaph first team captain William Ryan have declined to comment on the incident but it is understood the scrap has been reported to league officials.

Visiting side Northop won by one wicket in what was the final match of the North Wales Cricket League season.