A FRIENDLY game of cricket came to a halt when a lump of ice fell from the sky and exploded on the pitch.

And the game from hell went from bad to worse when a teenage fielder, Stephan Wall, got a crack on a head from a ball, needing treatment from a paramedic who was watching the game.

Not only that, but Murston player Graham Moore collapsed when running between the wickets and had to be taken to Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital.

Priory member Graham Owen said a block of ice appeared from nowhere and exploded on the pitch.

"We heard this whoosh sound and then slush just spread across the turf covering an area of around six feet," he said.

"Everyone stopped in amazement for a couple of minutes but just carried on, but it was certainly a talking point after the game."

Davington were playing the friendly against Murston Cricket Club in a 40 overs match.

Murston Captain Steve Willis was batting when the ice crashed from the sky.

He said: "It was very strange, a bit spooky really and we tried very hard to come up with a satisfactory explanation, but we can only think it had fallen from a plane.

"I was just about to face the ball when this explosion happened in the middle of the field. I stepped back, and then we inspected the ground which was soaking wet. It was really amazing.

"It as quite an eventful day. The young lad had to be treated for a head injury and then Graham collapsed mid wicket and we had to take him to hospital.

"It’s the first time we have played Davington for about 15 years and I think that after Sunday we might invite them over to our ground rather than play at Faversham."

MP Glenda Jackson has raised the issue of ice and debris falls from planes and was told in a parliamentary question that the Government the Civil Aviation Authority treated such incidents seriously.

Experts say ice can come loose from aircraft when they bank and turn or alter height.