Six of cricket's most bizarre dismissals

Jason Roy, obstructing the field

The opener, having finally found form after miserable run with the bat, became the first player in T20 International history to be dismissed obstructing the field. Setting off for a single, then sent back, Roy deviated from his line on the right side of the wicket to cross the pitch, and third umpire Tim Robinson's ruled he had intentionally got in the way of the throw.

Ben Stokes, obstructing the field

Ben Stokes dismissal in the same fashion in a Lord's one-dayer caused an outrage almost on par with the 'Bodyline' fall out from yesteryear such was the uproar. Opinion remains split on whether he'd 'wilfully' stopped Mitchell Starc's return throw, or if it was just a reaction to protect himself. Still smarting, Stokes chimed in after Roy's exit to label the decision 'embarrassing'. He later deleted the tweet, but not before England teammate Alex Hales had a joke at his expense

Kevin Pietersen, hit wicket

The list isn't exclusively England players, honest. But in the third Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford in 2007, England were cruising along setting a huge target until Dwayne Bravo, from nowhere, produced a searing bouncer that took KP by surprise, dislodging the batsman's helmet which hit the stumps.

AB de Villiers, caught

A miscued pull-shot, a skied ball, caught by the bowler and the batsman is on his way. Fairly simple, right? Except AB de Villiers had batted away Mohammad Ashraful's delivery without a care in the world, expecting it to be called a no ball … because it had bounced twice before reaching him. So it was with some surprise from the South African when he was given out. Of course, Law 24 section 6 states the ball must bounce more than twice before reaching the batter to be a no ball. Whoops.

Andrew Symonds, caught

Symonds was at his swashbuckling best at Melbourne's Docklands Stadium in an early 2006 ODI against Sri Lanka. Having raced to 66 from 60 balls and with 10 overs to go, a huge total loomed. But when he crashed an off-drive it was just close enough to non-striker Michael Clarke to make him flinch involuntarily, the ball ballooned up off his ankle and presented the simplest of chances to Tillekeratne Dilshan at a very wide mid-on. It was one of only two career wickets for Jehan Mubarak.

Andrew Flintoff, run out

Not bizarre for the actual dismissal – if in fact it even happened – but the tale that emerged after his playing days were done. In his 2015 autobiography, 'Freddie' revealed he had been left unable to avoid the run out because of the after-effects of taking three Viagra tables the previous evening.

"It started with an article my ex sold to the News of the World (newspaper)," Flintoff recounted. "It wasn't very complimentary about my 'performance', if you get my meaning. So I decided I had to put that myth to bed even though I was in the middle of a Test match.

"I took three Viagra one night and didn't realise how long they lasted. Trying to bat the next day in that state was not easy. I was run out, simply because I couldn't move. I could only hop. It wasn't worth it, either. Complete waste of time."

Flintoff was only run out once in his Test career, at Old Trafford in 2002, a victim of stiff luck when a drive from batting partner Alec Stewart was deflected onto the stumps by bowler Chaminda Vaas with Flintoff rooted to the spot.