Pembroke County Cricket Club is investigating after a Pembrokeshire Divsion Two league match had to be abandoned after fighting broke out.

The remarkable scenes happened at Saundersfoot Cricket Club on Saturday as the home team took on Kilgetty.

Kilgetty had made 257 for 8, and the home side were 122 for 4 in their reply, when umpires Martin Jones and Rob Cousins called a halt to proceedings following a serious altercation involving both sets of players.

The incident is understood to have occurred following an exchange of words between Saundersfoot’s Phil Jones, who was batting at the time, and Kilgetty fielder Toby Poole.

A physical exchange was then said to have occurred, with players from both sides and supporters from the sidelines getting involved.

The umpires then consulted with both captains, and all were in agreement that the game should be called off with immediate effect.

By Saturday night, rumours were circulating on social media that a bat was used during the melee, but the Western Telegraph understands this was not correct.

But the match was the subject of much debate, and former Glamorgan and England international Robert Croft, replying to a tweet informing him of the incident on Twitter, said it was "very very disappointing for the game."

Tony Scourfield, Chairman of Pembroke County Cricket Club, said the authority had received reports from both umpires, and had contacted both clubs to seek their version of events.

He added the County Cricket Club would be meeting tonight, and would be setting up a disciplinary committee to deal with the incident.

“We will be looking to make a decision on the issue as quickly as possible,” he said.

As it stands, both sides have been awarded five additional points, the same as a tied game, on top of the seven bonus points each they both had when the game was called off.

However, the Western Telegraph understands this could be subject to change, pending the outcome of the County Cricket Club investigation.

Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed they have not received any complaints about the incident.