Players in the match at Crawley between Crown and Stone Quarry held a minute's silence beforehand, following the death of a local bird.

The referee agreed, thinking the players were mourning a local woman.

It turned out to be a prank by Crown player Phil Jarman after his mother-in-law's budgie Ruud died that morning.

Had the ref known the full facts, he might have ruffled a few feathers and given the pranksters a Ruud awakening.