An amateur cricketer was hit repeatedly with a metal bar after a match ended in a mass brawl when one team accused the other of cheating.
Staffordshire Police has appealed for witnesses after being called to reports of fight at Hanford Cricket Club.
Footage shared online showed players throwing punches as one was repeatedly hit with a weapon while being dragged across the field in front of shocked families.
A young girl was seen running from the brawl as players shoved and held each other back amid the chaotic scenes.
Children were heard crying as shocked spectators likened the weapon used in the brawl as a "sword".

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