This story was updated on Jan 23, 2019 with the case of the setting sun in Napier stopping play in the first ODI between New Zealand and India
Sun strike
"In my 15 years as an umpire, I haven't seen this before. But there's a first time for everything", said South African umpire Shaun George to the host broadcaster at Napier's McLean Park after India's batsmen walked off the field due to sunlight falling directly into Shikhar Dhawan's eyes, obscuring his vision. It was one of the rare cases of an international match being delayed due to great weather, but there have been multiple precedents at the ground, most recently a domestic Super Smash game between Canterbury and Central Districts. The setting sun has, in the recent past, rendered the London Stadium unusable for cricket, while the pitch in Manchester's Old Trafford was reoriented after multiple instances of sun stopping play during County Championship games.
Burnt toast
With 18 runs for victory, New South Wales had to stop batting for around 30 minutes as a fire alarm sounded at Allan Border Field in Brisbane. Later, it emerged that one of their own players was the cause for their third game of the Shieffield Shield 2017-18 season against Queensland taking a tiny bit longer than they would have imagined. Nathan Lyon, Australia's most prolific offspinner, had burnt a piece of toast which had prompted fire trucks to arrive at the ground. Eventually, the authorities gave the go-ahead and the win was sealed.
Car on the pitch
Delhi's Ranji game against Uttar Pradesh earlier this month was stopped by a man driving his car onto the pitch, completely ignoring attempts from players and umpires asking him to stop. Despite taking multiple swerves to drive over the pitch, the man claimed that he did not see any security and was merely lost. Thankfully, no harm was done, as the match referee deemed the pitch "playable" after examining potential damage. Incidentally, it was the second major security breach at an Indian cricket ground in a space of two weeks, after a sting operation showing undercover reporters walking on the pitch caused controversy ahead of the second ODI between India and New Zealand.
Delayed food delivery
Lunch was delayed by ten minutes at Bloemfontein on the first day of the second Test between Bangladesh and South Africa earlier this year, due to delay in the delivery of Halal food meant for the visiting team. The teams had separate caterers, and it was later found that the ones serving Bangladesh's food were given a wrongly printed menu, which delayed delivery by an hour and a half. It barely made a difference, as Bangladesh's bowlers continued to be tonked by South Africa's top order, conceding 256 runs in the first two sessions, picking up a solitary wicket.
Burnt gravy
Fried calamari
No balls, no bails
