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Just Stop Oil trio given community order over Lord's Ashes Test protest

Three Just Stop Oil protesters who briefly stopped play during an Ashes Test at Lord's Cricket Ground have been sentenced.

24 October 2023 · 21:20 UTC

Three protesters from Just Stop Oil disrupted an Ashes Test cricket match at Lord's Cricket Ground. During the game between England and Australia in June, they threw orange powder paint on the pitch.

Daniel Knorr, 21, was carried off the field by England's Jonny Bairstow, and Jacob Bourne, 27, was stopped by England's Ben Stokes and Australia's David Warner before being removed by security. Judit Murray, 69, was stopped by security at the boundary.

They were sentenced to a 12-month community order and banned from entering Lord's. The disruption halted play for four minutes. They had been convicted of aggravated trespass and claimed their protest was about climate change, not causing damage.

As part of their sentence, they must complete 60 hours of unpaid work and pay £444 in legal costs.