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Drunk cricket fan taken away on stretcher after downing eight beers in 12 minutes at Headingley

A cricket fan at Headingley was filmed downing eight beers in 12 minutes - before it all went wrong.

A hilarious clip taken during Yorkshire Vikings' six-wicket victory over Durham on Friday showed the fan - who had already apparently downed seven beers in 12 minutes - being urged to his feet for "one more pint." Thanks to the encouragement by a crowd, he obliged, but it went spectacularly wrong.

The clip shows people cheering him as he finishes off the drink before he tumbles forward and collapses head-first into the row in front of him - leaving nothing but his builder's bum on show for the dozens of fans surrounding him. The man still managed to keep hold of his cup, the Daily Star reports.

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"Ahh he's gone," one man is heard saying as he topples over, before paramedics arrive to lift the man out on a stretcher, as chants of "Yorkshire, Yorkshire" ring out.

"Best thing to happen to him was to get taken home in a ambulance because no way was he finding the train station," one fan tweeted.

"Can't believe he held onto his pint what a legend," posted another, while a third wrote: "Give this man a knighthood. Makes you proud to be English!"

The video clip shared on social media shows the man toppling over (Oliver_wilson4/Twitter)
He was taken away on a stretcher (Oliver_Wilson4)

Others were slightly less impressed with the footage.

"I must be getting old but this isn't even remotely funny," a concerned Twitter user said.

"I mean it is funny in a sense, I’d probably be laughing away myself if I saw this in person, but whoever his mates are should be looking after him! F*** knows how anyone could neck 8 pints in that time," he added.

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