CHRISTCHURCH. New Zealand. Apr 3: Drunken fane Invaded the pitch and police made 39 arrests at the final one-day cricket international between New Zealand and India at Lancaster Park on Saturday, reports AP.

Four spectators ran through the security cordon on the ter races and uprooted wickets, disrupting play at a crucial time of the New Zealand Innings.

Sgt. Grant Abrams of Christchurch police said Sunday that most of the arrests tn the 17,552 crowd were for disorderly behaviour brought on by drunkenness.

New Zealand captain Ken Rutherford said the spectators running on the field were a distraction. but no more than the usual ones of people walking behind sight screens.

"It's only a very small percentage that affect the game." Rutherford said. "In the end our players responded well to the crowd and the people who came along at the end of the day saw a good game of cricket and a good result."

New Zealand won the game by six wickets to share the series 2-2 with India.