Cricketer dubbed 'Clicky Ponting' suspended as stats show unusual trend

The club at the centre of the '"Clicky Ponting" amateur cricket scandal suspends the player allegedly involved, as data shows dramatic increases in catches when he has played.

Brian Devine will not play for Saltburn Cricket Club ‘for the foreseeable future’

A Saltburn fielder was accused of clicking his fingers to get a caught-behind wicket and footage of several incidents later went viral on social media, amassing over 7.5 million views

Cricketer dubbed Clicky Ponting for ‘cheating’ is suspended by club  The Times

The cricketer at the centre of the 'Clicky Ponting' cheating allegations has been suspended and will not play again "for the foreseeable future", the club have announced.

Village cricketer at centre of 'Clicky Ponting' scandal suspended and will not play again for 'forseeable future', club confirms  lbc.co.uk

Brian Devine’s work profile urges locals to “pop in and introduce yourself”, though he may no longer want visitors at his workplace after being identified as the club cricketer at the centre of an alleged cheating scandal in England.

Brian Devine’s work profile urges locals to “pop in and introduce yourself”, though he may no longer want visitors at his workplace after being identified as the club cricketer at the centre of an alleged cheating scandal in England.

3 min readJul 29, 2026 07:30 AM IST The slip fielder Brian Devine, who is accused of allegedly mimicking the sound, is now being dubbed as Clicky Ponting. (@ben_mummery Twitter screenshot)The video which is going viral says it all. With the wicketkeeper standing up to the stumps, a batsman plays and misses the ball. Th