​Can ‘Clicky Ponting’ still play cricket? Full terms of Saltburn player Brian Divine’s ban after cheating scandal originally appeared on Cricket News.
Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.KEY TAKEAWAYS:A viral clip of a club cricketer, Brian Devine,  faking edges by clicking his fingers shocked fans.The wicketkeeping numbers at Saltburn told a strange story that investigators examined closely.The ECB inquiry has ended, with consequences for both the player and his club made public.Saltburn’s Brian Devine banned from cricket: Full sanctions and details in ‘Clicky Ponting’ scandalWhether the amateur cricketer nicknamed ‘Clicky Ponting’ will ever be seen on a cricket field again is a question that has followed the sport since July, when a short piece of video from a North Yorkshire league match travelled across the world.The footage showed a fielder deceiving an umpire in a way that had rarely been seen at any level of the game, and it left viewers amused and angry in roughly equal measure.The man at the centre of it all is Brian Devine, who played for Saltburn’s second team, and the tongue-in-cheek nickname he received online was a play on the former Australian captain Ricky Ponting.The clip gathered millions of views, and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) opened an investigation into what had happened. That process has now reached its conclusion, and the outcome for both the player and his club has been made public.MORE: Cricket cheating row: Piers Morgan calls Saltburn CC’s ‘Clicky Ponting’ ‘biggest cheat in cricket history’Who is Brian Devine? The Saltburn cricketer behind the ‘Clicky Ponting’ nicknameDevine is 38 years old and lives in Guisborough, Cleveland, where he is a father of one. He has played for Saltburn Cricket Club for many years and is a familiar name on the cricket scene in North Yorkshire.Away from the field, he works as a company secretary at Northallerton Auctions, a business that specialises in sales of livestock and farm machinery.Outrageous cheating, and just the tip of the iceberg from all that’s come out since it was exposed. Clicky Ponting (as he is now known) and various teammates at Saltburn CC, have clearly been at this shameful scam for years. Imagine doing this in local amateur cricket? Pathetic.— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 28, 2026How the finger-clicking cheating incident was caught on camera against NortonThe matter came to light after a game against Norton Cricket Club. Video from the match showed Norton batter Noman Shabir playing his first delivery, which had pitched outside the off stump, and missing it completely.As the ball went past the bat, Devine, who was standing at first slip, clicked his fingers. The sound imitated the noise of a ball brushing the edge of the bat, and when the wicketkeeper collected the delivery, the umpire raised his finger and sent Shabir back to the pavilion.The game happened to be live-streamed, and a recording was pres