Cricketer dubbed ‘Clicky Ponting’ suspended for 2 years
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The player allegedly tricked umpires by clicking his fingers to make the sound of a ball nicking the bat as deliveries were missed and caught by the wicketkeeper.
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Brian Devine, the English amateur cricketer who went viral for his finger-clicking trickery earlier this year, which earned him the name of “Clicky Ponting” on social media, was on Friday handed a two-year suspension from all cricket under the jurisdiction of the England and Wales Cricket Board.
The player, playing for Saltburn Cricket Club second XI, allegedly tricked umpires by clicking his fingers to make the sound of a ball nicking the bat as deliveries were missed and caught by the wicketkeeper. The video footage went viral on social media and made international headlines earlier this year.
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