Clicky Ponting pays a heavy price for a little finger trick, his club relegated

India Today · India Today Sports Desk · 2026-11-06 13:22 UTC

A finger-click designed to fool an umpire has cost Brian Devine two years of cricket His club Saltburn have also been relegated and handed a 60-point penalty

A finger-click designed to fool an umpire has cost Brian Devine two years of cricket. His club, Saltburn, have also been relegated and handed a 60-point penalty.

In cricket, a sharp pair of hands can make all the difference at slip. Brian Devine, however, appears to have found another use for his fingers. The English club cricketer, nicknamed 'Clicky Ponting', has been banned from the sport for two years after a finger-clicking controversy that brought unwanted attention to the world of amateur cricket.

38-year-old Brian Devine was at the centre of a scandal in July after footage from a North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League Division Two match between Saltburn Cricket Club's second XI and Norton CC went viral.

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