A club cricketer in Saltburn (a coastal town in northeast England) has been suspended after video footage of him allegedly clicking his fingers to mimic the sound of a ball hitting a bat went viral, prompting a formal investigation. Saltburn Cricket Club confirmed the player, nicknamed "Clicky Ponting" on social media in a reference to former Australia captain Ricky Ponting, will not play "for the foreseeable future" pending the outcome of a complaint lodged with the North Yorkshire and South Durham league over a Division Two match played on 25 July 2026. The case drew international attention to the issue of umpire deception in cricket, a practice with a long and controversial history at all levels of the game.