The North Yorkshire & South Durham Cricket League also fined Saltburn Cricket Club £300, relegated its second XI and imposed a 60-point deduction for the 2027 season. Amateur cricketer was clicking his fingers while fielding to trick umpire into thinking the batsman had edged the ball. 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.