{"id":549123,"date":"2026-07-29T06:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/549123\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T06:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:42:10","slug":"english-club-cricket-rocked-over-viral-cheating-allegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/549123\/","title":{"rendered":"English club cricket rocked over viral cheating allegation"},"content":{"rendered":"

An amateur cricket match in England has become a viral sensation after allegations of cheating were shared on social media.<\/p>\n

A video, which claims to show a fielder clicking his fingers to imitate the sound of a bat connecting with the ball before a player is called out, has been viewed millions of times on X.<\/p>\n

The poster of the video described it as “about the worst case of cheating I’ve ever seen in cricket”. <\/p>\n

The video of a match involving North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League team Saltburn, has been greeted with outrage online and generated headlines around the world.<\/p>\n

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View of cricketer’s hands catching a cricket ball during day four of the first Ashes Test cricket match, in Cardiff, Wales. (Source: Associated Press)<\/p>\n

TV presenter Piers Morgan weighed in, describing the player involved as the “biggest cheat in cricket history” and wondered how many batsmen\u2019s days “has he ruined?”<\/p>\n

A cricket umpire could be fooled into calling a player out if they believed they heard the sound of the ball clipping the edge of a bat before being caught.<\/p>\n

The league said in a statement on X that it had received a formal complaint regarding a game on Saturday, but did not reveal which teams were involved.<\/p>\n

“A full investigation has been initiated and until such time as the formal processes are complete no further comment will be made,” it said.<\/p>\n

There was no immediate response when The Associated Press contacted the league and Saltburn for comment.<\/p>\n

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