英格兰北部一支板球俱乐部因涉嫌违规行为引发调查。[1]据曝光的视频显示，Saltburn板球俱乐部二队的一名一垒防守员在球未接触球棒时打响指，试图模仿接球时的声音，以此欺骗裁判判罚击球手出局。[2]
当地球员Ben Mummery将这段视频曝光到社交媒体，引起广泛愤怒。[2]Mummery描述这是"我在板球中见过的最严重的作弊事件"。[2]北约克郡南达勒姆板球联盟于周一晚间宣布启动全面调查。[2]
根据赛季数据，Saltburn二队在12队联赛中排名第一，战绩为15场比赛10胜，其守门员本赛季31次接球，领先第二名10次。[2]
The North Yorkshire & South Durham Cricket League has launched a formal investigation into Saltburn Cricket Club's second XI following allegations of deliberate deception on the field [2]. A video circulating on social media reveals a fielder clicking their fingers to mimic the sound of an edge — the distinctive noise of a cricket ball making contact with a bat — in an apparent attempt to deceive the umpire into ruling a batter out [2].
The incident was exposed by local cricketer Ben Mummery, who described it as "the worst case of cheating I've ever seen in cricket" [2]. The footage shows the tactic deployed after a delivery reached the batter with a clear gap between bat and ball, yet the umpire was persuaded to call the batter out [2]. The league announced the investigation on Monday evening, UK time [2].
Saltburn's second XI currently leads a 12-team league with 10 wins in 15 matches [2]. The club's wicketkeeper has recorded 31 dismissals this season, ten more than the second-ranked keeper in the competition [2].