Saltburn’s second team had been due to play on Wednesday night in a cup game against Marton’s second team.
However, Saltburn conceded the match at around lunchtime. BBC Sport were told that Saltburn were unable to get a team together because of the “holiday season”.
Since the original video was posted on Monday evening, other videos involving Saltburn and Devine from previous matches have also been posted alleging similar incidents.
The original video has received over seven and a half million views on X and Devine has been dubbed as ‘Clicky Ponting’ on social media. The BBC has approached Devine for comment.
A meeting on Tuesday night was held between Saltburn, the league and legal representatives though any outcomes from that meeting are yet to be made public.
The league, Norton and the England and Wales Cricket Board have all declined to comment on the incident.
Saltburn’s second team were due to play against Marton in a first-round match in the Division Two Hundred competition, a 100-ball-per-side format akin to The Hundred.
Reports from elsewhere earlier this week claimed that Spices, a local Indian restaurant to Saltburn, was to drop its sponsorship of Devine.
Spices owner Akmol Hussain has told BBC Sport that the restaurant has only ever sponsored the club rather than any individual players and is happy to continue doing so, pending the investigation.
“We’d like to continue sponsoring the club, but we want the issue to be dealt with,” said Hussain.
“We see [Brian] as a representative of the club, not the owner of the club. Cricket is a gentleman’s game.
“We want to continue supporting the club. It should be truly investigated and dealt with by the league.”
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