  We identified Brightest Cluster Members (BCM) on DSS images of 1083 Abell
clusters, derived their individual and host cluster redshifts from literature
and determined the BCM ellipticity. Half the BCMs move at a speed higher than
37 % of the cluster velocity dispersion sigma_{cl}, suggesting that most BCMs
are part of substructures falling into the main cluster. Both, the BCM's
velocity offset in units of sigma_{cl}, and BCM ellipticity, weakly decrease
with cluster richness.
