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Far from the MCC fines 02.07.06 v Oxford University Offices (h) won by 25 runs

 

 

 

 

Recorded Fines

 

25p unless otherwise stated.

 

 

Name

 

Fine

Reason

Cost

Steve D

Excessive Use of Headwear

Wearing 3 hats

 

 

Dissent

Verbal in front of own child

 

 

Dropped Catch

 

£0.50

 

 

 

£1.00

Martin

Self Importance

Hogging the game with 106 not out

 

 

Premature Showering

During tea interval

 

 

Pavilion Abuse

Flooding the changing room showering

 

 

Impersonating Jack Nicholson

Wet hair after shower at tea

 

 

Excessive Celebration

Of century

 

 

 

 

£1.25

Steve P

Drugs Avoidance

Not giggling as if high

 

 

Fine Entrapment

 

Attempted cob entrapment - referring to Steve D as 'social hand-grenade'

 

 

Self Importance

 

Wearing shirt with logo size exceeding ICC guidelines

 

 

Dissent

Swearing

 

 

Abusing a Team Mate

Injuring Dan in nets

 

 

 

 

£1.25

Andy C

Abusing a Team Mate

Self-harm, drinking too much gin

 

 

Ball Avoidance

Did not quite make catch

 

 

Self Importance

Drinking own bottle of gin

 

 

Comedy Appealing

LBW appeals from square leg

 

 

Self Importance

Replacing Thorn despite need for 'strong team'

 

 

Dropped Catch

 

£0.50

 

Alcohol Avoidance

Not drinking James' gin

 

 

 

 

£2.00

Ian

Fine Entrapment

Getting Nick to pad up early

 

 

Dissing The Team

Getting Nick to pad up early

 

 

Turning Up Late

After going back to look for phone

 

 

Dissing The Team

Tactlessly leaving Andy out to play 'strong team'

 

 

 

 

£1.00

Mike R

 

Pitch Avoidance

 

Bowling wide after Gary's "Don't give him any width"

 

 

Sportswear Avoidance

Wearing 'Marlborough' shirt

 

 

 

 

£0.50

Nick

Communication Avoidance

Not lift-sharing with Steve

 

 

Self Importance

Sitting padded up for hours but did not bat

 

 

Impersonating Nobody

 

TFC, and for sitting in pads all that time without ever getting to bat

 

 

 

 

£0.75

James H

Environment Abuse

Driving to game, not cycling

 

 

Hat Abuse

Crumpled hat

 

 

Communication Avoidance

Losing phone

 

 

Cycling Avoidance

Getting confused where bike and car were

 

 

Concentration Avoidance During Fines Committee

Trying to make alternative conversation

 

 

 

Impersonating an Alcoholic

Drinking entire bottle of gin previous day

 

 

 

 

£1.50

Gary

Dropped Catch

 

£0.50

 

Fine Entrapment

 

"Don't give him any width," to Mike before he bowled a wide

 

 

Impersonating a Wizard

Relatively long umpires coat

 

 

Dissent

After appeal for catch turned down

 

 

Dissent

Whilst batting

 

 

 

 

£1.50

Ant

 

Harbouring Dark Thoughts

 

Suggesting day-night game would suit dark personality

 

 

Expressing Dark Thoughts

About Dan's injury-inflicting bowling

 

 

Impersonating a Thug

Lowering the tone with black eye

 

 

 

 

£0.75

Dan

Premature Celebration

On reaching 42

 

 

Communication Avoidance

Using a can of Stella as a phone

 

 

Batting Avoidance

Not opening due to injury in nets

 

 

Abusing a Team Mate

Bowling quick one injuring Ant in nets

 

 

Inappropriate Headwear

Should've worn helmet in nets

 

 

 

 

£1.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

£12.75

 

 

 

*

 

 

Special Rates

 

 

Indiscretion

 

Cost

Duck

£0.50

Golden Duck

£1.00

Diamond or Platinum Duck

£2.00

Out Playing Reverse-sweep / Switch-hit

£1.00

Dropped Catch

£0.50

Opening Bowler No Wicket

£0.50

Opening Partnership <25 Avoidance

£0.50

Smoking on the Pitch

£0.50

Drinking on the Pitch

£0.50

Missed Stumping

£0.50

Missed Run-Out

£0.50

Fines' Folder Abuse

£0.50

Impersonating Billy Liar

£0.50

Having a Major Cob

£0.50

Having a Parkinson’s Cob (utter meltdown)

£1.00

Uber [anything] – particularly arrogant, smug or condescending

£0.50

Extreme [anything] – particularly Frowning

£0.50

Insulting the Fines Committee Chairman

£1.00

Insolvency / Unemployment (maximum limit)

Known as the “Dobner Clause”

£1.00

Swearing in Front of Kids

£2.50

Bringing the Club into Disrepute

(Ruled on by the Captain)

£5.00

Dissent (to On-field Umpires)

£5.00

Mongoose Multiplier (out using Goose)

x2