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Far from the MCC fines 09.07.06 v Tackley CC (h) won by 5 wkts

 

 

 

 

Recorded Fines

 

25p unless otherwise stated.

 

 

Name

 

Fine

Reason

Cost

Steve D

Cob Avoidance

 

 

 

Average Protection

 

 

 

 

 

£0.50

Martin

Impersonating Nobody

TFC

£0.25

Steve P

Dissent

Verbal after out LBW

 

 

Dissent

Volleying left glove after out LBW

 

 

Opening Bowler No Wicket

 

£0.50

 

Dissent

Throwing left pad down after out LBW

 

 

Dissent

Throwing right pad down after out LBW

 

 

Dissent

Volleying right glove after out LBW

 

 

Dissent

Volleying box after out LBW

 

 

Dissent

Threatening to pee in Nick's garden after out LBW

 

 

Dissent

Throwing bat in air after out LBW

 

 

 

 

£2.50

Andrew M

Alcohol Avoidance

Drinking relative shandy (Kronenberg)

 

 

Duck

 

£0.50

 

 

 

£0.75

Jake

Dropped Catch

 

£0.50

 

Bad Hair Day

Headband avoidance

 

 

Excessive Use of Headwear

 

Exchanging helmet for hat, then helmet immediately, later hat

 

 

Wearing an Unlucky Hat

Was out third ball of wearing hat

 

 

Sportswear Incompetence

Putting on thigh pad

 

 

Dropped Catch

 

£0.50

 

 

 

£2.00

Ian

Failure to Recognize Own Player

Claiming Martin's left-behind shirt was Jake's

 

 

Using the J Word

 

 

 

Voting Fraud

Voting for and against during fine appeal

 

 

Spelling Avoidance

Spelling own surname wrong

 

 

Buffet Theft

Coming on at end to bowl a few kebabs

 

 

Losing The Toss

 

 

 

Communication Avoidance

Ringing Steve D to contact Gary

 

 

Hat Avoidance

 

Leaving hat behind after pointing out shirt left behind

 

 

 

 

£2.00

Nick

Fine Entrapment

Steve P's cobs after LBW

 

 

Trigger Finger

Steve P claimed was outside line

 

 

 

 

£0.50

James H

Comedy Fielding

When ball bounced unexpectedly

£0.25

Gary

Missed Stumping

 

 

 

Self Importance

"It's my line!" to umpire after stumping appeal

 

 

Impersonating a Barrow Boy

 

 

 

 

 

£0.75

Ant

 

Impersonating Withnail (from ‘I’)

 

Daughter put toy soldier up nose ("Get it with the pliers")

 

 

Feigning Injury

Pointing out net injury had not quite healed

 

 

Impersonating a Mad Professor

Long hair around ears

 

 

 

 

£0.75

Dan

 

Attempting to Bankrupt The Club

 

Threatening club with legal action during fines committee

 

 

Impersonating a Dog

Excessively long inappropriate urination

 

 

Inappropriate Urination

 

 

 

Average Protection

 

 

 

Self Importance

 

Obfuscating (impersonating a lawyer) during fines committee

 

 

 

 

£1.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

£11.50

 

 

 

*

 

 

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