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Far from the MCC fines 07.05.06 v Cholsey CC (a) lost by 5 wkts

 

 

 

 

Recorded Fines

 

25p unless otherwise stated.

 

 

Name

 

Fine

Reason

Cost

Matt

Duck Avoidance

 

£0.25

Martin

Dropped Catch

 

£0.50

 

Dropped Catch

 

£0.50

 

Self Importance

Hogging the bowling with wides

 

 

Bowling on Pitch before Game

 

 

 

 

 

£1.50

Gary

 

Holing Out

 

Accurately picking the only fielder on the boundary

 

 

Ball Avoidance

 

Poor judgement expecting ball to hit stumps for run-out

 

 

Missed Stumping

 

£0.50

 

 

 

£1.00

Steve D

 

Impersonating Arnold Schwarzenegger

 

On knees as in Terminator, after drop off his bowling

£0.25

 

Ian

Dropped Catch

 

£0.50

 

Losing The Toss

 

 

 

Poor Field Placement

 

Of self, 10 yards in from boundary thus missing catch [over head]

 

 

Foot and Mouth Disease

Over-confidence after six, out next ball

 

 

Pub Avoidance

 

Not knowing start time of game so we left pub 30 minutes early

 

 

Bowling on Pitch before Game

 

 

 

Dissing The Team

 

 

 

Fine Entrapment

 

Telling Thorn not to bother with shoes as game wouldn't be on

 

 

Cricket Avoidance

Attempted – speculating that game might be off

 

 

 

 

£2.50

Thornton

Duck

 

£0.50

 

Sportswear Avoidance

Shoes

 

 

Bowling on Pitch before Game

 

 

 

Umpiring Avoidance

 

 

 

Feigning Injury

Knee injury

 

 

 

 

£1.50

James H

Impersonating Shahid Afridi

Pitch abuse – it's bad enough anyway!

 

 

Self Importance

Impersonating the skipper

 

 

Excessive Follow-Through

 

 

 

Inappropriate Praying

Appealing to God

 

 

 

 

£1.00

Ant

Excessive Show of Relief

On taking his 1st wicket of season

 

 

Average Protection

 

 

 

Ball Avoidance

Didn't field the ball once

 

 

 

 

£0.75

Jake

Bad Hair Day

Trying on helmet while waiting to bat

 

 

Excessive Cheesiness

Deep-fried camembert before game

 

 

 

 

£0.50

Geoff

Pub Avoidance

After game

 

 

Bowling on Pitch before Game

 

 

 

 

 

£0.50

Nick

Duck

 

£0.50

 

Opening Partnership Avoidance

 

£0.50

 

Bowling Avoidance

Not completing an over - again

 

 

Dissing the Scorer

"Only dweebs who bat 9/10/11 score."

 

 

Self Importance

"Only dweebs who bat 9/10/11 score."

 

 

Pub Avoidance

After game - though was setting up barbeque

 

 

Environment Abuse

Driving to game despite living in village

 

 

Networking Avoidance

Not inviting opposition to barbeque

 

 

Impersonating a Footballer

Attempted run-out kicking ball at stumps

 

 

Sportswear Avoidance

 

Calling for hat upon a few spots of rain, jinxing weather

 

 

Self Importance

Messiah-like tendencies

 

 

 

 

£3.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

£19.25

 

 

 

*

 

 

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